Chapter 11 notes pt.2

Question 1

What stage are adolescents at in Piagets stages

Answer 1

Formal Operational

Question 2

What are the 3 factors of the Formal Operational stage

Answer 2

1. Systematic problem solving
2. Hypothetico-deductive reasoning (thinking before actions)
   3.Sophisticated use of symbols

Question 3

Advances in mental abilities is driven my what

Answer 3

growth of metacognition skills

Question 4

What are the 2 causes for moral development

Answer 4

Cognitive development and Social support

Question 5

What is the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and what does it show?

Answer 5

comparing 15-year olds throughout 65 nations
shows that girls perform better in reading skills and boys perform better math
science is neutral

Question 6

What skill do females tend to surpass males in infancy

Answer 6

Verbal Ability

Question 7

What skill do boys tend to outperform girls in middle childhood

Answer 7

Visual-spacial ability

Question 8

What are some advances in mental abilities at this stage

Answer 8

Thought is better organized
Perceptual abilities and sorting information is advanced
Better at coming up w/ strategies for situations
Increased memory capacity
Ability to learn and summarize texts

Question 9

Describe adolescent egocentrism

Answer 9

they know that their thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique compared to others