Chapter 15

Question 1

Adolescent egocentrism and effects

Answer 1

A young person might believe his or her thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique and more significant than they are
Teens might have a tendency to interpret everyone else’s behavior as if it were a judgement on them. It leads on focusing on themselves to the exclusion of others.
More likely to ruminate (obsess) over passing comments and mild criticisms

Question 2

Personal Fable

Answer 2

The belief that one is unique, destined to become heroic: a sports superstar, a billionaire, or destined to die, so risk-taking is OK

Question 3

Invincibility Fable

Answer 3

Adolescents’ egocentric conviction that they cannot be harmed by things that would harm a normal mortal

Question 4

Imaginary Audience

Answer 4

The idea that other people are watching and taking note of his or her appearance, ideas, and behavior. Makes teens self-conscious. Won’t go to school with a bad haircut or the wrong shoes

Question 5

Piaget’s fourth stage of cognitive development

Answer 5

Formal Operational Thought. Characterized by more systematic logic, hypothetical thinking, and analytical thinking

Question 6

Hypothetical thinking

Answer 6

What-if thinking. Thinking about abstractions. Thinking about things that aren’t physically there
Like “How do we solve world hunger?”

Question 7

Analytical Thinking

Answer 7

Depends on logic and rationality such as statistics, tables, graphs, and summarizing information

Question 8

Dual Processing Model

Answer 8

An alternative to Piaget’s cognitive model. Thinking does not develop in sequence but in parallel. 2 processes that are not tightly coordinated within the brain.
Advanced logic in adolescence is balanced by better intuition
Logic vs Intuition
Teens switch back and forth, which can lead to mistakes.

Question 9

Downside of Technology addiction

Answer 9

3% and 21% of girls NEVER play videojuegos. The rest play often. Most admit that games take time away from chores and homework.

Question 10

3 challenges of school during adolescence

Answer 10

Academics get more difficult
Peer acceptance gets more difficult
Appearance becomes more important
Bullying increases

Question 11

Percentage of people who start college actually finish

Answer 11

70% of seniors go to college, but only 22% of college people graduate

Question 12

Alternative to college

Answer 12

Great alternative for some: increased average wages and success in other areas of life. Most high schools do not make vocational training available