LESSON 9: Adolescent Development

Question 1

transition stage between the late childhood and early adulthood

Answer 1

adolescence

Question 2

age of early adolescence

Answer 2

10 to 13 years old

Question 3

age of middle adulthood

Answer 3

14 to 17 years old

Question 4

age of late adulthood

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18 to 21 years old

Question 5

development of the ability of a child or individual to think and reason

Answer 5

cognitive development

Question 6

adolescent stage is piaget’s coognitive development

Answer 6

formal operational stage

Question 7

around ____ age, children entered the formal operations stage of development

Answer 7

11

Question 8

ability of the child that expands during formal operational stage

Answer 8

abstract problem solving

Question 9

ability to solve problems in a specific way

Answer 9

hypothetic-deductive reasoning

Question 10

general theory

Answer 10

hypothesis

Question 11

ability to evaluate logic without needing real-life examples

Answer 11

propositional thought

Question 12

tendency of the child to view and relate things to them

Answer 12

egocentric thought

Question 13

the teenager believes that their life is unique or heroic or even has mythical qualities

Answer 13

personal mythologies

Question 14

change over time in an individual understanding of attitudes concerning, and behavior toward others

Answer 14

social development

Question 15

parental awareness, watchfulness, and supervision or adolescent activities in multiple domains, and communication to the adolescent that the parent is concerned about and aware of

Answer 15

parental monitoring

Question 16

poor parental monitoring is associated with

Answer 16

• greater risk of substance use
• delinquency
• risky sexual behaviors
• association with deviant peers

Question 17

sense of self-governance or freedom to make choices

Answer 17

autonomy

Question 18

parents may either ____ or ___ autonomy in adolescents

Answer 18

• threaten
• foster

Question 19

play an integral role in helping adolescents meet challenges

Answer 19

attachment system

Question 20

play powerful roles in the lives of adolescents

Answer 20

peers

Question 21

most influential theorist to discuss the importance of adolescent friendship

Answer 21

harry stack sullivan

Question 22

characterized by negative comments about others which dominates the conversation of friends in adolescence

Answer 22

gossip

Question 23

negative gossip which involves spreading disparaging rumors to harm someone

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relational aggression

Question 24

adolescents who are similar to one another

Answer 24

homophily

Question 25

young adolescents conform more to peer standards

Answer 25

peer pressure

Question 26

type of peer pressure

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• negative
• positive

Question 27

assume more important roles in adolescents’ lives

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cliques and crowds

Question 28

small group that ranges from 2 to about 2 individuals, averaging about 5 to 6 individuals

Answer 28

cliques

Question 29

larger than cliques and less personal that is characterized more by shared reputations or images than actual interactions

Answer 29

crowd

Question 30

can be a form of recreation, a source of status, a setting for learning about a close relationship, as well as a way of finding a mate

Answer 30

dating

Question 31

developmental period during which a romantic relationship typically emerges

Answer 31

adolescence

Question 32

incongruence between thoughts/feelings and actions within a relationship

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relationship inauthenticity

Question 33

complex process by which people come to develop a sense and understanding of themselves within the context of cultural demands and social norms

Answer 33

identity development

Question 34

sense of who we are as individuals and as members of social groups

Answer 34

identity

Question 35

how we define ourselves

Answer 35

self-identity

Question 36

influences on identity development

Answer 36

• personality
• family
• peer
• school
• community
• society