Adolescents often believe in the "personal fable" meaning:

My life is so unique that nobody can understand me

What is not biological sign of puberty?

The body overall releases less hormones

Adolescent Ego centrism is defined as:

Teenagers believe an imaginary audience watching them

What best defines a valid decision making process?

Integrating information from multiple perspectives

Optimistic Bias is the belief that

horrible things will only happen to other people

What does NOT define Critical Thinking?

Disregarding the perspectives of others

speed of processing and reacting to information

Crystallized intelligence is best defined as:

accumulated knowledge and enhanced judgment over time

What is one benefit of perspective taking?

It is linked to the ability to make friends

What is one important concept in the Behavioral Decision Theory?

Assess the likelihood of each consequence

Is good decision making linked to age?

Yes The older you are the better decision you make

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1
What factors influence the onset of puberty?
The kind of music you like
IQ
Socioeconomic Status
When your friends reach puberty
2
Adolescents often believe in the "personal fable" meaning:
My life is so common that I'm boring
I am not unique
Nobody cares about how I look
My life is so unique that nobody can understand me
3
What is not biological sign of puberty?
Facial and underarm hair growth
Significant growth spurts
The Pituitary Gland releases more hormones
The body overall releases less hormones
4
Which stage does Piaget consider a person in who is 11 or older?
Preoperational
Formal Operations
Concrete Operational
Sensorimotor
5
Adolescent Ego centrism is defined as:
Teenagers not caring about the thoughts of others
Teenagers having personality disorders
Teenagers believe an imaginary audience watching them
Teenagers having no friends
6
What best defines a valid decision making process?
Doing what your friends would do
Integrating information from multiple perspectives
Not considering all choices and consequences
Eenie Meenie Minie Moe
7
What is the psychometric approach?
measuring how psychotic a person is
analyzing mental health disorders
measuring the changes in the infant brain
measuring intelligence
8
Optimistic Bias is the belief that
horrible things will only happen to other people
good things only happen to other people
good things only happen to me
horrible things will only happen to me
9
What does NOT define Critical Thinking?
Making Judgments
Disregarding the perspectives of others
Analyzing information
Relating it to other information
10
What is the major communication shift the occurs between parents and adolescents?
From open communication to becoming withdrawn
From arguing to agreeing
From touching to talking
From talking to touching
11
Which of the following is NOT considered a type of intelligence
Psychic
Interpersonal
Logical
Spatial
12
What age is considered the end of adolescence?
18
21
25
16
13
Fluid intelligence
Ability to memorize
Ability to be resilient
Ability to be flexible
speed of processing and reacting to information
14
Crystallized intelligence is best defined as:
Ability to see the future
Speed at which you answer quesions
Your spatial intelligence
accumulated knowledge and enhanced judgment over time
15
What is one benefit of perspective taking?
There is no benefit. Better to just think about yourself.
It helps your mathematical reasoning
Will help you excel in understanding physical space
It is linked to the ability to make friends
16
What age range is considered early adolescence?
18-25
15-18
8-10
10-14
17
What is one important concept in the Behavioral Decision Theory?
Assess the likelihood of each consequence
Go with your gut
Ask your friends what to do
Ignore the thoughts and feelings of others
18
Is good decision making linked to age?
Yes. The younger you are the better decisions you make
No such thing as a good decision
No link to age
Yes The older you are the better decision you make
19
What are the key characteristics of the Formal Operations stage under Piaget's model?
Coordination of senses with motor response
Symbolic thinking, use of proper syntax and grammar
Time, Space and Quantity are understood and can be applied
Abstract logic and reasoning
20
Which set of beliefs most closely influence adolescent life in Asia?
Hindu Caste System
Individualism
Filial Piety and Confucius
Patriarchal society of Islam
21
How we think about other people, relations and institution is best defined as
Intelligence Quotient
Positive Reinforcement
Behavioral Decision Theory
Social Cognition
22
By age 6 the brain is _____ % of its size
95
80
70
50
23
At what age do you need to "use it or lose it" because of synapses pruning?
21-25
0-5
5-10
12-20
24
In North Africa and the Middle East, adolescents are influenced by the
Filial Piety
Matriarchal Society of Islam
Individualism
Patriarchal Society of Islam

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