Module 18 (Little Stuff)

Views adolescent development as a process that occurs simultaneously on may levels (hormonal, neural, sexual, cognitive, social, cultural, and personality), that interact and influence each other.

• Social Learning Theory

• Cognitive Development

• BioPsychoSocial Approach

• Psychosexual Stages

Piaget's stage of cognition where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly or hypothetical is called:

• Operational

• Preoperational

• Sensorimotor

• Formal

Which of the following is NOT true about the teenage brain:

• The Prefrontal Cortex (front section of frontal lobe) is underdeveloped

• The connections in the temporal lobe are changing, which causes the cloudy like hearing during ages 14-16.

• Brain is more vulnerable during adolescence, as it undergoes "rewiring" and reorganization- making adolescents vulnerable to traumatic experiences

• The Limbic System has less control over emotions, thus, more mood swings are common.

Between what ages do basic cognitive processes start to slow down?

• 10-25

• 20-40

• 40-80

• 70-90

Which of the following is NOT true about cognitive speed of 40-80 year olds?

• The rate at which we encode and retrieve information slows down

• The rate at which we can identify particular sensory stimuli slows down

• Our reaction time to stimuli slows down

• The ability to place items into storage significantly drops after 45

Research shows that younger people excel at encoding information, but are not strong at making sense of what the information means. Older people excel at making sense of information, but often forget specific detail.

• True

• False

Research indicates that as we age, although our brain loses processing speed...

• The connections to other brain cells multiply, forming more meaningful connections.

• There are a number of FDA approved drugs on the market that have been proven to stop memory loss.

• Certain parts of the Limbic System, like the amygdala and hippocampus, actually get larger.

• Each hemisphere of the brain becomes more specialized, working more independently of each other.

Studies on emotions of older adults show that:

• After age 70, most adults have a negative demeanor and attitude toward others.

• They have a "positivity bias"- a tendency to pay less attention to negative information and more attention to positive.

• After 65, adults have more intense mood swings than previously

• There is no change in emotion between middle age and the elderly years.

Personal identity can be defined as:

• How a person develops relationships with others and skills useful in social interactions.

• How we think about ourselves and value our importance

• How we describe ourselves (such as values, goals, interests)

• What gender roles we identify with

Around 60% of high school teens develop:

• High Self-Esteem

• Low Self-Esteem

• Reversed Self-Esteem