Adolescent Psychology Chapter 2 Test

Which of the following is not one of the five chief changes in cognition during adolescence?

• multidimensional thought

• metacognition

• abstract reasoning

• increased imagination

Bickering and squabbling between teenagers and their parents is largely caused by:

• the generation gap

• hormonal changes in adolescents

• adolescents' ability to formulate counterarguments

• adolescents' antisocial tendancies

All of the following are aspects of metacognition, except:

• conserving mental resources

• thinking about thinking

• appraising comprehension

• managing thinking

Adolescents develop the ability to think about social issues, a concept more generally referred to as:

• socialization

• social cognition

• abstract reasoning

• metacognition

The ability to think about one's own thoughts is called:

• hypthetical think

• egocentric logic

• metacognition

• social cognition

Teenagers may become self-conscious because they believe that people are talking about them. Which characteristics are they exhibiting?

• an imaginary audience

• a personal fable

• propositional logic

• metacognition

The erroneous belief that one's thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique is called:

• an imaginary audience

• a personal fable

• propositional logic

• metacognition

Dave knows that kids who drink and drive sometimes get killed, but he believes that he is somehow immune to having such a terrible thing happen to him. Dave's belief is an example of:

• the imaginary audience

• a personal fable

• social cognition

• metacognition

John is in high school. Although he is sociable, he feels very self-conscious. He feels as if everyone is evaluating him. David Elkind refers to this loss of perspective in adolescence as:

• self-reflection

• personal fable

• imaginary audience

• impression information

What is it about adolescent thinking that makes them better problem solvers than children?

• improvements in memory

• improvements in attention

• improvements in processing speed

• All of the above