Middle Childhood Quiz #2 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
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In adulthood we need to know Plan ahead, see future consequences, and provide alternate
how to... explanations of events
What does thinking - Thinking about things that are not directly
about abstract experienced through senses (death, thinking about
concepts mean? what it means to be a "good" friend)
What can adolescents begin - Puns
to - Metaphors
comprehend when thinking - Analogies
about abstract concepts?
What does metacognition Monitoring one's own cognitive activity during thinking
mean?
What is the process develops The process of thinking about how to approach a
in metacognition? problem, developing a strategy, and articulating how
they did it
- Increased introspection
While an adolescent is
- Increased self-consciousness
monitoring their thoughts,
- Increased intellectualization
what increases?
What does "introspection" Thinking about your own emotions
mean?
What does "self-conscious" Thinking about others thinking about us
mean?
What does "intellectualization" Thinking about your own thoughts
mean?
- Situationalawareness
How is metacognition - Understanding you have a work-self, friend-self, family-self
beneficial/necessary to our - Develop a moral compass
development? - Helps us gauge what identity to use in the moment
, - Takes a toll on mental health
How is metacognition - First time they can articulate their feelings (very new and
challenging to navigate? stressful)
- Thinking "What's wrong with me?"
Challenges are introspection, self-consciousness, and
intellectualization
Adolescent egocentrism
What are the consequences of
- Imaginary audience
metacognition?
- Personal fable
The belief that everyone is watching you and your
Define imaginary audience
behavior is the focus of others' concerns
The belief that one's own experience is unique and that
Define personal fable
nothing bad can happen to them because they're
special
- When emotionally aroused (good/bad)
When does risk-taking
- When unsupervised by adults
behavior in adolescence
- With other adolescents (peer pressure, intimacy shift)
occur?
- They evaluate possible consequences differently
Why do adolescents take
more risks? - Contextual factors
What do teens care about The potential reward (looking cool)
when thinking about a
possible consequence?
What is the intervention Convince them that rewards are small rather than costs
when teens are wanting to are large (peers quickly forget the "cool" actions)
engage in risk-taking
behavior?
What are the contextual Suspectability to peer pressure
factors as to why adolescents
take more risks?
T/F: Adolescence is a period True
of both high reward and
sensation seeking more than
adulthood and childhood
AND VERIFIED DETAILED SOLUTIONS |COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS |A+ GRADED |100% CORRECT!!
In adulthood we need to know Plan ahead, see future consequences, and provide alternate
how to... explanations of events
What does thinking - Thinking about things that are not directly
about abstract experienced through senses (death, thinking about
concepts mean? what it means to be a "good" friend)
What can adolescents begin - Puns
to - Metaphors
comprehend when thinking - Analogies
about abstract concepts?
What does metacognition Monitoring one's own cognitive activity during thinking
mean?
What is the process develops The process of thinking about how to approach a
in metacognition? problem, developing a strategy, and articulating how
they did it
- Increased introspection
While an adolescent is
- Increased self-consciousness
monitoring their thoughts,
- Increased intellectualization
what increases?
What does "introspection" Thinking about your own emotions
mean?
What does "self-conscious" Thinking about others thinking about us
mean?
What does "intellectualization" Thinking about your own thoughts
mean?
- Situationalawareness
How is metacognition - Understanding you have a work-self, friend-self, family-self
beneficial/necessary to our - Develop a moral compass
development? - Helps us gauge what identity to use in the moment
, - Takes a toll on mental health
How is metacognition - First time they can articulate their feelings (very new and
challenging to navigate? stressful)
- Thinking "What's wrong with me?"
Challenges are introspection, self-consciousness, and
intellectualization
Adolescent egocentrism
What are the consequences of
- Imaginary audience
metacognition?
- Personal fable
The belief that everyone is watching you and your
Define imaginary audience
behavior is the focus of others' concerns
The belief that one's own experience is unique and that
Define personal fable
nothing bad can happen to them because they're
special
- When emotionally aroused (good/bad)
When does risk-taking
- When unsupervised by adults
behavior in adolescence
- With other adolescents (peer pressure, intimacy shift)
occur?
- They evaluate possible consequences differently
Why do adolescents take
more risks? - Contextual factors
What do teens care about The potential reward (looking cool)
when thinking about a
possible consequence?
What is the intervention Convince them that rewards are small rather than costs
when teens are wanting to are large (peers quickly forget the "cool" actions)
engage in risk-taking
behavior?
What are the contextual Suspectability to peer pressure
factors as to why adolescents
take more risks?
T/F: Adolescence is a period True
of both high reward and
sensation seeking more than
adulthood and childhood
