12 Questions
What is the term used to describe the belief that your experiences are unique during adolescence?
Personal fable
According to the Piagetian view, at what stage of cognitive development do adolescents develop formal operational thinking?
Formal operations
What is a characteristic of adolescent egocentrism as described in the text?
Extreme self-absorption
Which aspect of cognitive development in adolescents focuses on selective and divided attention, as well as impulse control?
Attention
What does the information-processing view of adolescent thinking emphasize for cognitive development?
Growth of specific thinking components
Which term is used in the text to describe thinking not only about how things actually are but also about what might have been?
Counterfactual thinking
What imaging technique is used to produce images of the brain while a subject is performing a mental task?
fMRI
What is synaptic pruning?
The deletion of unnecessary synapses
Which brain structure is significantly pruned during adolescence?
Prefrontal cortex
What is the role of myelination in the brain?
Creates fatty substances surrounding neuron axons
Which type of plasticity involves the malleability of the brain during developmental periods?
Developmental plasticity
What occurs as a result of limbic system changes happening earlier than prefrontal cortex changes?
Higher emotional responsiveness
Explore the concepts of adolescent egocentrism and counterfactual thinking, which involve self-absorption, metacognition, and considering alternative possibilities. Understand how these cognitive processes can lead to odd beliefs and behaviors in adolescents.
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