Adolescents' Cognitive vs Psychosocial Maturity

What is the age range for which the WASI has been normed?

What type of score was computed for each participant on the WASI?

In the context of the study, what is the primary reason for including intellectual ability as a covariate in statistical analyses?

What was one unique aspect of recruitment in the US compared to other participating countries?

What was the average parental education level of the participants' households?

In which country was the participant sample specifically from the Luo ethnic group?

What does the content imply about the relative number of participants in the given age group within PAC (Participating African Countries)?

Why were verbal subscales of the WASI excluded from PAC countries?

What primary method was used to ensure the cognitive tasks were suitable across different locations?

Which of the following best describes the purpose of cultural adaptation in the context of the cognitive testing?

What cognitive function does the Digit Span Backwards (DSB) task primarily measure?

What is the primary method used to assess psychosocial maturity in the present study?

How did the translators contribute to the integrity of the standardized testing?

What does the probe letter followed by a target letter in the working memory task assess?

Which psychological construct showed a decrease with age during young adulthood, according to Rossier et al. (2007)?

According to the research cited, where has cognitive capacity been shown to generally increase with age during childhood and adolescence?

What is the primary variable of interest in the digit span test according to the text?

In the context of legal decisions, which area of developmental science has the Supreme Court increasingly applied recently?

What was the role of the site coordinators in the testing procedure?

Why are the cognitive tests administered in the predominant language at each site?

What type of research on psychosocial maturity does the study contrast its findings with, as well as cite the limitations of?

What is one of the legal implications discussed in the content, based on developmental science?

What is a key factor in that makes the current study notably different from much of the existing literature on psychosocial maturity?

What is the primary reason, provided in the text, for the Supreme Court to apply developmental science?

What is a key limitation of many studies assessing both cognitive and psychosocial development, particularly in the context of cross-cultural research?

Why might subjective assessments of behavior, such as those derived from self-report measures, be considered a potential limitation in cross-cultural studies?

What methodological issue is a concern regarding the validity of conclusions from previous studies on age patterns of cognitive capacity and psychosocial maturity?

What is the primary advantage of using behavioral tasks in assessing cognitive capacity and psychosocial maturity, as opposed to self-report measures?

Which country from the table exhibits the highest level of individualism?

In the U.S., where the immigrant population is increasing, why is understanding the robustness of scientific conclusions on cognitive and psychosocial development important?

What does the text suggest is a key difference between self-report measures and behavioral tasks in assessing human behavior?

Based on the provided data, which country demonstrates the lowest GDP per capita (PPP) in 2014?

Which country in this list has the highest indulgence score?

What is the main concern about relying solely on self-report measures to assess executive functions across cultures?

According to the table which country has an individualism score of 20?

How might behavioral tasks provide improvements when compared to self-report measures when assessing cognitive abilities in cross-cultural samples?

Which country has a GDP per capita closest to that of Jordan?

Which country has an indulgence score of 43?

Which of the following countries has both a higher individualism score compared to Philippines, and a higher GDP per capita (PPP) compared to India?

Which country does not have an available Indulgence/Restraint score?

Which country has the lowest individualism score from the ones listed?

Which of the listed countries has a higher GDP but a lower individualism score compared to Sweden?

What main developmental distinction is being investigated across diverse countries?

Which of the following was a foundational hypothesis regarding the trajectory of cognitive and psychosocial maturation?

Which of the below best represents the study's approach to defining 'adulthood'?

The study's sample includes countries that are diverse in what key geographic and cultural dimensions?

What theoretical model informs the hypothesis that 'cold' decision making matures earlier than 'hot' decision making?

What role does cultural variation play in the research design regarding self-regulation?

According to the hypotheses, how does the development of cognitive capacity compare to psychosocial maturity throughout adolescence?

Why did the study include countries that vary in individualism and collectivism?