Chapter 15: adolescence : cognitive development Flashcards
1
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a characteristic of adolescent thinking that leads young people (ages 10-13) to focus on themselves to the exclusion of others
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ADOLESCENT EGOCENTRISM
2
Q
Piaget’s ____ ____ ____ (4th and final stage of CD) characterized by more systematic logic and the ability ot think about abstract ideas
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FORMAL OPERATIONAL THOUGHT
3
Q
What is “hypthetical thought?”
A
reasoning that includes propositions and possibilities that may not reflect reality.
4
Q
What is deductive reasoning?
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reasoning from a GENERAL statement through logical steps to figure out (deduce) specifics.
TOP DOWN THINKING
5
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What is inductive reasoning?
A
reasoning from one or more SPECIFIC experiences or facts to a general conclusion’ may be less cognitively advanced than deduction.
BOTTOM UP THINKING
