Summary: Psych Lifespan Chapter 11-14

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• cognitive development - piaget (stage of adolescence)

  formal operations- capacity for abstract thinking

• hypothetico - deductive reasoning:

  make predictions about variables that might affect an outcome and deduce logical, testable inferences from the hypothesis
  example: pendullum problem by piaget - test weight of ball and length of string, could also test force..... etc.

• 1/2 college students fail pendullem question because of..

  their lack of experience

• self conscious and self focused - imaginary audience:

  belief that you  are the focus of everyones attention and concern peak 7-8 grace
  -increase of grooming
  -sensitive to public criticism

• self conscious and self focused - personal fable

  special and unique (you are above consequences
  ex. " I won't get pregnant or disease so I"ll have unprotected sex"  
  - increase in suice

• because of imaginary audience and personal fable there are

  gains in perspective taking

• decision making- teens struggle with:

  assessing the likelihood of various outcomes
  ex. thinking teens will get the first Job they apply for
  - evaluating their choices in terms of whatever goals are met (short term goals are more likely to be met as a teen)

• What can parents do to help adolescence through identity development

  1. engage in warm open communication 
  2. initiate discussions that prompt high level thinking at home and school
  3. provide opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities and vocational training programs  
  4. provide opportunities to talk with adults and peers who have worked through identity questions
  5. provide opportunities to explore ethnic heritage and learn about cultures.

• why don't teenage girls give up their infants for adoption

  increased social acceptance of single motherhood w/ the belief that a baby might fill a void in their lives means that few girls give up their infants for adoption

• compared to adult mothers, adolescent mothers know less about:

  child development
  have unrealistically high expectations of infants
  perceive their babies as more difficult
  interact less effectively w/ them and more often engage in child abuse