1. AP Psychology Nov. 8th Objective Opener
Identify key concepts in Adolescents by responding to an article.
Quiz 7.2

2. Adolescence

3. Formal thinking but? Adolescent egocentrism
Imaginary audience – everyone is watching
Personal fable – belief that s/he is unique
Hypocrisy – okay for one to do it but not another
Pseudostupidity – use of oversimplified logic
Social development
Time of drifting or breaking away from family

4. Frontal Lobe Pruning
Pruning- the loss of unwanted/unused connections between neurons
leads to the strengthening of existing connections between neurons.
The last part of the brain to be pruned during adolescence is the frontal lobes, which enable executive function and good decision-making.
This explains why teens can be impulsive and/or make poor decisions or fail to understand the long-term consequences of their actions.

5. Kohlberg- Moral Development

6. Article and Questions

7. Work on Skits Next class: Aging and more on Morality
Skits due Sunday 11/13
Albert.io Class Enrollment Code: S9EJJA