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Chapter 8
ADOLESCENCE

2. Cognitive Development
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Cognitive Development
Chapter 8/ Section 2 2

3. Piaget’s Formal Operations Hypothetical Deductive Reasoning
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4th stage- Formal Operations
begins about yrs.
Learn to think systematically about possibilities & hypotheses.
Hypothetical Deductive reasoning
Pendulum problem
L.O. 8.6
Formal operations allows one to solve the pendulum problem-changing one variable while keeping one constant
Figure Pendulum Problem How does performance on this task test formal operations? 3

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What determines the speed at which the pendulum sways from side to side? A. Heaviness of the weight B. The length of the string C. The height from which the weight is dropped. D. The force of which it is dropped? How would you figure out the problem?

5. Piaget’s Formal Operations Critiques
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Individual differences
Not seen in all adolescents; not used consistently
Adolescents with math/science exhibit it more
Cultural differences
Why do you think many from non- Western cultures showed less success with Piagetian tasks?
L.O. 8.7
Better performance if task is relevant & familiar to culture
LO 8.7 Critiques of Piaget’s Theory 5

6. Social Cognition: Imaginary Audience and Personal Fable
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Adolescent Egocentrism has two aspects
Imaginary audience
Leads to feeling of self-consciousness
Ex: this pimple is so big.
Belief of an imaginary audience leads to teens thinking that they are unique.
Personal fable
Feeling unique can lead to anguish and risky behavior
Unique personal experience & destiny
Ex: No one understands me. I hate school. I am going to be a rock star b/c I am so different form everyone else.
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