Rousseau correct answers argued that childhood and adolescence do not equal adulthood
G Stanley Hall correct answers -first to study adolescence
-storm and stress view
-shaped by biology (darwin)
Margaret Mead correct answers -adolescence influence by society not biology
-studied Samoa
stereotypes about adolescents correct answers -abnormal/deviant
-rebellious
-"storm and stress"
-lack morality
-self-centered
adolescent generalization gap correct answers not a lot of adolescents present in media attention,
not fairly represented for those who don't have contact with the norm
short generational memory correct answers not remembering what it was like, can no longer
relate
cross-sectional research correct answers study several age groups at the same time
longitudinal research correct answers study same individuals over time
developmental changes at neuron level correct answers -myelination
-synaptogenesis
-neurotransmitters
, corpus callosum correct answers thickens during adolescence, faster information processing
prefrontal cortex correct answers frontal lobes of the brain (reasoning, decision-making, self-
control) continues to develop through EA
parts of a neuron correct answers -cell body
-nucleus
-axon
-dendrites
-myelin sheath
-terminal button
Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive development correct answers -sensorimotor
-preoperational
-concrete operational
-formal operational
sensorimotor stage correct answers -birth-2 years
-coordinating sensory experiences
pre operational stage correct answers -2-7 years
-symbolic thinking, represent world with words, images, and drawings
concrete operational stage correct answers -7-11 years
-children can reason logically
-classification
formal operational stage correct answers -11 years to adulthood
-reasoning in more abstract, idealistic, and logical ways
Vygotsky's theory correct answers -knowledge is distributed among people and their
environments
-strong emphasis on sociocultural context
zone of proximal development (ZPD) correct answers the range of tasks that are too difficult for
an individual to master alone, but can be mastered with the guidance and assistance of adults or
more skilled peers
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