PSYCH 412 exam 2 with correct responses
Reminiscence |Bump |and |why |may |it |occur?? |- |correct |answer |-Events |occurring |between |ages |10
|and |25 |are |recalled |more |easily |than |other |time |periods
Is |it |because |this |time |period |is |when |more |things |happen |first?
Is |it |because |more |mornetnous |events |occur |then?
Is |it |because |we |are |establishing |our |identity?
Is |it |due |to |the |brain |being |more |chemically |primed |to |encode |memories |more |deeply?
How |are |changes |in |plasticity |related |to |adolescent |development? |How |does |this |relate |to |why |the
|teenage |years |considered |a |highly |influential |time |period |of |development? |- |correct |answer |-The
|ability |of |the |brain |to |restructure |and |reorganize |due |to |experiences
-Developmental |vs |Adult |Plasticity |
-Experience |expectant |versus |Experience: |certain |changes |that |are |expected |to |happen |(walking) |
-Experience |Dependent |Plasticity: |Heightens |during |adolescents |especially |in |the |pre |frontal |cortex
|"use |it |or |lose |it |or |use |it |and |improve |it"
What |is |the |neurobiological |evidence |for |an |increase |in |risk-taking |during |adolescence? |- |correct
|answer |-Willow |of |Danger: |limbic |system |has |matured |while |prefrontal |cortex |still |developing |
-age |of |puberty |is |falling
What |are |some |of |the |social |influences |that |may |increase |overall |risk-taking |behaviors |in
|adolescence? |- |correct |answer |-Awareness |of |social |and |emotional |cues |increase |during |this |time
|period |
, Amygdala: |increase |from |childhood |into |adolescence |
Teenagers |more |sensitive |to |social |rewards |and |punishments
Outline |the |Behavioral |Decision |Theory |and |its |relationship |to |adolescent |risk-taking |- |correct
|answer |-Want |to |minimize |cost |and |maximum |gains |when |making |a |decision |
Not |all |consequences |are |created |equal
What |is |the |peer |effect? |- |correct |answer |-Teens |more |likely |to |engage |in |risk |taking |behaviors,
|when |they |are |with |fiends |rather |than |alone
What |are |some |cognitive |considerations |for |the |increase |risk-taking |during |the |teenage |years? |-
|correct |answer |-Is |faulty |information |processing |to |blame?
Recall |from |executive |functioning |results, |influence |of |personal |fable |
No |empirical |support |that |adolescents |can't |assess |risks |involved, |being |upset |emotional |social
|more |of |an |interference |compared |to |adults
Explain |some |potential |strategies |to |help |reduce |risk-taking |behaviors |and |why |they |may |do |so |-
|correct |answer |-Educating |teens |and |parents: |Explain |some |potential |strategies |to |help |reduce |risk-
taking |behaviors |and |why |they |may |do |so
Changes |to |schools: |Promoting |self |control |and |self-regulation |
practicing |certain |brain |areas |can |strengthen |them |
exercises, |practices |mindfulness |being |aware |of |surroundings, |aerobic |exercise, |self |control
|practices |etc.
Economic |Polices: |Increasing |the |cost |of |using |or |engaging |in |risk |taking |behaviors |
increasing |the |prices |of |cigarettes |
Redirecting: |Consider |providing |more |safe |outlets |for |engaging |in |sensation-seeking |behaviors
Reminiscence |Bump |and |why |may |it |occur?? |- |correct |answer |-Events |occurring |between |ages |10
|and |25 |are |recalled |more |easily |than |other |time |periods
Is |it |because |this |time |period |is |when |more |things |happen |first?
Is |it |because |more |mornetnous |events |occur |then?
Is |it |because |we |are |establishing |our |identity?
Is |it |due |to |the |brain |being |more |chemically |primed |to |encode |memories |more |deeply?
How |are |changes |in |plasticity |related |to |adolescent |development? |How |does |this |relate |to |why |the
|teenage |years |considered |a |highly |influential |time |period |of |development? |- |correct |answer |-The
|ability |of |the |brain |to |restructure |and |reorganize |due |to |experiences
-Developmental |vs |Adult |Plasticity |
-Experience |expectant |versus |Experience: |certain |changes |that |are |expected |to |happen |(walking) |
-Experience |Dependent |Plasticity: |Heightens |during |adolescents |especially |in |the |pre |frontal |cortex
|"use |it |or |lose |it |or |use |it |and |improve |it"
What |is |the |neurobiological |evidence |for |an |increase |in |risk-taking |during |adolescence? |- |correct
|answer |-Willow |of |Danger: |limbic |system |has |matured |while |prefrontal |cortex |still |developing |
-age |of |puberty |is |falling
What |are |some |of |the |social |influences |that |may |increase |overall |risk-taking |behaviors |in
|adolescence? |- |correct |answer |-Awareness |of |social |and |emotional |cues |increase |during |this |time
|period |
, Amygdala: |increase |from |childhood |into |adolescence |
Teenagers |more |sensitive |to |social |rewards |and |punishments
Outline |the |Behavioral |Decision |Theory |and |its |relationship |to |adolescent |risk-taking |- |correct
|answer |-Want |to |minimize |cost |and |maximum |gains |when |making |a |decision |
Not |all |consequences |are |created |equal
What |is |the |peer |effect? |- |correct |answer |-Teens |more |likely |to |engage |in |risk |taking |behaviors,
|when |they |are |with |fiends |rather |than |alone
What |are |some |cognitive |considerations |for |the |increase |risk-taking |during |the |teenage |years? |-
|correct |answer |-Is |faulty |information |processing |to |blame?
Recall |from |executive |functioning |results, |influence |of |personal |fable |
No |empirical |support |that |adolescents |can't |assess |risks |involved, |being |upset |emotional |social
|more |of |an |interference |compared |to |adults
Explain |some |potential |strategies |to |help |reduce |risk-taking |behaviors |and |why |they |may |do |so |-
|correct |answer |-Educating |teens |and |parents: |Explain |some |potential |strategies |to |help |reduce |risk-
taking |behaviors |and |why |they |may |do |so
Changes |to |schools: |Promoting |self |control |and |self-regulation |
practicing |certain |brain |areas |can |strengthen |them |
exercises, |practices |mindfulness |being |aware |of |surroundings, |aerobic |exercise, |self |control
|practices |etc.
Economic |Polices: |Increasing |the |cost |of |using |or |engaging |in |risk |taking |behaviors |
increasing |the |prices |of |cigarettes |
Redirecting: |Consider |providing |more |safe |outlets |for |engaging |in |sensation-seeking |behaviors
