Cognitive Process In Adolescent
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Chapter 15: Cognitive Processes in Adolescents
15.1 Cognition
15.2 Reasoning About Moral Issues
15.3 The World of Work
15.1 Cognition
Piaget’s Stage of Formal Operational Reasoning
Information Processing During Adolescence
Piaget’s Stage of Formal Operational Reasoning
Begins at about 11 and continues through adulthoodChildren now able to think hypothetically and abstractlyCan use deductive reasoningBeliefs can interfere with reasoning
15.1 Cognition
Ratings of Validity of Studies
Information Processing During Adolescence
Capacity of working memory and speed of processing reach adult levelsAcquire adultlike levels of knowledge and understanding in many areasAdolescents are quite skilled at choosing strategies and monitoring effectiveness
15.1 Cognition
15.2 Reasoning About Moral Issues
Kohlberg’s Theory
Beyond Kohlberg’s Theory: Gilligan’s Ethic of Caring
Promoting Moral Reasoning
Kohlberg’s Theory
3 levels of moral reasoning beginning with obedience to authority and ending with decisions based on moral principlesSupport for the theory: people progress through the stages in sequence and moral reasoning is linked to moral behaviorCross-cultural evidence is inconsistent
15.2 Reasoning About Moral Issues
Beyond Kohlberg’s Theory: Gilligan’s Ethic of Caring
Gilligan: caring is important than justice and becomes more sophisticated
Justice and care both serve as a basis for moral reasoning depending on the nature of the moral problem
15.2 Reasoning About Moral Issues
Promoting Moral Reasoning
Discussions about moral issues and exposure to higher levels of reasoningJust Communities foster discussion and provide exposure to higher levels of reasoning
15.2 Reasoning About Moral Issues
15.3 The World of Work
Career Development
Part-Time Employment
Career Development
Super’s theory: identity is primary force in career choiceTeens go through stages of crystallization, specification, and implementation when choosing a careerHolland’s theory: 6 personality types are basis for finding fulfilling jobs or careers
15.3 The World of Work
Part-Time EmploymentMajority of high school seniors work part-timeFairly recent development (since 1970s and unique to U.S.)Negative effects: school performance suffers, mental health and behavioral problems, and misleading affluence
15.3 The World of Work