general business data bank

1. Match the change in brain development that occurs during adolescence with the likely outcome. (p. 310)

Change in Brain Development

a. New developments in the prefrontal cortex

b. Continuing myelination of nerve fibers

c. Synaptic pruning

Outcome

1. (b) faster connectivity and communication among different areas of the brain

2. (c) the use of certain pathways over others

3. (a) improvement in a variety of coordinating and executive functions

2. Match the kind of egocentrism observed in a stage with its description. (pp. 312-313)

Egocentrism

a. egocentrism in the sensorimotor period

b. egocentrism in the preoperational period

c. egocentrism in the transition from concrete operational to formal operational thought

Description

1. (c) inability to recognize that others may not share one's own hypothetical system

2. (b) inability to separate one's own perspective from that of a listener

3. (a) inability to separate one's actions from their effects on specific people or objects

3. Using the Udry and Billy Model, match the dimensions that account for transition to first coitus with the components of that dimension. (p. 326)

Dimensions

a. motivation

b. social controls

c. attractiveness

Components of Each Dimension

1. (b) Religious Values

2. (c) Popularity

3. (a) hormone levels

4. Match the term and its definition.

Term

a. secular growth trend

b. formal operations

c. egocentrism

d. alienation

e. peer pressure

f. group identity

Definition

1. (d) lack of connection or sense of belonging with a social group

2. (e) expectations and demands to conform to the norms of one's peer group

3. (a) a tendency for earlier onset of puberty and achievement of adult height from one

generation to the next

4. (b) a stage of cognitive development characterized by reasoning, hypothesis

generating, and hypothesis testing

5. (c) a belief that others reason about situations in the same way, using the same logic

that you use

6. (f) a sense of group belonging in which one’s special needs are met and one has a

sense of social connection.