PSY 2114 Chapter 9: Rites of Passage- Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2114
• Professor: Gustavo Gottret

Document Summary

Increases in fat, especially in girls. Chapter 9: rites of passage: physical and cognitive development in adolescence. Mechanisms of maturation release hormones produce body hair early adolescence. Nutrition: more calcium, more iron fast food may lead to enough calarories with enough nutrient. Think hypothetically & reason abstractly. (age 11- adulthood: ex. Piagets flask experiment: they are also capable of deductive reasoning, even when it involves premises they. Just beacuse they reached this stage, does not mean they always reason this way. Adolescents/adults often fail to reason logically: cognitive dev complete by age 12- 13. Adolescents thinking said to remain the same, fundamental processes of thinking don"t change piaget. Many theorits criticized this, state further dev. Change in thinking during late adolescence. [ 9. 3 ] cognitive development during adolescence. Working memory and processing speed. 4 ] reasoning about moral issues. Kohlberg"s theory: solve problems more analytically.