PSYCH 3400 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sociometric Status, Egocentrism, Peer Pressure
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Stage of life defined as storm and stress : social sensitivity, emotional, and risk-taking tendencies. Became a distinct stage of life in twentieth century when going to high school was routine. Great depression limited jobs leaving young people with no direction. Roosevelt administration implemented a program to encourage young people to attend school. It worked, allowing the teens to create their own subculture. Reaching this stages allows the teen to act like an adult. Can think logically about concepts and hypothetical possibilities. Reasoning is at its pinnacle: hypothetical, scientific, flexible, fully adult. Our full cognitive human potential has been reached. Stage of cognitive development (specifically, last stage) Defined as a period of time when individuals have more systematic and logical thinking. When our thinking occurs on an abstract plane, we can approach problems in a systematic way, devising a strategy to scientifically prove that something is true.
