PSYC 2110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Deductive Reasoning
17 Dec 2017
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Youth apply mental operations to abstract concepts with hypothetical thinking and deductive reasoning. Able to solve problems by creating hypotheses. Deductive reasoning: the ability to draw appropriate conclusions from facts. Adolescents often revert to concrete operational thinking. Fail to reason logically, even when they are capable and it is beneficial. Basic processes of working memory and processing speed. Adolescent"s working memory has about the same capacity as adults. Teenagers are better at storing information needed for ongoing cognitive processes. Adolescents acquire adult-like levels of knowledge and understanding in many domains. Indirect effect of allowing adolescents to learn, understand and remember more of their new experiences. Metacognitive skill: people"s ability to think about their own though processes and content. Enables adolescents to become better at identifying strategies appropriate for a specific task. Enables adolescents to monitor the chosen strategy and verify that it is working.
