Deck 66: Early Adulthood: Cognitive Development

Question 1

According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the ability to separate the real from the possible is a characteristic of __________.

A) reflective thinking
B) formal operational thought
C) cognitive rigidity
D) the achieving stage

Answer 1

B

Question 2

__________ is propositional-that is, individuals can use statements and propositions to reach conclusions.

A) Postformal thought
B) Transformational thinking
C) The achieving stage
D) Formal operational thinking

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the three transformations that occur in the shift from adolescence to early adulthood?

A) Changing structure of thought
B) The acquisition of advanced knowledge
C) Intellectual development may be stable or decline
D) The onset of cognitive rigidity

Answer 3

D

Question 4

With respect to the theories of cognitive development in early adulthood, the achieving stage is associated with which theorist?

A) Paiget
B) Schaie
C) Perry
D) Warner

Question 5

New research has probed the dimensions of__________, which includes emotion and practical experience.

A) reflective thinking
B) postformal thought
C) transitional thinking
D) formal thought

Question 6

Formal operational thinkers attack a problem by gathering all available information and then __________.

A) adopting rigid ideas of good and bad solutions
B) gathering consensus among groups of decision makers
C) eliminating as many variables as possible
D) combining as many variables as possible

Question 7

A major feature of adult thinking, beginning in adolescence and becoming more firmly rooted in early adulthood, is the tendency to _________ and to evaluate their validity as formal propositions.

A) analyze verbal statements
B) sense nonverbal cues
C) experience personal problems
D) reflect on past situations

Question 8

A notable component of adult thought is the acquisition of specific knowledge combined with a greater capacity for information processing.

Question 9

Piaget's final stage, the formal operational stage, represents his interpretation of adolescent and adult thought.

Question 10

William Perry's research on adult cognitive development showed that as students moved from adolescence to young adulthood their thinking became more rigid and inflexible.

Question 11

K. Warner Schaie believed that young adults differ from adolescents in the way that they use their cognitive abilities and apply their knowledge.