adol psych (1-3)

divided attention

concentrating on more than one activity atthe same time

executive attention

planning actions, allocating attention to goals, etc

intelligence

the ability to solve problems and to adapt and learn from everyday experiences

adolescent egocentrism

the heightened self-consciousness of adolescents

imaginary audience

attention-getting behavior

personal fable

the sense of personaluniqueness and invulnerability

"Storm and stress" view of adolescence

attributed with beginning the scientific study of adolescence

The Inventionist View of adolescence

Adolescence is a sociohistoricalcreation.

Factors that influence adolescent development

Contexts: settings—influenced by historical, economic, social,and cultural factors—in which development occurs
- Social policy: the course of action designed by the nationalgovernment to influence the welfare of its citizen

Key tasks of adolescence

preparation for adulthood

genotype

a person's genetic heritage

behavior genetics

the field that seeks to discover theinfluence of heredity and environment on individualdifferences in human traits and development

passive genotype-environment correlation (PGEC)

occur because biological parents provide the rearing environment

evocative genotype-environment correlation

occur because anindividual's genetically shaped characteristics draws out certain typesof physical and social environments

active genotype-environment correlation

occur when children seek out environments they find compatible and stimulating

neurons

nerve cells; nervous system's basic units

metacognition

cognition about cognition, or "knowingabout knowing"

zone of proximal development

vygotsky's theory; how what we learn is from social interaction

selective attention

focusing on a specific aspect ofexperience while ignoring others

sustained attention

maintaining attention to a selectedstimulus for a prolonged period

case study

in-depth look at a single individual

correlational research

research whose goal is todescribe the strength of the relationship between two or more events or characteristics

correlational coefficient

a number based on a statistical analysis that is used to describe the degree ofassociation between two variables

independent variable

the factor that is manipulated.

development

the pattern of chnage that begins at conception and continues through the life span

dependent variable

the factor that is measured

prefrontal cortex

frontal lobe; intense emotions

amygdala

A limbic system structure involved in emotion

DNA

complex molecule that contains genetic info

phenotype

the way an individual's genotype is expressed in observed and measurable characteristics