Cognitive Transitions FSHD 3779-25-13New ways of thinking:Able to think in ways that are more advancedAdolescents are better at thinking about the world of the possibleBetter at thinking about abstract conceptsThey are able to think about the thinking process- metacognitionThey think multidimensionally (hypothetically)Are able to think in relative rather than absolute termsWorld of possibleWhat MIGHT beunderstand abstract, conceptually based relationships and ideasAbility of hypothetical thinking,“If then” statementsThinking about thinkingMetacognitionProblem solvingOwn thoughts and feelings“you can make it without school”egocentrismonly one that thought of itnew discoverythinking about things in new ways“the looking glass house”think that you’re the bestidea that you think everyone is paying attention to youfocus excessively on somethingLeads to risky behaviorsPersonal fablesHaving sex without bcWont get pregnantYou know its riskyDoesn’t apply to youWay of thinking- don’t assign much personal risk to consequencesImaginary AudienceAdolescents often experience and effected called “imaginary audience” which is an extreme self-consciousness and beleving that others are constantly watching and evaluating ones actions.Adults have been found to exhbit these behaviorsMature adults put asideThe ability to consider several dimensions of a situation at onceSophisticated and complicated relationshipsNew understanding and appreciationRelativismMany different interpretationsTheoretical perspectives on adolescenceTwo major viewpointsPiagetian perspectiveInformation processingPiagetianCognitive developmental view of intellectual development that argues cognitive development process in a stage like fashionSensorimotorPreoperationalConcrete operationsFormal operationsFormal operationsDifferentiates adolescent thinkingTransient qualitySometimes its evidentRarely becomes consolidated until middle or late adolescenceCompetence-performance distinctionMay reveal the extent to which formal operations are displayedStage like fashion?Information processing approach suggests that a information processing approach is bestAttentionWorking memoryProcessing speedOrganization Cognitive Transitions FSHD 377 9-25-13New ways of thinking:- Able to think in ways that are more advanced- Adolescents are better at thinking about the world of the possible- Better at thinking about abstract concepts - They are able to think about the thinking process- metacognition- They think multidimensionally (hypothetically)- Are able to think in relative rather than absolute terms World of possible- What MIGHT beo understand abstract, conceptually based relationships and ideas- Ability of hypothetical thinking, o “If then” statements Thinking about thinking- Metacognition- Problem solving- Own thoughts and feelings- “you can make it without school”- egocentrism o only one that thought of ito new discovery- thinking about things in new ways - “the looking glass house”o think that you’re the best- idea that you think everyone is paying attention to you- focus excessively on something Leads to risky behaviors- Personal fables- Having sex without bco Wont get pregnant- You know its riskyo Doesn’t apply to you- Way of thinking- don’t assign much personal risk to consequences Imaginary Audience Adolescents often experience and effected called “imaginary audience” which is an extreme self-consciousness and beleving that others are constantly watching and evaluating ones actions.- Adults have been found to exhbit these behaviors- Mature adults put aside The ability to consider several dimensions of a situation at once- Sophisticated and complicated relationships- New understanding and appreciation Relativism- Many different interpretationsTheoretical perspectives on adolescence - Two major viewpointso Piagetian perspectiveo Information processing Piagetian - Cognitive developmental view of intellectual development that argues cognitive development process in a stage like fashiono Sensorimotoro Preoperationalo Concrete operationso Formal operations Formal operations- Differentiates adolescent thinking- Transient qualityo Sometimes its evident- Rarely becomes consolidated until middle or late adolescence - Competence-performance distinctiono May reveal the extent to which formal operations are displayed Stage like fashion?- Information processing approach suggests that a information processing approach is besto Attentiono Working memoryo Processing speedo