11/20 Adolescence/Adulthood and FRQ Practice

1. Read the Article that Timidity Develops in the First Days of Life---based off of Jerome Kagan's work.

TASK: At the end of each paragraph--explain what the main idea of the paragraph is(# each paragraph and it's idea).

2. Read the article on Raising Kids:
Questions from the Article:
1. Explain all 3 of the major mistakes that the author believes that 21st Century Parents make.
2. Write out the 8 prescriptions that the author describes should be done to raise better kids.
3. Explain each of the 8 prescriptions with a real life example.

3. FRQ practice:
Answer the following for practice:
1)Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg described several cognitive, social and moral reasoning stages of adolescence.  Illustrate each of the following stages and how they relate to development

• Concrete Operational
• Formal Operational
• Identity versus role confusion (see p. 520)
• Intimacy versus Isolation
• Conventional Level
• Postconventional Level

2) Our cognitive processes can enhance or inhibit memory, decision making, problem solving, and communication.  Explain how each of the following may both help and hurt cognitive functioning.

• Mental set
• Availability heuristic
• Prototypes
• Critical (or sensitive) period for language development
• Stress effects on memory

Have a great Thanksgiving Break.  Notebook Check and Unit IV Exam when we return on 11/30.