Which Statement Concerning Cognitive Development in Adolescence Is True? ​

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which statement concerning cognitive development in adolescence is true? ​

• A)Working memory and processing speed are more childlike than adultlike.
• B)Working memory becomes adultlike, but processing speed remains childlike.
• C)Processing speed becomes adultlike, but working memory remains childlike.
• D)Working memory and processing speed are more adultlike than childlike.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias in which people tend to attribute others' behaviors to their personality or character, rather than to external factors.

Power Tactics

Strategies or methods used by individuals or groups to exert influence or control over others to gain authority or power.

Milgram

Refers to Stanley Milgram, a psychologist known for his groundbreaking research on obedience, demonstrating that people are willing to obey authority figures to the extent of causing harm to others.

Agentic State

A psychological state in which an individual sees themselves as an agent executing the orders of an authority, often used to explain obedience to authority.