During Adolescence

question 68

Multiple Choice

During adolescence

• A)working memory capacity is about the same as that of adults.
• B)information-processing speed is slower than it will be during young adulthood.
• C)increased knowledge interferes with information processing ability.
• D)there is unlikely to be any monitoring of the effectiveness of strategies used for a task.

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Definitions:

Scapegoat Theory

A theory that suggests that individuals or groups unfairly blame others for their own problems or failures, often as a means of diverting attention or responsibility away from themselves.

Outgroups

Groups of people that do not belong to one's own group, which is considered the "in-group", often leading to prejudice against them.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute positive outcomes to their own actions and negative outcomes to external factors, protecting self-esteem.

Scapegoat Theory

A social psychology concept that explains the tendency to blame someone else for one's own problems, often as a way of deflecting attention from one's own failures.