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A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e
Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Chapter Overview

Chapter 16 examines progress in adolescents' cognitive development. In this chapter, the authors:
  • Describe the dramatic changes in cognitive functioning that accompany the achievement of Piaget's stage of formal operations
  • Examine what Elkind identified as immature aspects of adolescent thought
  • Assess Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning
  • Discuss stresses connected with the transition to secondary school
  • Examine influences on achievement in high school
  • Outline stages in, and influences on, vocational planning