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1)Briefly explain the changes in the brain that contribute to changes in adolescent thinking.
2)Briefly explain how an adolescent’s thinking is different from that of younger children. Use Piaget’s concept of formal operational thought to help you explain differences.
3)As we mature, we gain skills in new areas. We may be novices in some areas and possibly have achieved expertise in another. Please outline the steps from novice to expert. Then,1) Share an aspect of your life (e.g., cooking or playing guitar) that matter to you, 2) identify your level of expertise in that area; and 30 give evidence that justifies your belief that you have that level of expertise.
4)What are the “Big Five” Personality Traits? Please give an example of how knowing about the ‘big-five’ would help in developmental research.
5)What is Gender Identity? What is Sexual Orientation? Why is it important to know how they relate but also how they are distinct?
