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What do we know about the nature of cognitive development during adolescence? What factors seem to facilitate cognitive development during this period?
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Activity 3: Will I or Won't I? Adolescent Decision Making Author: Nicole Gardiner 706/19 Queens Road Melbourne VIC 3004 Student Number: 1227692 Background 1. What do we know about the nature of cognitive development during adolescence? What factors seem to facilitate cognitive development during this period? Cognitive development during adolescence has been studied extensively by Jean Piaget. He proposed a stage theory in child development which categorised adolescent development as being the formal operational period. According to his theory during this stage children begin to apply their operations to abstract and concrete concepts, graduate to relatively adult modes of thinking and become more systematic in their problem solving efforts using logic and reasoning (Weiten, 2002, p. 338). Development is also seen in intelligence, memory, social relationships, self-image or personality, wit and humour, strategic game playing, future projection of roles and ideals and hypothetical thinking (Nettle, 2001). Strong parent and peer relationships facilitate development during this...
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