chapter 4 opener. figure 4.1 changes in gray matter density in different regions of the brain
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Chapter 4 Opener
Figure 4.1 Changes in gray matter density in different regions of the brain
Figure 4.2 Progressive myelination of cortex with age
Figure 4.3 Myelin sheath coating axon
Figure 4.4 Areas of the prefrontal cortex involved in the use of rules of increasing complexity
Figure 4.5 Not all parts of the brain mature at the same rate
Figure 4.6 Risky driving when playing the game “Chicken,” either alone or with peers present
Figure 4.7 Piaget’s chemical solutions task
Box 4.1 In More Depth: Science Project
Photo, p. 110 Abstract concepts are meaningful only to students who have reached a certain level of cognitive development
Photo, p. 114 Most middle school and junior high school students need a lot of hands-on activities
Figure 4.8 Piaget’s conservation of volume task
Photo, p. 116 These adolescents contradict Piaget’s assumption that once formal thought emerges, individuals think logically all the time
Photo, p. 118 Does practicing the guitar develop intelligence?
Figure 4.9 Percentage of individuals and intelligence classifications at different points from the mean IQ of 100
Box 4.3 Research Focus: A sequential design
Figure 4.10 Example of a type of item in the picture arrangement subtest of the WAIS–R, a previous version of the WAIS–II
Photo, p. 122 Will standardized performance tests fully reveal this young woman’s abilities?
Photo, p. 123 Are males more logical and females more intuitive?
Photo, p. 125 This young woman searches her memory during a spelling competition
Photo, p. 127 Automaticity enables this adolescent to easily scan the instructions for this project
Photo, p. 128 These dancers illustrate Howard Gardner’s bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
Photo, p. 129 Science requires adolescents to put what they learn in class to the test
Photo, p. 130 Adolescents, more so than children, are aware of what they don’t know
Photo, p. 131 Adolescents assume that everyone is as preoccupied with them as they are with themselves
Photo, p. 133 (1) With early adolescence, these girls begin to relate to each other in new ways
Photo, p. 133 (2) During some discussion, this father may realize that his son’s arguments are better constructed and more difficult to refute
