"Cognitive Development in Adolescence": HTML5 Crossword

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8. Being aware the options and alternatives are available and able to adapt to situations. (9,11)
10. The ability to effectively direct thinking in different areas, manage attention, reduce interfering thoughts, and be flexible. (9,7)
13. At age 11 children enter the last stage of cognitive development (Piaget’s theory), but only 1 out of 3 is a _ thinker. (6,11)
14. Thoughts full of _ and possibilities. (8)
15. _ plays a key role in adolescents’ decision making. (6,7)

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1. Adolescents’ belief that others are as interested in them as themselves and use attention-getting behavior from the desire to be noticed. (9,8)
2. The hypothetical- _ is the concept that adolescents have the cognitive ability to develop hypotheses about solving problems. (9,9)
3. Adolescence is an important transition period in the development of _. (8,8)
4. The heightened self-consciousness of adolescents. (10,11)
5. More _ thinking. (8)
6. In adolescence, there is improvement in _ , consisting of high-level cognitive processes linked to the prefrontal cortex’s development. (9,8)
7. Adolescents can create _ events and logically reason about them. (12)
9. An adolescent’s sense of uniqueness and invincibility. (8,5)
11. Confidence in ability to adapt thinking. (12)
12. Begin thinking about thinking. (13)