PSYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Lawrence Kohlberg, Frontal Lobe, Puberty

• School: Winthrop University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 101
• Professor: Dr.Eurnestine Brown

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Adolescence - the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence. Puberty - the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing. The sequence of physical changes is more predictable than their timing. During puberty, the unused neurons and connections are lost (use it or lose it) The frontal lobe continues to develop, producing myelin that enables better communication with other brain regions and continues maturing until about age 25. These developments bring improved judgement, impulse control, and long-term planning. Occurs after teens reach piaget"s stage called formal operations. Compare ideals, debate human nature, sense of fairness, spot hypocrisy, deduce consequences. Jean piaget and lawrence kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning guides moral actions. Recently - new recognition much of our functioning come out of unconscious, automatic thinking. Piaget believed a child"s moral judgement built on their cognitive development.