Use APA 7 (click for link to Purdue Owl guidelinesLinks to an external site.) format to write a 3 – 4 page paper (NOT including title page or reference page). Incorporate information from at least one peer-reviewed journal article. Be sure to cite all author(s) including the textbook author (Arnett). You MUST use the textbook and at least one peer-reviewed article as a reference (click here for Albertson’s Library Database; you must log in to your Broncoweb firstLinks to an external site.). Respond to one of the following prompts:
1. Think about what you learned in Chapter 3 — Cognitive Foundations. Explain the principles of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, including mental structures, maturation, schemes, assimilation, and accommodation. How does at least one current researcher (from the year 2000 to the present) think about or incorporate Piaget’s theory of cognitive development? Consider including critiques of Piaget’s theory.
2. Think about what you learned in Chapter 3 — Cognitive Foundations. Describe how thinking in adolescence becomes more abstract and complex, using metacognition, metaphor, and sarcasm as examples. How does at least one current researcher (from the year 2000 to the present) think about or incorporate the transition to more abstract and complex thinking during this time?
3. Choose any topic explored in Chapters 1 through 4. How does at least one current researcher (from the year 2000 to the present) think about, incorporate, criticize, etc. this topic?
This assignment will be graded based on completion (following directions), format (APA 7), and content.
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