Adolescence is also a time for rapid cognitive development. Piaget describes adolescence as the stage of life in which the individual's thoughts start taking more of an abstract form and the egocentric thoughts decrease. This allows the individual to think and reason in a wider perspective. A combination of behavioural and fMRI studies have demonstrated development of executive functions, that is, cognitive skills that enable the control and coordination of thoughts and behaviour, which are generally associated with the prefrontal cortex. The thoughts, ideas and concepts developed at this period of life greatly influence one's future life, playing a major role in character and personality formation. COUNT 4
QSN1 Who describes adolescence as the stage of life in which the individual's thoughts start taking more of an abstract form? ANS1 Piaget QSN2 What is another term for congitive skills that enable the control and coordination of thoughts and behavior? ANS2 executive functions QSN3 Which cortex is commonly associated with the coordination of thoughts and behavior? ANS3 prefrontal cortex QSN4 Does Piaget believe that egocentric thoughts decrease or increase during adolescence? ANS4 decrease