Psych Final Test Three – Flashcards

The period when childrens bodies become adult in terms of size, shape, and sexuality is called

For girls menarche is

for boys, the first ejaculation is called

statistically, which student is most likely to fall asleep during class

henry is an adolescent who experiences sleep deprivation, which makes him even more likely to experience all of the following except

Which hormone is high at the onset of puberty and affects appetitw

family conflict and stress

ellie is ten years old and well into puberty. She will probably experience

one of the first signs of the growth spurt is

during puberty the growth spurt sequence typically occurs in this order

adolescent acne is usually caused by

According to research, which of the following strategies could be implemented in order to encourage adolesents to make better food choices

Reasearch indicates that a majority of adolescent girls in the US are trying

Mila told a friend she doesnt like the way her legs looks, hates her figure and desires to lose a lot of weight. from this discussion, you might think that mila has a

Josefina is obsessed with her weight. ahe sometimes eats a whole package of oreos and makes herself vomit. she most likely suffers from

Many adolescents think carefully and answer correctly when responding to hypothetical risk taking situations, yet in the real world they engage in risky behavior. this is due in part to their

Secondary sex xharacteristics are traits that

child sexual abuse

which problem shows no sign of abating

during puberty, adolescents thoughts center on

_____ is the theorist who coined the term adolescent egocentrism

the belief that one cannot be harmed by things that would hurt someone else is referred to as

The term imaginary audience refers to adolescents

Piaget called the reasoning that characterizes adolescence

Jeremy is 7 years old and has been asked to balance a scale. Jeremy will probably

reasoning that includes propositions and possibilites that may not reflect reality defines

deductive reasoning is also referred to as ____ reasoning

which term refers to the ability to begin with specifcs, such as accumulated facts, and them make general conclusions

The mistaken belief that if money time or effort that cannot be recovered is called

when a person ignores the overall frequency of some behavior or characteristic when making a decision is called

the notion that two networks exist within the human brain, one for emotional and one for analytical is called

kristy and her friends come up with several options to do on a fri and decide to go to a movie because it has positive reviews.. making this decision kristy and her friends are using what type of thought

fifteen year old latrina has a 10 curfew, she asks her parents to extend it. she says they can trust her. this is an example of what kind of thinking

spencer is the only one in his class who does not have high speed internet at home. he most likely comes from a

spreading insults and rumers by means of emails texts or web is called

bridget is in tenth grade. she is in what stage of education

reggie has just started middle school. what is predicted to happen to his behavior

most us high schools emphasize learning based on _____ which is developmentally appropriate

psychosocial development during adolescence involes the search for a

according to erikson, the goal of adolescence is to

identity diffusion is typically charcterized by

when a person adopts parents roles and values w/o questioning and exploring a personal identity, it is referred to as identity

Angels parents wanted him to be part of the family business. then he decided to leave and become a lawyer. he resisted

during an identity moratorium, adolescents typically

according to erikson, what is one of the four aspects of identity

Gender refers to

in the US, parent child conflict is most common when children are in

some parent child bickering may indicate

which type of parenting can boomerang, resulting in adolescents who learn to deceive

parental monitoring is most likely to be effective when it is

callie called her friend to ask if she wanted to go to movies. her friend was studying. callie then decided to study instead. she was experiencing

The term that describes one having erotic desires about the same sex, opposite or both is

absitence only sex ed were federal policy until 2009 __ the sexual activity

parasuicide refers to

According to the text, which is not a possible reason for decrease in juvenile criminal behavior

drug use before 18

senescence begins in

Organ reserve power decreases each

exercise helps protect ___ from serious illiness

emerging adults eat about __ as many fruits as they should

largely due to the sexual activites of young adults __ has become an epidemic

On average, well being increases in emergin adulthood as well of

which adult more lkely to experience psychopathology

about ---- of US below 25 experience anxiety disorders

Janel is a 19 yr old who has developed a fear of interacting with people she is most likely experiencing

emerging adults are in a high risk category for

forms of rec that include apparent risk are ____ sports

using a drug that harms physical , cog, or psychosocial development is called drug

family members may know when a person is abusing drugs. intervention is least likely during

the psychometric approach to studying cog dev analyzes intelligence using

the approach to studying cognitive development that explores how the brain encodes, stors, and retrieves info is the ____ approach

most emerging adults struggle with___ however adults master as cognition matures

A research study of people aged 13-45 found that logical skills improved from

thought that arises from personal experiences an perceptions is

when college students are asked to fix problem independently, only few solve correctly, then when together many did

the worry that ones apperance will be misused for prejudice this is

identify what could be a possible reaction to stereotype threat

a proposition of belief is a

Herman and todd are discussing logos, herman says that everyone should be able to wear whatever logo and todd suggests some may be offensive. If herman is able to integrate these, he will have created a

in dialectical thought a _____ implies a _____ and the integration of these occurs within the ____

Geraldine is intern who believes all should recieve healthcare but know shse will have to choose b/w patients. These two thoughts require

marges marriage is troubled/ If both her and her husband are capable of dialectical thinking, they will

many researchhers believe that all of the following shape the ethics except

a student believes that divorce is right if the marriage partners are no longer in love, the student is reasoning from a morality of ______ orientation

a series of questions designed to access respondents level of moral development by having them rank possible solutions to moral dilemmas is the _____ test

helena is participating in a study in which she has to decide if she should cheat on a test. Helena is partticipating in a study that is

the stage in which faith becomes an active commitment, detatched from the expectations of culture and others, is referred to as the stage of _____ faith

Once dr brown a first year professor realized that college students benefitted from analysis and emotions, his teaching became more

compared to earlier decades, today colleges worldwide have ___ faculty

a new technique in which students are required to watch videos of a lecture on their computers before class and then participate in discussions in class faciliated by the professor is called