Ch. 7 – Early Adulthood Module 7.2 – Flashcards

Suggested by Giesela Labouvie-Vief. Encompasses dialectical thinking, an interest in and appreciation for argument, counterargument, and debate. Acknowledges that the world sometimes lacks purely right and wrong solutions and prior experiences are used to solve problems. Some predicaments can be solved by relativistic thinking rather than pure logic.

Students grew intellectually and morally during college. They first begin with dualistic thinking then advance to multiple thinking, and then finally begin to show relativistic thinking.

an interest in and appreciation for argument, counterargument, and debate

something is right or wrong, good or bad, other are for them or against them

Holding multiple perspectives on an issue

Beginning to see that different cultures, societies, and individuals can have different standards and values, all of them equally valid

Acqisitive stage, achieving stage, responsible stage, executive stage, and reintegrative stage

encompasses all of childhood and adolescence and the main developmental task is to acquire information.

Point in young adulthood where intelligence is applied to specific situations involving the attainment of long-term goals regarding careers, family, and social contributions

The stage where the major concerns of middle-aged adults relate to their personal situations, including protecting and nourishing their spouses, families, and careers

Period of late adulthood during which the focus is on tasks that have personal meaning.

Intelligence is made up of three major components: componential, experiential, and contextual

relates to the mental components involved in analyzing data and solving problems, especially problems involving rational behavior

refers to the the relationships among intelligence, people's prior experience, and their ability to cope with new situations

involves the degree of success people demonstrate in facing the demands of their everyday , real-world environment

Intelligence that is learned primarily by observing others and modeling their behavior. Believed by Sternberg to be necessary for career success.

The set of skills that underlie the accurate assessment, evaluation, expression, and regulation of emotions. Allows us to get along well with others, to understand what others are feeling and experiencing and to respond appropriately.

combining responses or ideas in creative ways. Peaks for many individuals during early adulthood.

Are willing to take risks and develop and endorse ideas that are unfashionable or regarded as wrong.

Major life events such as marriage, birth of a child, starting a first job, or buying a house.

1. College students are primarily white and middle class 2. Minority students are an increasingly larger proportion of the college population 3. Only 40% of those who start college finish in 4 years 4. The national dropout rate for African Americans is about 70% 5. There are now more women than men enrolled in college

A cluster of psychological symptoms, including loneliness, anxiety, withdrawal, and depression

Women are placed in stereotyped and restrictive roles

Overtly harmful behavior towards women

1. Teachers call on men more often and make more contact with them 2. Males receive more extra help and more positive reinforcement for their comments than women do.

A lack of personal identification with an academic domain

obstacles to performance that come from awareness of the stereotypes held by society about academic abilities

The tendency to think about and prepare for the future

Students with low future orientation will be discouraged from attending college by earlier discrimination. Students with high future orientation will increase their determination to attend college in response to discriminatory experience.