Aging & Personality Development Flashcards

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Biological Essentialist Perspective

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The belief that genetics is central to personality development

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Contextualist Perspective

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The emphasis on the role of the environment

in personality development.

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Correspondence Principle

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Personality stability is influenced by

life choices.

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Extrovert

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An external focus on the world of people and things.

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Factor Analysis

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A type of statistical procedure that
is conducted to identify dusters or
groups of related items (called factors)
on a test.

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Intra-individual Change

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Refers to changes that occur at an individual level as opposed to changes that occur at the group level.

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Introvert

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A preoccupation with one’s internal world of feelings, thoughts, and experiences.

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Maturity Principle

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The notion that individuals become
more agreeable and emotionally stable,
more conscientious, and less neurotic
with age.

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Mean-Level Change

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A measure that compares mean -levels of a variable across two or more points in time.

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Narrative Identity

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An internal and ever-changing story about our life.

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Sandwich Generation

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A generation of people (usually in their 30s or 40s) who care for their aging parents while
supporting their own children.

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Stage Theory

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Description of the distinct phases we experience as we develop. In each phase of development,
people display characteristic behaviour patterns
and establish certain abilities.

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Transactional Model

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Personality development is influenced by

both genes and the environment.

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