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1
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rituals marking initiation into adulthood

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rites of passage

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Where are the rites of passage usually seen more in

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non-western cultures

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What are the rites for men

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  • providing
  • protecting
  • procreating
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What are the rites for women

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based on menarche

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How many countries in Africa still practice female circumcision

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28

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Where were cotillions held and girls would be introduced to the public as a woman

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the deep south

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routinely held as a rite to passage

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bat mitzvahs

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What have been an important aspect of western society and what are some examples

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historical rites
- knighthood
- freemasons
- apprenticeships
- greek societies
- scouts
- gangs

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the last true rite of passage ceremony in western society
- traditionally marriage would follow right after
- modern society does not allow this

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bar and bat mitzvah

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  • 18 to 25 year olds in western society have become their own entities
  • most have completed some role transitions but not all of them
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thresholders, inbetweeners, or transitioners

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What years do people usually believe of the college and what is the actual average

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  • 18-25
  • 29
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students over the age of 25 are called what

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returning adult students

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often more highly motivated and study more than traditional students

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returning adult students

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the ages between 18 and 25 are often considered what

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distinct life stage

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individuals of what ages are often not adults in every sense but are no longer adolescents

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18 and 25

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16
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about what percent of college students expect to live with their parents again

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50%

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17
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usually brings more self control and a drop in reckless behavior

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adulthood

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18
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what points out the importance of developing independence and the capacity for intimacy

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eriksons theory

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the psychosocial challenge of young adulthood

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eriksons stage of intimacy vs isolation

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20
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critical for being able to achieve intimacy

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identity development

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21
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reaches its greatest during young adulthood and is stable until old age

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height

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22
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in both sexes peaks in the late 20s and early 30s

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physical strength

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23
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remains stable through middle age

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visual acuity

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24
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begins to decline in the late 20s

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hearing

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what percent of young adults say their health is good or better

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90%

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26
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what is usually rare in the early 20s

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death

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27
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What are the leading causes of death in the us between the ages of 24 and 44

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  • accidents
  • cancer
  • cardiovascular disease
  • suicide
  • AIDS
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28
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leading contributor to health problems

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smoking

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29
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potent teratogen

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nicotine

30
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usually beneficial regardless of how or when it happens

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quiting smoking

31
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not been shown to be a serious contributor to health problems

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occasional drinking

32
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consuming 5 or more drinks in a row for men and 4 or more for women within a two week period

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binge drinking

33
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binge drinking has been shown to be a major health concern especially among who

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college students

34
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What do drinking rates vary by

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  • sex
  • race
  • region of the country
35
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what percent of college students are heavy drinkers

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44

36
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what percent of college students report academic problems as a result of drinking

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25

37
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What are some attempt to curve binge drinking

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  • keg registration
  • outlawing grain alcohol
  • increasing number of nonalcoholic activities
  • tougher punishments for underage drinking
38
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affects mental emotional and physical functioning

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nutrition

39
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how much energy the body needs, affects all areas

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metabolism

40
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factor in health problems

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obesity

41
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ratio of body weight and height and is recommended to be less than 25

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body mass index (bmi)

42
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piagets theory placed adolescents and adults in what stage

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formal operational

43
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other researchers have found differences in how adolescents and adults process what

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information

44
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characterized by a recognition that truth may vary from situation to situation that solutions must be realistic to be reasonable emotion and subjective factors usually play a role in thinking

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postformal thought

45
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How does postformal thought differ from formal operations

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  • integrating emotion and logic
  • realization that there is more than one right answer to many problems
46
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What were kramers three stages of postformal thought

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  • absolutist
  • relativistic
  • dialectical
47
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personal experience is the basis of all truth

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absolutist

48
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correct actions or solutions depend on the circumstances

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relativistic

49
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see merits in different viewpoints but synthesize them and strongly commit

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dialectical

50
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Who have described the stages of development of reflective judgment including phases of optimal level and skill acquisition

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kitchener and king

51
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the highest level of thinking of which a person is capable

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optimal level of development

52
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the gradual haphazard process of learning new abilities

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skill acquisition

53
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  • examples of how social knowledge structures and social beliefs can shape our thinking and perceptions
  • affect how we interpret new information
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stereotypes

54
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beliefs that we may not be aware of but may affect our behavior

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implicit stereotypes

55
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the fear of being judged by a negative stereotype about a group to which one belongs

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stereotype threat

56
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we may be able to determine the importance of age related belief if we examine what

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  • the content and strength of the beliefs
  • the likelihood that these beliefs will be activated automatically when they are questioned or violated
57
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who creates a life span construct or view of the past present and future
- the contruct is manifested in s scenario or expectations about the future

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young adults

58
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expectation that future events will correspond to a certain age or date

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social clock

59
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we construct life story as we begin to achieve what

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some of the goals of our scenario

60
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the story ties events together in what

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a coherent sequence

61
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What do young adults tend to think about

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  • possible selfs
  • what we could become
  • what we would like to to become
  • what we are afraid to become
62
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takes on more importance as a feared self as adults age

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health

63
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a result of integrating the scenario or life story into a sense of self

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self concept

64
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in longitudonal studies this self-concept did not appear to modified by what

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age beyond young adulthood

65
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What influences how people interpret experiences which in turn further shapes and defines their sense of identity

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self concepts

66
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reflect the degree to which one believes that their performance depends on something they do
- these seem to have great influence on our behavior

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personal control beliefs

67
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What four types of control have researchers proposed

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  • control from within ones self
  • control over oneself
  • control over environment
  • control from the environment
68
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What is not clear about beliefs

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how control beliefs are changed over the course of development

69
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What vary over different domains

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developmental changes

70
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behavior aimed at affecting the external world

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primary control

71
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behavior or thinking that is intended to affect the internal world

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secondary control

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