Exam 1 Flashcards
Women are born with about ___ immature eggs in each ovary
400,000
How many eggs due women have at puberty
80,000
Females release about ___eggs over the course of their reproductive lives
400
Males have __ sperm in their testes when they are born
no
True or False:
Men do not produce any sperm until they reach puberty
True
What is the average age that sperm production begins
12 years old
Late maturing girls have ___ of the the problems that early-maturing girls have
few
Late maturing suffer from:
Teasing
Negative body image
However, by their late teens they tend to have more ___ body image than other girls
favorable
The effects of early maturation are especially ____ for girls
negative
The effects of early maturation tend to be ___for boys
positive
Early maturing boys have:
more favorable body image
higher popularity
Early majoring boys tend to be involved in…
substance use
delinquency
sex
Late maturing boys show evidence of ___
problems
What is a menarche
a girl’s first menstrual period
what age is emerging adulthood
18-25
What are the five characteristics that distinguish adulthood
identity explorations instability self-focus feeling in-between possibilities/ optimism
What age is early adolescence
10 to 14
What age is late adolescence
15-18
today’s range of adolescence are
10-18
self-regulation
ability to comply with social norms
role preparation
for roles in work, gender and institutions such as marriage and parenthood
What are the three goals of socialization
- self-regulation
- Role preparation
- Sources of meaning
Collectivist cultures:
promote development of an interdependent self
Individualistic cultures
promote the development of an independent self
broad socialization ___individualism
favors
narrow socialization favors _____
collectivism
Where is the hypothalamus located?
lower part of the brain beneath the cortex
Where is the pituitary gland located?
half inch long located at the base of the brain
The two primary hormones that the pituitary gland releases to stimulate the development of the gametes are:
follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone
____ is when the adolescent growth spurt is at its maximum and adolescents grow an average of about 4 inches per year
peak height velocity
