Exam 3 Flashcards

1
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all of the characteristics of a person

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Self

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2
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The individuals cognitive representation of the self

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Self-understanding

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3
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The global evaluative dimension of the self

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Self-esteem

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4
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Domain specific evaluations of self

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Self-concept

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5
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What individuals might become, what they would like to become, and what they are afraid of becoming

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Possible Self

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6
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Self-Esteem Trajectory

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Declines duringlife transitions

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7
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Who a personbelieves heorsheis,representinga synthesis and integration of self-understanding

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Identity

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8
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a period of identity development during which the adolescent is choosing among meaningful alternatives

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Crisis(/Exploration):

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9
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the part of identity development in which adolescents show a personal investment in what they are going to do

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Commitment

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10
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adolescents have not yet experienced an identity crisis or made any commitments

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Identity diffusion:

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11
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adolescents have made a commitment but have not experienced an identity crisis (or exploration)

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Identity foreclosure:

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12
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Adolescents who are in the middle of an identity crisis, but have not made a clear commitment to an identity

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Identity moratorium

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13
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an adolescent who has undergone an identity crisis and made a commitment

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Identity achievement:

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14
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The process by which children and adolescents socialize their parents, just as parents socialize them

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Reciprocal Socialization

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15
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Parent-Adolescent Conflict

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More conflict in adolescence than childhood nespecially early adolescence

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16
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can be stronger socializing agents than parents or peers

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Siblings

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17
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source of support for social and academic problems

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Older siblings:

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18
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linked to behavior problems and lower grades among teens

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Parent’s negative work conditions

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19
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Leads to less gender stereotyping and more egalitarian views of gender

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Maternal employment

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20
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A learner-centered approach that emphasizes the adolescent’s active cognitive construction of knowledge and understanding with guidance from the teacher

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Constructivist Approach

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21
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A teacher-centered approach characterized by teacher direction and control, mastery of academic skills, high expectations for students and maximum time spent on learning tasks

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Direct Instruction Approach

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22
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Critiques of Direct instruction approach

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turns students into passive learners limits critical and creative thinking

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23
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Mismatch between the needs of developing adolescents and the opportunities afforded by school

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Person-Environment Fit

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24
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Why do Students Drop Out?

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School-related reasons

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25
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The theory that in their effort to make sense of their own behavior or performance, individuals are motivated to discover its underlying causes

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Attribution Theory

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26
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Individuals focus on the task rather than on their ability

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Mastery Orientation

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27
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Individuals seem trapped when experiencing difficulty and attribute the difficulty to a lack of ability

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Helpless orientation

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28
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An outlook in which individuals are focused on winning rather than achievement outcome

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Performance Orientation

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29
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The cognitive view, either fixed or growth, that individuals develop for themselves

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Mindset

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30
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A self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype

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Stereotype threat

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31
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frequently liked, rarely disliked

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Popular

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32
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average number of liked and disliked

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Average

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33
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infrequently liked, infrequently disliked

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Neglected

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34
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infrequently liked, frequently disliked

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Rejected

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35
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Nominated as both liked and disliked

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Controversial

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36
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small groups; range from 2 to 12 individuals
usually of same sex and similar in age
can form because teens engage in similar activities and/or purely because they spend time together and enjoy it

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Cliques

37
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larger group structure and less personal

may or may not spend time together ¤based on reputation (e.g., jocks, druggies)

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crowds

38
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self-disclosure or sharing of private thoughts

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Intimacy

39
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The tendency to socialize with similar others

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Similarity

40
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The 8 functions of dating

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Form of recreation
•  Source of status and achievement
•  Socialization process
•  Learn about intimacy
•  Sexual experimentation and exploration •  Companionship
•  Identity formation and development
•  Mate sorting and selection
41
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Stage of romantic development that occurs around the ages of 11 to 13 and includes intense interest in romance and dating usually occurs in a group setting

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Stage 1: Entry into romantic attractions and affiliations

42
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Stage of romantic development that occurs around the age of 14 to 16 and includes casual dating that tends to be short lived and dating in groups

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Stage 2. Exploring romantic relationships

43
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Stage of romantic development that occurs around the age of 17 to 19 and includes more serious romantic relationship. relationships are stable and enduring

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Stage 3 3. Consolidating dyadic romantic bonds

44
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Love that has strong sexual and infatuation components

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Romantic Love

45
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Love occurring when an individual desires to have another person near and has a deep, caring affection for that person

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Affectionate love

46
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a difference between males and females based mainly on biological factors

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Sex difference:

47
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characteristics of people as males or females

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Gender

48
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A set of expectations that prescribes how females and males should think, act and feel

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gender roles

49
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Pubertal change intensifies sexual gender attitudes and behaviors
• Freud and Erikson – individual’s genitals influence gender behavior
• anatomy is destiny

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Biological influences on gender

50
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gender differences mainly result from contrasting roles of females and males

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Social Role Theory

51
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an individual’s attention and behavior are guided by an internal motivation to conform to gender-based sociocultural standards and stereotypes

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Gender Schema Theory:

52
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socialize daughters to be more obedient and responsible

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Mothers socialization strategies

53
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more attention, activities and intellectual development tasks with sons

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Fathers socialization strategies

54
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emphasizes that children’s and adolescent’s gender
development occurs through:
• observation and imitation of gender behavior
• rewards and punishment they experience for gender-
appropriate and gender-inappropriate behavior

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Social cognitive theory of gender

55
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Broad categories that reflect our impressions and

beliefs about females and males

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Gender Stereotypes

56
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language of conversation, establishing connections and negotiating relationships

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Rapport talk:

57
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the presence of desirable feminine and masculine characteristics in the same individual

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Androgyny:

58
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most widely used to measure androgyny

• classifies as one of four gender-role orientations

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Bem Sex role inventory

59
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What are the four gender role classifications in the Bem sex role inventory

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Androgynous
Feminine
Masculine
Undifferentiated

60
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High feminine and High Masculine

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Androgynous

61
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High feminine low masculine

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Feminine

62
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High masculine and low feminine

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Masculine

63
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low masculine and low feminine

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Undifferentiated

64
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The belief that, when an individual’s competence is at issue, it should be conceptualized not on the basis of masculinity, femininity or androgyny, but rather, on a person basis

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Gender-Role Transcendence

65
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Studies that compare a culture with one or more other cultures

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cross cultural studies

66
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emphasizes values that serve the self and gives priority to personal goals, not group goals

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Individualism

67
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emphasizes values that serve the group by subordinating personal goals to preserve group identity

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Collectivism

68
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Ceremonies or rituals that mark an individual’s transition from one status to another

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Rites of passage

69
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Refers to a grouping of people with similar occupational, educational, and economic characteristics

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Socioeconomic status

70
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2015 poverty threshold

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$24,250 family of four

71
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Defined by economic hardship

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Poverty

72
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Study of Canadian and Chinese youth outcome

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Canadian youth said that taking credit for a good deed was a good thing and falsely denying that you did the good deed was a bad thing

Chinese youth said that taking credit for a good deed is a good thing but it is also ok to lie about it or be modest.

73
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Term reflecting the fact that far more women than men live in poverty

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Feminization of poverty

74
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Poverty in adolescence

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More aware of social disadvantage and associated stigma (than children)
• try to hide poverty status

75
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Unjustified negative attitude toward an individual because of the individual’s membership in a group

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Prejudice

76
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Components of Prejudice

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Beliefs, emotions and predisposition to act

77
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attitudes we are unaware of (unconscious), yet still influence behavior

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Implicit prejudice

78
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attitudes that we are aware of holding toward a group

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Explicit prejudice

79
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Emphasizes that problems develop through an interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors

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The biopsychosocial approach

80
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emotional conditions that develop when individuals turn problems inward

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Internalizing problems:

81
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behavior that occurs when individuals turn problems outward

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Externalizing problems:

82
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managing taxing circumstances expending effort to solve life’s problems, and seeking to master or reduce stress

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Coping

83
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drugs that slow down the central nervous system, bodily functions and behavior

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Depressants

84
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Alcohol use trends

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declines in recent years

85
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Having 5+ drinks in a row in the last two weeks

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binge drinking

86
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Drugs that increase the activity of the central nervous system

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Stimulant

87
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The developmental period occurring from approximately 18 to 25 years of age. Transitional period between adolescence and
adulthood characterized by experimentation and exploration

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Emerging adulthood

88
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The five features that make emerging adulthood distinct

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age of identity explorations, the age of instability, the self-focused age, the age of feeling in-between, and the age of possibilities