Final Flashcards
Estrogen is directly released by the ______.
Pituitary gland
There is not much evidence to support Kohlberg’s claim that the stages of moral reasoning are _____.
Universal
_______ correlation is the most accurate description of the relationship between self-esteem and strength of ethnic identity
Positive correlat
A person with a ______ personality type is best described as someone who enjoys abstract thinking and is highly task-oriented.
Investigative
Kohlberg’s theory includes the preconventional, conventional, and _________ levels.
postconventional
Those in the preconventional level, have moral reasoning strongly influenced by _________ or ________.
reward or punishment
Gilligan’s view of morality emphasizes ______ for others, not justice.
caring for others
Boys vs girls moral reasoning,typical result is they ______ differ
do not differ
If parents want to foster their children’s oral development, they should discuss _______ issuses with them.
moral
Puberty changes take place when the _______ gland signals the _______ gland, ovaries, and testes to secrete hormones that initiate physical changes.
pituitary, adrenal
Menarche is the onset of ________ and __________ is the first spontaneous ejaculation of sperm.
menstration, spermarche
In adolescence, working memory _______ in capacity, and processing speed becomes faster.
increases
Edgework is the desire to live life more fully by experiencing __________ and physically threatening situations.
emotional
Low-density lipoproteins cause _____ deposits that can lead to blocked arteries
fatty
______ intelligence is made up of abilities that are acquired throughout the life span
Fluid
Inviduality is the same or is the opposite of familism?
opposite
For most people, practical intelligence begins to _______ appreciably in old age
decline
Encapsulation occurs when thinking processes become connected to the products of ________.
thinking
Erikson believes that midlife involves a psychosocial crisis involving characteristics of _________ vs. stagnation.
genrativity
What is a common term used to describe a cerebral vascular accident?
Stroke
Bridge jobs are most associated with positive _____ satisfaction.
life
When thinking about gender and retirement, women are more or less likely to fully retire?
less
For most people. Grief tends to peak within _____ months following the death of a loved one.
six
Kubler-Ross’s approach includes 5 stages, denial, _____, _______, depression,and _________.
anger
bargaining
acceptance