Midterm Flashcards

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1
Q

The adolescent growth spurt occurs ________ earlier for girls than boys?

A

2 years

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2
Q

The developmental period termed_________ does not exist in all cultures.

A

Emerging adulthood

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3
Q

Nature is to nurture as biological is to_________?

A

Psychological

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4
Q

Traditional male puberty, rituals such as scarring and bloodletting operate as a metaphor for demonstrating once readiness for the challenges of__________?

A

Manhood

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5
Q

The term_______ Culture refers to a culture that has maintained a way of life based on stable traditions passed from one generation to the next?

A

Traditional

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6
Q

________ defined as the world becoming smaller and people more similar.

A

Globalization

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7
Q

Cultures that value________ More than independence view marriage as the key transition to adult

A

Interdependence

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8
Q

Using questionnaires instead of interviews is good because coding interview data takes considerable____ effort and money

A

Time

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9
Q

Being self-sufficient is considered a sign of_______

A

Adulthood

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10
Q

______ is viewed us starting with the first signs of puberty changes

A

Puberty

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11
Q

Socioeconomic status is used to referred to a persons_____

A

Social class

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12
Q

Plateau Saint Augustine and Aristotle said adolescence was a period that focuses on struggles between_____ and passion

A

Reason

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13
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______ sex characteristics referred to any development of reproductive organs or the producing of sperm or eggs

A

Primary

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14
Q

_____ sex characteristics, bodily changes, not related to sex organs, pubic hair growth, facial hair growth, bones hardening shoulder, and back hair growth for males only

A

Secondary

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15
Q

First production of sperm and boys?

A

Spermarche

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16
Q

The hormone_____ causes more muscle growth and males during puberty?

A

Testosterone

17
Q

The growth spurt and adolescence is shown best by the rapid increase in_____?

A

Height

18
Q

What are two different types of hormones?

A

Estrogens and androgens

19
Q

Puberty starts in the______ in the brain.

A

Hypothalamus

20
Q

Overproduction of synaptic connections occurs in many parts of the brains gray matter, but is especially concentrated in the_____ lobe.

A

Frontal