15 Psy 101

The period of development that begins with the onset of sexual maturity (11-14) and ends at the beginning of adulthood (18-21)

The bodily changes associated with sexual maturity

Bodily structures that are directly involved in reproduction

Bodily structures that change dramatically with sexual maturity but that are not directly involved in reproduction

• The temporal and parental connections that were growing rapidly slow down.
• Prefrontal cortex ends synaptic proliferation and begins synaptic pruning

• Increased body fat=earlier puberty
• Some toxins mimic estrogen which can trigger earlier development in girls

• No, hormones don't have as much affect as people think
• They are more likely to do stupid things but not as drastically as its often thought

• Peer pressure/acceptance
• Unrealistic expectations/goals/demands
• Unwanted attention
• Sexual exploration/homosexuality

It is not a matter of nurture but we still don't know exactly what it is. Is seems to be partially biological

They often don't have the education they need or don't get that education in time and go exploring without any guidance

Adolescents try to create their own identity and lean more on their peers to develop it than their parents.

Rapid growth spurt/maturing of sex organs

The age of entrance to adulthood is occurring later than ever before

They seek increased autonomy from their parents and become more peer oriented, forming single sex cliques followed by mixed sex cliques and finally pairing off as couples

Follows a script, many aspects of which are standard across cultures.

The stage of development that begins around 18-21 and ends with death

Socioemotional theory: the older you get the less interested you are in new/useful information and the more interested you are in emotionally satisfying information.

A happy time, people are more focused on sustaining positive emotions and focus less on things that make them unhappy

• Marriage: Could be that it makes you happy or that happy people are more prone to do it
• Children: Decrease in happiness of the parents as its a baby, which slowly grows back to where it was beforehand as the child matures and finally moves out

• Working memory
• Episodic memory
• Retrieval tasks