FAD3220 Exam 3 Study Questions and Correct Answers
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FAD 3220
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FAD 3220
Primary sex hormones - Primary sex characteristics: characteristics associated with the development of the organs and structures of the body that directly relate to reproduction, Ex: vagina/uterus - Secondary sex characteristics: the visible signs of sexual maturity that do not directly involve the...
FAD3220 Exam 3 Study Questions and
Correct Answers
Primary sex hormones ✅- Primary sex characteristics: characteristics associated with
the development of the organs and structures of the body that directly relate to
reproduction, Ex: vagina/uterus
- Secondary sex characteristics: the visible signs of sexual maturity that do not directly
involve the sex organs, Ex: breasts, pubic hair
Consequences of early and late maturation ✅- Early Maturation Boys: Good for boys
to be successful athletes but bad because become involved in delinquence and
substance abuse, overall good for boys
- Early Maturation Girls: psychologically-challenging because sought as dates and
popularity, not socially ready
- Late maturation: boys smaller/lighter are considered less attractive, can diminish their
self-concept, girls suffer less emotional problems
Menstruation: onset, body mass ✅- Menarche is the onset of menstruation , in poorer
places it occurs later, those better nourished start earlier, environmental effects also
influence
- those with a lower percentage of body fat menstruate later then those with greater
amount
Piaget's theory: term and main points ✅- Piaget said that formal operational stage
when people start thinking abstractly starts in adolescence
- this allows them to question authority and become argumentative
Information processing and cognitive development ✅- cognitive advances in
adolescence are quantative and gradual
- adolescents are susceptible to egocentrism and the perception that their behavior is
constantly observed by an imaginary audience and they construct personal fables about
the uniqueness / immunity to harm
Reasons for risky behavior in adolescence ✅- brain immaturity, they underestimate
risks of behavior and overestimate the rewards from behavior
- their brain is more sensitive to social stimuli, the prefrontal cortex
Self-concept vs. Self esteem definition and process ✅- Self-concept: what am I like?
perceive of who they are
- Self-esteem: how do i like myself?
Erikson's theory: primary task in adolescence ✅- search for identity, figuring out what
is unique and distinctive about themselves
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