100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
Previously searched by you
Previously searched by you
logo
TRU PSYCH 3451 Questions With Correct Solutions, Already Passed!! $7.99
Add to cart
Quickly navigate to
Preview
  2.  
  3. TRU PSYCH 3451
  4.  
  5. TRU PSYCH 3451

Exam (elaborations)

TRU PSYCH 3451 Questions With Correct Solutions, Already Passed!!
 0 purchase
  • Course
  • TRU PSYCH 3451
  • Institution
  • TRU PSYCH 3451

Diana Baumrind; according to her, two aspects of the parent's behaviour toward the adolescent are critical: - parental responsiveness parental demandingness Hormones that are important in puberty, carry their instructions by activating brain cells called... - gonadotroping-releasing hormone (Gn...

[Show more]

Preview 3 out of 23  pages

Document information

  • August 14, 2024
  • 23
  • 2024/2025
  • Exam (elaborations)
  • Questions & answers

Subjects

Written for

  • TRU PSYCH 3451
  • TRU PSYCH 3451

Seller

avatar-seller
PatrickKaylian

Reviews received

Content preview

TRU PSYCH 3451
Diana Baumrind; according to her, two aspects of the parent's behaviour toward the adolescent are
critical: - parental responsiveness

parental demandingness



Hormones that are important in puberty, carry their instructions by activating brain cells called... -
gonadotroping-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons




The adolescent period has lengthened in the past 100 years because... - physical maturation
occurs earlier

individuals delay going to work/marriage



puberty has 3 main physical manifestations - 1. rapid acceleration in growth

2. development of primary sex characteristics

3. development of secondary sex characteristics



Are new hormones produced at puberty? - No, some levels just increase or decrease

early sexual feelings prior to puberty may be stimulated by the maturation of the adrenal glands -
adenarche



onset of puberty is triggered by an increase in the brain chemical called... - kisspeptin



what chemical stimulates the production of kisspeptin - leptin



what chemical surpresses the production of kisspeptin - melatonin



marker of closing puberty is... - epiphysis

,the development of secondary sex characteristics is typically divided into 5 stages, called the... -
tanner stages



the 2 most important environmental influences on pubertal maturation are... - nutrition and
health



secular trend - over past two centuries, for individuals to be larger in stature, and to reach
puberty earlier, primarily because of improvements in health and nutrition



Pheromones - a class of chemicals secreted by animals that stimulate certain behaviors in other
members of the species (the presence of a stepfather may expose the adolescent girl to pheromones
that stimulate pubertal maturation)



Deductive reasoning - a type of logical reasoning in which one draws logically necessary
conclusions from a general set of premises, or givens



Metacognition - the process of thinking about thinking itself



adolescent egocentrisim 2 parts - imaginary audience

personal fable



imaginary audience - adolescents' belief that they are the focus of everyone else's attention and
concern



personal fable - type of thought common to adolescents in which young people believe
themselves to be unique and protected from harm



Piagetian perspective; says that cognitive development proceeds through 4 stages - sensorimotor
(birth-2yrs)

preoperational (2-5yrs)

, concrete operational (6-early adolescence)

formal operations (early adolescence-adulthood)



cognitive-developmental view - a perspective on development, based on the work of Piaget, that
takes a qualitative, stage-theory approach



According to Piagetian theorists, what is the chief feature that differentiates adolescent thinking from
childrens - abstract logical reasoning



Information-processing perspective - A perspective on cognition that derives from the study of
artificial intelligence and attempts to explain cognitive development in terms of the growth of specific
components of the thinking process (such as memory).



selective attention - the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus, and tuning out
another



divided attention - paying attention to more than one thing at a time



working memory - short-term storage of information being actively processed



reminiscence bump - the fact that experiences from adolescence are generally recalled more than
experiences from other stages of life



functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) - a technique used to produce images of the brain,
often while the subject is performing some sort of mental task



Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) - a technique used to produce images of the brain that shows
connections among different regions



Electroencephalogram (EEG) - a technique for measuring electrical activity at different locations
on the scalp

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller PatrickKaylian. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for $7.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

69052 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 15 years now

Start selling
$7.99
  • (0)
Add to cart
Added