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FAD3220 Exam 3 Questions and Answers
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FAD3220 Exam 3 Questions andAnswers
Primary sex hormones - Answer -- 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 - Answer -- 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 - Answer -- 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 - Answer -- 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 - Answer -- 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 - Answer -- 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 - Answer -- Self-concept: what am I
like? perceive of who they are
- Self-esteem: how do i like myself?
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