PS276 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Random Assignment, Observational Learning, Behaviorism
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Adolescence, to grow into adulthood, defined as second decade of lifespan in which adolescents become interested in sex/biologically capable of having children. 10-13 early adolescence, 14-17 middle adolescence, 18-21/mid 20s late adolescence. 3 universal changes that occur during adolescence are the onset of puberty (biological), emergence of more advanced thinking abilities (cognitive), and transition into new roles in society (social) 4 contexts of adolescence: families, peer groups, schools, work and leisure settings. 5 psychosocial concerns of adolescence: identity, autonomy, intimacy, sexuality, achievement. Biosocial, organismic, and learning theories focus on forces within individual or their specific environment whereas sociological theories attempt to understand adolescents as a group. Hormonal and physical changes of puberty are driving forces of adolescence. Father of scientific study of adolescence influenced by darwin. Recapitulation: development of individual parallels development of human species, infancy equivalent to primitave times, development through stages determined by instinct not environment. Adolescence is period of storm and stress in which hormones cause upheaval.
