PSY313H5 Lecture Notes - Fetus, Menopause, Baby Boom
Document Summary
Tests are 80-90 min. long; essay q"s 60-70%, multiple choice 30-40% Much of hearing loss is not to do with aging per se but more to do with the accumulation of noise from the environment that we are exposed to. Psychological maturity abt mental and emotional capabilities. Sociological sense of maturity involves taking on more adult-like roles (e. g. becoming more self sufficient) Biological maturity usually happens b/w ages 18-21. There is no real criteria set to justify the 18-21 age range on social of psychological/biological maturity. Chronological age not a reliable guide to either maturity or old age. B/c increased longevity and a decreased birth rate. Fertility rate to replace population = 2. 1 b/c need 2 kids to replace parents and extra . 1 of child to compensate for women w/o kids and kids who don"t live to adulthood. Many women having few kids in the 80s compensated for low fertility rate and contributed to a healthy population growth rate.
