PSYC 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Telomere, Visual Acuity, Dementia

• School: Auburn University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2010
• Professor: Daniels

Document Summary

Starts at 13 for boys: egocentrism: personal fable where the child believes that the world revolves around them, primary and secondary sex characteristics develop, neuronal connections increase until puberty and then pruning begins. Pruning: unused neural connections are lost to make other pathways more ef cient. Developing morality : kohlberg - development of moral reasoning stages. Parent & peer in uence : forming an identity, becoming independent, relating to parents, peer approval, relationships. Emerging adulthood : 18-25 years old, college, nding a job, average age of marriage is mid 20"s, peak of physical development - 20 years. Middle adulthood : muscular strength, reaction time, sensory abilities begin to decline after mid 20"s, around 50 women go through menopause and men experience a decrease in hormones and fertility. Marriage, family, and aging : most people marry or have some type of family union, marriage has high expectations, successful marriage: