PSY 256 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Physical Attractiveness, Binge Drinking, Cerebral Cortex
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More than 20% over average body weight: 35. 7% of americans are obese. Substance abuse: peaks between 19-22 years, roughly 20% of us 21-25 years old are substance abusers. Cigarettes and alcohol most common: cigarettes. Quitting can reverse some effects: takes time, alcohol. Binge drinking: 4/5 drinks in 2 hours. Heavy drinking: 5 drinks, 5 days. Few health bene ts: a glass of wine is okay. Almost half of the fatal car crashes involve alcohol. Mate selection: within 5 years of own age, similar education, ethnicity, and (to a lesser extent) religion, typically met in conventional ways, relationship maintenance. Better when friends and families approve of the relationship. Cognitive changes: further development of cerebral cortex. Especially frontal lobes: fmri stand show experience-dependent brain growth. Studies changes in thought occurring after piaget"s nal stage. There is a correct answer and you can get to it. Belief and truth are blurred here: quasi-re ective stages.
