PSY 101 Lecture 9: PSY 101 02/07 Life Development
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Secondary sex characteristics : nonreproductive characteristics (e. g. , breasts, voice changing) Around 11 for girls and 13 for boys. Morality = discerning right from wrong and developing character. Kohlberg"s stages of morality (only based on upper class white men + boys) Conventional morality = societal standards, (past no consequences) Postconventional morality = individual, own ethical principles. Identity = a self definition that unifies the various selves into a consistent and comfortable sense of who one is- Adolescents seek their own identity and independence in western cultures. Physical abilities peak in the mid-20s (and then decline later in life) We aren"t acutely aware of these physical changes until later on in life (ex. Presbycusis = a loss of sensitivity to high pitched tones. Fluid intelligence = tests of abstract reasoning where prior experience is of no benefit. Younger adults have more of this, declines over time. Crystalized intelligence = tests that tap our accumulated knowledge.
