PSY 1153 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Diana Baumrind, Late-Onset Hypogonadism, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence

• School: Southwestern Assemblies of God University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1153

Document Summary

Permissive: parents set few rules, rarely punish misbehavior. Authoritarian: exert coercive power over child, may lead to emotional abuse, more likely to resort to physical discipline. Authoritative: warm and loving, sets well-defined limits, willing to explain reasons for limits, encourages independence. Kohlberg"s theory of moral development: based on piaget"s proposal, level of moral development depends on level, assessment of level of moral reasoning, present a story with a moral dilemma. Adolescent- transitional period between puberty and the beginning of adulthood. Girls show growth spurt between 10 and 12. Boys show growth spurt between 14 and 16. Adulthood begins when individual assumes responsibility for own life. Physical peak in late twenties and then a slow decline. Cognitive development: decline in fluid intelligence ability to reason and process info, less decline in crystallized intelligence knowledge acquired through life, mentally active adults show less cognitive decline. Late adulthood: reflections on a life well lived. Confronting mortality: not necessarily characterized by physical deterioration.