CAS PS 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Risky Sexual Behavior, Pubic Hair, Frontal Lobe

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Martha Tompson

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Development 2: adolescence to the end of life. Adolescence: the transition between childhood and adulthood that typically spans ages twelve to twenty. Adolescent growth spurt: period of accelerated growth that usually occurs within about two years after the onset of puberty; pituitary gland releases a growth hormone at the start of adolescent. Gonadotropins: hormones rebased by the pituitary gland that stimulate production of testosterone in men and estrogen in women. Second sex characteristics: physical characteristics typical of mature males or females (such as facial, body, and pubic hair) that develop during puberty as a result of the release of testosterone or estrogen. Moral development: preconventional morality: lowest level of moral development in lawrence. Lawrence kohlberg"s theory, in which individuals are guided by values agreed upon by society (stage 5) or by universal ethical principles (stage 6) Peaks sometime between ages twenty and thirty and declines steadily thereafter.