psychology
Group A
1. State the definition of motive.
-Specific need or desire, such as hunger, thirst, or achievement that prompts goal-directed behavior
2. What is longitudinal study?
-Study the same group of people over time
Advantages
-Detailed information about subjects
-Developmental changes can be studied in detail
-Eliminates cohort differences
Disadvantages
-Expensive and time consuming
-Potential for high attrition
-Differences over time may be due to assessment tools and not age
3. Which are physical changes in adolescence?
Growth spurt
Begins about age 10½ in girls and about 12½ in boys
Sexual development
Puberty
i. Onset of sexual maturation
Menarche
ii. First menstrual period for girls
Early and late developers
Adolescent sexual activity
Approximately ¾ of males and ½ of females between 15 and 19 have had intercourse
Average age for first intercourse is 16 for boys and 17 for girls
Teenage pregnancy
Rate of teen pregnancy has fallen in the last 50 years
Highest in U.S. of all industrialized nations
4. Temperament refers to…
-Temperament refers to characteristic patterns of emotional reactions and emotional self-regulation
5. What does social psychology explores?
-The scientific study of the ways in which the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of one individual are influenced by the real, imagined, or inferred behavior or characteristics of other people
6. Name 3 main sexual orientations.
Heterosexual - Sexual attraction to other gender
Homosexual - Sexual attraction to same gender
Bisexual - Sexual attraction to both genders
7. What is personality?
An individual’s unique pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that persists over time and across situations
Two key components
-Personality refers to unique differences
-Personality is presumed to be stable and enduring
8. Extroverts are focusing on..
-Focus on external world and social life
9. Freud’s form the basis of psychodynamic theory?
True
10. Is testosterone important for both man and woman in
1. State the definition of motive.
-Specific need or desire, such as hunger, thirst, or achievement that prompts goal-directed behavior
2. What is longitudinal study?
-Study the same group of people over time
Advantages
-Detailed information about subjects
-Developmental changes can be studied in detail
-Eliminates cohort differences
Disadvantages
-Expensive and time consuming
-Potential for high attrition
-Differences over time may be due to assessment tools and not age
3. Which are physical changes in adolescence?
Growth spurt
Begins about age 10½ in girls and about 12½ in boys
Sexual development
Puberty
i. Onset of sexual maturation
Menarche
ii. First menstrual period for girls
Early and late developers
Adolescent sexual activity
Approximately ¾ of males and ½ of females between 15 and 19 have had intercourse
Average age for first intercourse is 16 for boys and 17 for girls
Teenage pregnancy
Rate of teen pregnancy has fallen in the last 50 years
Highest in U.S. of all industrialized nations
4. Temperament refers to…
-Temperament refers to characteristic patterns of emotional reactions and emotional self-regulation
5. What does social psychology explores?
-The scientific study of the ways in which the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of one individual are influenced by the real, imagined, or inferred behavior or characteristics of other people
6. Name 3 main sexual orientations.
Heterosexual - Sexual attraction to other gender
Homosexual - Sexual attraction to same gender
Bisexual - Sexual attraction to both genders
7. What is personality?
An individual’s unique pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that persists over time and across situations
Two key components
-Personality refers to unique differences
-Personality is presumed to be stable and enduring
8. Extroverts are focusing on..
-Focus on external world and social life
9. Freud’s form the basis of psychodynamic theory?
True
10. Is testosterone important for both man and woman in