PSY 357 GCU Exam 2 Study Guide (Ch. 6,8,9,10,11)
Questions With Complete Solutions
According to Erikson, individuals who have this, are most
capable of true intimacy Correct Answers career oriented men
and women
Adolescent egocentrism characteristics Correct Answers
Overly concerned with their own thoughts and feelings. "self
absorbed"
Biological factors that contribute to aggressive behavior Correct
Answers Heredity(identical twins more similar than fraternal
ones in physical aggressiveness)
Biology
Cognitive processes
Family processes
poverty
Characteristics of adolescent-limited antisocial behavior Correct
Answers Relatively minor criminal acts by those who aren't
consistently antisocial. Short lived, usually vanishing by late
adolescence or early adulthood
If you end up in prison, its likely you will commit more crimes.
Doing things outside of norm of household or society(doesn't
have to be illegal-doing something you shouldn't be doing).
Define familism Correct Answers Social structure where needs
of family are more important and take priority over individual
family member needs
,Define fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence Correct
Answers Fluid intelligence- being a flexible, adaptive thinker
who can make inferences and understand concepts'
relationships. Declines through adulthood
Crystallized- knowledge of facts, definitions, language acquired
by life experience. Improves through adulthood
Describe how Kohlberg and Gilligan's theory are alike and how
they differ Correct Answers Men focus on justice concerns for
their definition of morality according to Kohlberg while women
are more focused on caring and relationship needs according to
Giligan.
Describe how Kohlberg assessed moral thinking Correct
Answers Longitufinal studies show that people do progress
sequentially through levels and don't skip stages
Moral reasoning and moral behavior are linked
Describe how personal selves are created Correct Answers
Representations of one's hoped for selves and feared for selves
Future self, present self and current self.
Future self thinking changes current self. Past self changes
future self and present self. We shift between different phases of
reality.
Thinking of future or past self impacts current self, mainly
future self. Cant change past but can change future.
Describe how word fluency is assessed Correct Answers
Primary mental abilities-how easily we produce verbal
description of things
, Distributing vocal words while looking at something ex: looking
at a picture and describing it in words
Describe the chemical changes that occur in the body due to
alcohol addiction Correct Answers Affects brain- important
neurotransmitters become dangerously depleted or increases.
Start craving alchol to increase positive feelings and decrease
negative feelings
Neurotransmitters are not the answer! Basic reason for why you
keep drinking alchol is because it's an addiction/habit.
Describe the parieto-frontal integration theory Correct Answers
Intelligence comes from distributed and integrated networks of
neurons in parietal and frontal lobes
Describe what impacts the development of social beliefs
Correct Answers Intellect is what impacts social belief systems.
Intellect least disrupts social structure-friends, family.
Describe when behaviors decrease/increase when adolescents
emerge adulthood Correct Answers Emerging adults engage in
more risky behaviors than do another other age group(edgework
increases for women, but not men)
Education and workforce attainment
Intimacy vs isolation
Differences between female and male experiences in romantic
relationships and sexuality Correct Answers Gitls describe first
sexual partner romantically as someone they love. Express
mixed feelings of happiness, excitement, fear, guilt and
disappointment. Tells friends and doesn't get praise
Questions With Complete Solutions
According to Erikson, individuals who have this, are most
capable of true intimacy Correct Answers career oriented men
and women
Adolescent egocentrism characteristics Correct Answers
Overly concerned with their own thoughts and feelings. "self
absorbed"
Biological factors that contribute to aggressive behavior Correct
Answers Heredity(identical twins more similar than fraternal
ones in physical aggressiveness)
Biology
Cognitive processes
Family processes
poverty
Characteristics of adolescent-limited antisocial behavior Correct
Answers Relatively minor criminal acts by those who aren't
consistently antisocial. Short lived, usually vanishing by late
adolescence or early adulthood
If you end up in prison, its likely you will commit more crimes.
Doing things outside of norm of household or society(doesn't
have to be illegal-doing something you shouldn't be doing).
Define familism Correct Answers Social structure where needs
of family are more important and take priority over individual
family member needs
,Define fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence Correct
Answers Fluid intelligence- being a flexible, adaptive thinker
who can make inferences and understand concepts'
relationships. Declines through adulthood
Crystallized- knowledge of facts, definitions, language acquired
by life experience. Improves through adulthood
Describe how Kohlberg and Gilligan's theory are alike and how
they differ Correct Answers Men focus on justice concerns for
their definition of morality according to Kohlberg while women
are more focused on caring and relationship needs according to
Giligan.
Describe how Kohlberg assessed moral thinking Correct
Answers Longitufinal studies show that people do progress
sequentially through levels and don't skip stages
Moral reasoning and moral behavior are linked
Describe how personal selves are created Correct Answers
Representations of one's hoped for selves and feared for selves
Future self, present self and current self.
Future self thinking changes current self. Past self changes
future self and present self. We shift between different phases of
reality.
Thinking of future or past self impacts current self, mainly
future self. Cant change past but can change future.
Describe how word fluency is assessed Correct Answers
Primary mental abilities-how easily we produce verbal
description of things
, Distributing vocal words while looking at something ex: looking
at a picture and describing it in words
Describe the chemical changes that occur in the body due to
alcohol addiction Correct Answers Affects brain- important
neurotransmitters become dangerously depleted or increases.
Start craving alchol to increase positive feelings and decrease
negative feelings
Neurotransmitters are not the answer! Basic reason for why you
keep drinking alchol is because it's an addiction/habit.
Describe the parieto-frontal integration theory Correct Answers
Intelligence comes from distributed and integrated networks of
neurons in parietal and frontal lobes
Describe what impacts the development of social beliefs
Correct Answers Intellect is what impacts social belief systems.
Intellect least disrupts social structure-friends, family.
Describe when behaviors decrease/increase when adolescents
emerge adulthood Correct Answers Emerging adults engage in
more risky behaviors than do another other age group(edgework
increases for women, but not men)
Education and workforce attainment
Intimacy vs isolation
Differences between female and male experiences in romantic
relationships and sexuality Correct Answers Gitls describe first
sexual partner romantically as someone they love. Express
mixed feelings of happiness, excitement, fear, guilt and
disappointment. Tells friends and doesn't get praise
