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Adolescence
The transition period from childhood to adult hood.
Puberty
The period of sexual maturation
Lawerence Kohlberf
Was a psychologist that proposed the three basic levels of thinking
Preconventinal mortality
Before age nine, children show mortality avoiding punishments or gaining awards from
Conventional mortality
Early adolescences, social rules are upheld for own sake
Postconventional mortality
Affirms persons agreed upon rights or follows personally perceived ethical principles
Erik Erickson
Famous developmental psychologist who created the 8 stage theory
Identity
Our sense of self
Social identity
The “we” aspect of our self concept
Intimacy
Ability to form close loving relationships in early adulthood
Emerging adult
A period from about 18 to mid twenties, most of the time have not yet achieved full independence as adults
X chromosome
The chromosome found in both males and females
Y chromosome
The sec chromosome typically found in only males
Testosterone
The most important male sex hormone
Primary sex characters
The body structures like ovaries and testes make sexual reproduction possible
Secondary sex characters
Non-reproductive sexual traits, such as female hips and males voices.
Spermache
The first ejaculation
Menarche
The first menstrual period
Intersex
A condition present at birth due to unusual combinations of male and female chromosomes
AIDS
It’s a Life threatening sexually transmitted infection.
Sexual orientation
Our enduring sexual attraction, usually toward members of our own sex or other sex
Menopause
The time of natural stoppage of the mensural cycle, ability to reproduce declines
Cross-sectional study
Research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time
Longitudinal study
Research that follows and retest the same people over time
