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PSYC 3361
Exam 4 Terms (Ch 9, 10)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Longitudinal Study | A study that collects data on the same people at more than one time |
| Cross-Sectional Study | Data collected at one time that compares people of different ages |
| Temperament | Genetically based behavioral tendencies seen in young children |
| Mean-Level Changes | Shifts in a population’s average scores with age |
| Rank-Order Consistency | Comparing someone to the average person his or her age |
| Quantum Change | Radical personality change |
| Social Investment Theory | The idea that personalities mature as people enter important adult social roles such as establishing a career and starting a family |
| Maturation of Personality | Growth in traits consistent with being more mature and grown-up, such as higher conscientiousness, higher agreeableness, and lower neuroticism |
| Emerging Adulthood | A new life stage between adolescence and adulthood |
| Birth Order | The order in which siblings are born, an important concept in Alfred Adler’s psychology |
| Replicate | When the same or a very similar study is conducted again, the results are similar |
| Sex | A biological division of males and females based on chromosomes, genitals, and secondary sexual characteristics |
| Gender | Roles and behaviors attributed to one gender or another such as cognitive abilities, sexual behavior, hair length, clothing, and job preferences |
| Sex Differences | Average differences between males and females |
| Cisgender | Someone whose gender identity and biological sex are the same (when a biological male feels psychologically male, or a biological female feels psychologically female) |
| Transgender | When a male feels psychologically that she should be female or a female feels psychologically he should be male |
| Spatial Ability | The ability to mentally rotate objects |
| Stereotypes | Commonly held beliefs about groups |
| Stereotypically Masculine Personality Traits | Traits believed to be typical of men; these primarily involve instrumentality or agency, similar to the assertiveness dimensions of extraversion |
| Stereotypically Feminine Personality Traits | Traits believed to be typical of women; these primarily involve expressiveness or caring traits, which overlap with the Big Five trait of agreeableness |
| Body Expansiveness | Taking up more space with your body |
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