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quiz 4 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| perspective talking | the social cognitive process involved in assuming the perspective of others and understanding their thoughts and feelings |
| self-esteem | the global evaluative dimension of the self. self esteem is also referred to as self worth and self image |
| self concept | domain specific evaluation of the self |
| self-efficacy | the belief that one can matter a situation and produce a favorable outcome |
| pre-conventional reasoning | the lowest level of kholburgs theory of moral development. the individuals moral reasoning is controlled primarily by external rewards and punishment |
| conventional reasoning | the second or intermediate level of kholburgs theory of moral development. At this level individuals abide by certain standards but they are the standards of others such as parents or the laws off society |
| post conventional reasoning | the highest level of kholburgs theory of moral development, at this level the individual recognizes alternative moral courses, explores the options then decides on a personal moral code. |
| care perspective | the moral perspective of carol giligan which views people in terms of there connectedness and emphasizes there communication, relationship with others and concerns for others |
| social conventional reasoning | thoughts about social concensus and convention, in contrast with moral reasoning which stresses ethical issues |
| Gender stereotypes | broad categories that reflect society's impression and beliefs about females and males |
| androgyny | the pretense of positive masculine and feminine characteristic |
| constructive approach | a learners centered approach that emphasizes the importance of individuals actively constructing their knowledge and understanding with guidance from a teacher |
| direct instruction approach | a structured teacher centered approach that is characterized by teachers direction and control, high teacher expectation for student progress maximum time spent by students on learning task and efforts by teacher to negative affect minimum |
| puberty | a brain neuroendocrine process occurring primarily in early adolescence that provides stimulation for the rapid physical changes that occur in this period of development |
| menarche | a girls first menstruation |
| hormones | powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine gland and carried through the body by the bloodstream |
| hypothalamus | a structure in the higher portion of the brain that monitors eating and sex |
| gonads | the sex glands- the testes in males and the ovaries female |
| Amygdala | the region of the brain that is the seat of emotions |
| hypothetical-deductive reasoning | Piagets formal operational concept that adolescents have the cognitive ability to develop hy[othese or best guesses about ways to solve problems |
| adolescent egocentrictrisism | the heightened self conscious of adolescence |
| imaginary audience | involves adolescence belief that others are as interested in them as they are themselves are; attention getting behavior motivated by a desire to be noticed or visable |
| personal fable | the part of adolescents egocentrisism that involves an adolescent sense of uniqueness and invincibility |
| top dog phenomenon \ | the circumstances of moving from top position in elementary school to the lowest position in middle or junior high |
| service learning | a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community |
| crisis | Marcias term for a period of identity development during which adolescent is exploring alternatives |
| commitment | part of identity development in which a adolescent's show a personal investment in a form of identity |
| identity diffusion | adolescents who have not yet experienced a crisis or made any commitments |
| identity foreclosure | adolescents who have made a commitment but have not experienced a crisis |
| identity moratorium | adolescents who are in the midst of a crisis but there commitment are either absent or vaguely defined |
| identity achievement | adolescents who have undergone a crisis and have made commitment |
| ethnic identity | a enduring basic aspect of self that includes a sense of membership in an ethnic group and the attitude and feeling related to that membership |
| clique | a small group that ranges from 2-12, averaging about 5-6 individuals and often consist of adolescents who engage in similar activities. |
| crowd | a larger group structure than a clique usually formed based on reputation and members may or may not spend time together |
| rite of passage | a ceremony or ritual that makes an individual transition from one status to another most rites of passage focus on transition to adult status |
| juvenile delinquent | an adolescent who breaks the law or engage in behaviors that is considered illegal |
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