Module 7 Psych 140 Portage Learning
emerging adulthood - answerin-between period during which individuals leave
adolescence but are not fully adults
early adulthood - answer20s and 30s
physical peak in development - answer between ages 20 and 35
some changes that occur in early adulthood - answer maximum heart rate may
gradually decrease, respiratory capacity gradually decreases (becomes noticeable after
age 25 under heavy exercise conditions), lens of the eye stiffens and thickens,
sensitivity to sound at high frequencies decreases, fast-twitch muscles decline in size
and amount
National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior - answerA national survey of sexual
behavior in the United States, based at Indiana University and published in 2010
key findings from the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior - answer• Less
frequent adolescent sexual behavior than some have thought.
• Males appear to overestimate how often their partners reach orgasm during sexual
encounters.
• Approximately seven percent of women and eight percent of men taking the survey
identified as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, although rates of same-gender sexual interaction
(at any point in one's life) is higher than these percentages.
• Married couples engage in sex more frequently than unmarried individuals
Factors that decrease the likelihood of divorce - answer• having an annual income over
$50,000
• having a baby at least seven months after marriage versus before marriage
• growing up in an intact home versus a divorced home
• being religious
• attending college at all
William Perry's Dualistic Thinking - answeryoung adults move from dualistic thinking
(right vs. wrong) to multiple thinking (i.e. there are different viewpoints to consider, but it
is hard to reconcile the various perspectives) to commitment within relativism (i.e. there
are multiple viewpoints, but I can reflect on and decide what I believe regarding these
perspectives).
Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Love - answerlove has three components: intimacy,
passion, and commitment.
emerging adulthood - answerin-between period during which individuals leave
adolescence but are not fully adults
early adulthood - answer20s and 30s
physical peak in development - answer between ages 20 and 35
some changes that occur in early adulthood - answer maximum heart rate may
gradually decrease, respiratory capacity gradually decreases (becomes noticeable after
age 25 under heavy exercise conditions), lens of the eye stiffens and thickens,
sensitivity to sound at high frequencies decreases, fast-twitch muscles decline in size
and amount
National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior - answerA national survey of sexual
behavior in the United States, based at Indiana University and published in 2010
key findings from the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior - answer• Less
frequent adolescent sexual behavior than some have thought.
• Males appear to overestimate how often their partners reach orgasm during sexual
encounters.
• Approximately seven percent of women and eight percent of men taking the survey
identified as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, although rates of same-gender sexual interaction
(at any point in one's life) is higher than these percentages.
• Married couples engage in sex more frequently than unmarried individuals
Factors that decrease the likelihood of divorce - answer• having an annual income over
$50,000
• having a baby at least seven months after marriage versus before marriage
• growing up in an intact home versus a divorced home
• being religious
• attending college at all
William Perry's Dualistic Thinking - answeryoung adults move from dualistic thinking
(right vs. wrong) to multiple thinking (i.e. there are different viewpoints to consider, but it
is hard to reconcile the various perspectives) to commitment within relativism (i.e. there
are multiple viewpoints, but I can reflect on and decide what I believe regarding these
perspectives).
Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Love - answerlove has three components: intimacy,
passion, and commitment.
