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PSYC 3361

Exam 4 Terms (Ch 9, 10)

TermDefinition
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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