Human Growth Development Chp 15 Flashcards
Climacteric
midlife transition in which fertility declines
Menopause
late forties or early fifities when a woman's menstrual periods ceases
Fluid intelligence
one's ability to reason abstractly, begins to decline in middle adulthood Expected Change: Increases through out life span
Crystallized Intelligence
an individual's accumulated information and verbal skills, continues to increase in middle adulthoodExpected changes: Middle of adulthood
Information Processing Speed
explain and describe mental processesExpected Changes : Middle adulthood
Working Memory
individuals manipulate and assemble information when making decisions, solving problems, and comprehending written and spoken language Expected Changes: Late middle age
big five factors of personality
openness to experience concienties extraversion agreeableness neurotism