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menopause:
the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines. (p. 164)
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eyesight
With age, the eye’s pupil shrinks and its lens becomes less transparent, reducing the amount of light reaching the retina. In fact, a 65-year-old retina receives only about one-third as much light as its 20-year-old
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adults
- get less sicker than a 20 yr old, but more succeptable to bigger sicknesses i.e.. cancer, namonia
- being physically active good for heart
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adult memory
- seems to decline a little bit compared to younger
- No matter how quick or slow we are, remembering seems also to depend on the type of information we are trying to retrieve.
- if its meaningful more likely to remember
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crystallized intelligence:
our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age. (p. 167)
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fluid intelligence:
our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood. (p. 167)
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social clock:
the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement. (p. 168)
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middle life crisis
is not as bad as people make look to be
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Marriage bonds
- are especially likely to last when couples marry after age 20 and are well educated
- 1 in every 2 mariages divorce
- in europe a little less comon
- a more satisfying marriage, which breeds better parent-child relations
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generativity.
Freud defined the healthy adult as one who is able to love and work. Erikson agreed, observing that the adult struggles to attain intimacy and
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Contrary to what many people assume
people of all ages report similar levels of happiness
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print charts- of adulthood
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Developmental researchers who emphasize learning and experience tend to believe in _______; those who emphasize biological maturation tend to believe in _______.
continuity; stages
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Although development is lifelong, there is stability of personality over time. For example,
temperament tends to remain stable throughout life.
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