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22 Cards in this Set
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Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) |
The amount of energy the body uses at complete rests |
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Biological aging or senescence |
genetically influenced declines in the functioning of organs and systems that are universal in all members of our species |
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cognitive-affective complexity |
awareness of conflicting positive and negative feelings and coordination of them into a complex organized structure |
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Commitment within relativistic thinking |
instead of choosing between opposing views, they try to formulate a more personally satisfying perspective that synthesizes contradiction |
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cross-linkage theory of aging |
Over time, protein fibers that make up the body's connective tissue from bonds, or links, with one another. When these normally separate fibers cross-link, tissue becomes less elastic, leading to many negative outcomes |
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dualistic thinking |
Dividing information, values and authority into right and wrong, good and bad, we and they. |
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epistemic cognition |
Refers to our reflections on how we arrived at facts, beliefs, and ideas |
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expertise |
acquisition of extensive knowledge in field or endeavor |
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fantasy period |
In early and middle childhood, children gain insight into career options by fantasizing about them |
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free radicals |
naturally occurring highly reactive chemicals that form in the presence of oxygen. |
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post formal thought |
Cognitive development beyond piaget's formal operational stage. |
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pragmatic thought |
structural advance in which logic becomes a tool for solving real-world problems |
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realistic period |
By late teens and early twenties, young people start to narrow their options. First- further exploration- gathering more info about possibilities that blend with their personal characteristics. In their final phase, crystallization, they focus on general vocational category and experiment for a time before settling on a single occupation |
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relativistic thinking |
Viewing all knowledge as embedded in a framework of thought. aware of diversity of opinions on many topics, they gave up the possibility of absolute truth in favor of multiple truths, each relative to its context |
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telomeres |
a specific type of DNA located at the ends of chromosomes, serving as a "cap" to protect the ends from destruction, that shortens. Eventually, so little remains that the cells no longer duplicate at all. |
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tentative period |
Between ages 11-16 adolescents think about their careers in more complex ways, at first in terms of their interests, and soon as they become more aware of personal and educational requirements for different vocations in terms of their abilities and values |
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Investigation person |
enjoys working with ideas, is likely to select a scientific occupation |
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Social person |
who likes interacting with people, gravitates towards human services |
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realistic person |
who prefers real-world problems and working with objects, tends to choose a mechanical occupation |
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Artistic person |
who i emotional and high need for individual expression, looks toward an artistic field |
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Conventional person |
who likes well-structured tasks and values material possessions and social status, has traits well- suited to certain business fields |
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enterprising person |
is adventurous, persuasive, and strong leader, is drawn to sales and supervisory positions or to politics. |
