1. Early Adulthood Review Ch. 13 – Cognitive Development Ch. 14 – Social & Emotional Development Middle Adulthood Preview Ch. 15 – Physical & Cognitive Development

2. Cognition

3. Expertise and Creativity What is expertise? How does expertise affect information processing?

4. Vocational Choice Matching Vocational development a.often peaks after marriage.c. is largely completed by age 25. b.requires a college education.d.is a lifelong process. 11-16 yearsPreferences are guided by familiarity, glamour, and excitement Fantasy period Late teens and early 20sInvolves exploration and crystallization Tentative period Early and middle childhood Careers are considered in terms of interests, abilities and values Realistic period

5. The College Experience Colleges _____________ have increased rates of dropout. a.With less selective admission requirements. b.With highly selective admission requirements. c.With a large number of online courses. d.That require freshman to live on campus. T/F Most students who drop out of college do so due to academic difficulties.

6. Emerging Adulthood and Erikson What is the primary conflict of early adulthood according to Erikson? How does this relate to earlier conflicts?

7. Other Psychosocial Theories Basics of Levinson: – What is an era? – What are life structures? – What are transitions? Indicate whether the following are more typical of men’s (M) or women’s (W) life dreams during the early adult transition. – Emphasize an independent achiever in an occupational role – Display “split dreams” involving both marriage and career – Define the self in terms of relationships with spouse, children, and colleagues – Are usually more individualistic

8. Other Psychosocial Theories Using Valliant’s theory, to which decade does each of the following best apply? – Focus on career consolidation – Become more spiritual and reflective – Focus on intimacy concerns – Pull back from individual achievement and become more generative – Become guardians of their culture, concerned with values and society

9. Love Match each component of Sternberg’s triangular theory of love with its description. _____ Desire for sexual activity and romance;A. Intimacy the physical- and psychological- arousal component B. Passion _____ Involves warm communication, concern for the other,C. Commitment and a desire for the partner to reciprocate; the emotional component _____ Leads partners to decide that they are in love and to maintain that love; the cognitive component What is the difference between passionate love and companionate love?

10. … and Marriage Describe the family life cycle.

11. Career

12. Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood Physical Development Physical changes: vision, hearing, skin, muscle-fat makeup, skeleton, reproductive system Health & Fitness: sexuality, illness and disability, exercise Adapting to the physical challenges of midlife: stress, exercise, an optimistic outlook, gender and aging Cognitive Development Changes in mental ability: crystallized and fluid intelligence Information processing Adult learners

13. Quiz 16 1.At 43, Darryl is a successful lawyer who gets satisfaction from guiding young lawyers starting out in the firm, coaching his daughter’s basketball team, and being camp leader for his son’s Boy Scout troop. According to Erikson, Darryl has developed a sense of a.integrity.c. intimacy. b.autonomy.d.generativity. 2.True or False: Turning points in midlife are often negative, resembling midlife crises. 3.___________________________ are future-oriented representations of what one hopes to become and what one is afraid of becoming. 4.Why are today’s middle-aged adults called the sandwich generation?