Discuss Gender and Adolescent Identity Development

question 89

Essay

Discuss gender and adolescent identity development.

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Definitions:

Mental Set

A tendency to approach situations in a certain way because that method worked in the past.

Dramatically Affect

Refers to having a profound or significant impact on something.

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut that involves judging the likelihood of an event by comparing it to an existing prototype in our minds.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic or decision.