AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Middle adulthood is the period of development that occurs between the ages of 46-65. During this stage physical changes start to occur that show that the body is ageing. These include the skin starting to lose elasticity and grey hair occurring because of the loss of pigments.

Detailed explanation-2: -Erikson stated that the primary psychosocial task of middle adult‐ hood-ages 45 to 65-is to develop generativity, or the desire to expand one’s influence and commitment to family, society, and future generations. In other words, the middle adult is concerned with forming and guiding the next generation.

Detailed explanation-3: -In middle adulthood the crisis develops between the sense of generativity and the sense of stagnation. In this stage the individual is expected to play the role of a contributing, generative member of society.

Detailed explanation-4: -Current results demonstrate that middle-aged adults perform better on four out of six cognitive tasks than those same individuals did when they were young adults. Verbal memory, spatial skills, inductive reasoning (generalizing from particular examples), and vocabulary increase with age until one’s 70s.