Which statement regarding the achievement of identity status is FALSE?
a. The rate of identify achievement differs across domains of identity.
b. By age 20, most individuals have reached complete identity achievement status.
c. Some reliable sex differences in identity achievement have been observed.
d. The actual process of identity achievement is sometimes different than the theory proposed by Marcia.
Question 2
Which best exemplifies loss-oriented coping?
a. Needing to reconcile oneself with the loss following the death of a spouse
b. Starting to date following the death of a spouse
c. Taking over the checking account following the death of a spouse
d. Learning to cook following the death of a spouse
Question 3
After months of consideration, college sophomore Burrhus has just come to the conclusion that a career in psychology is the right thing for him. As a result, he has just switched to a psychology major and has signed up for several psychology courses for the next semester. Concerning his career plans, Burrhus appears to be in the _____ status stage.
a. foreclosure
b. moratorium
c. identity achievement
d. diffusion
Question 4
While dealing with his wife's death, Chuck says, I will deal with the financial issues this week, probably cry next week, and then tackle the issues of dealing with her parents the following week.. This statement provides a great example of the _____ model of coping.
a. complicated
b. assisted
c. dual-process
d. engagement
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Going to college often moves an adolescent from the identity status of ______________ to ______________ .
A) moratorium; foreclosure B) diffusion; moratorium
C) achievement; moratorium D) moratorium; diffusion
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Which statement best exemplifies the premise of an imaginary audience?
a. Live hard and die young.
b. Why ask why.
c. Why is everyone looking at me?
d. You don't know me, no one knows me.
Question 2
When two-year-old Simon sees her friend start to cry when his ice cream cone falls to the ground, she walks over and hands him her cone. In performing this act, Simon is demonstrating
a. amoral behavior.
b. postconventional morality.
c. spirituality.
d. empathy.
Question 3
Sally has just gotten her hair trimmed, and even though it doesn't look very different than before, she is sure everyone in homeroom will notice a big change and be focusing on her hair all day. This is an example of
a. imaginary audience.
b. personal fable.
c. hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
d. relativistic thinking.
Question 4
How do newborns demonstrate a sense of empathy?
a. They become distressed when other infants cry.
b. They look at objects that their parents are looking at.
c. They prefer to be held by other children versus an adult.
d. They pass the false belief task.
Question 5
The phenomenon of the _____ occurs when an individual confuses her own thoughts with those of a hypothesized group of people.
a. A not B error
b. personal fable
c. imaginary audience
d. class inclusion
Question 6
Which piece of advice would be LEAST effective for a parent trying to foster moral development in a toddler?
a. Discuss the toddler's behavior openly with them.
b. Express your feelings.
c. Do not evaluate a child's actions in terms of good or bad.
d. Establish a positive and cooperative relationship with the child.
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The personal fable is built upon what concept?
a. Optimistic bias
b. Prosocial behavior
c. Imaginary audience
d. Reductionism
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Define imaginary audience and personal fable. Give three examples of each.
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Last night, Jamila's mom gave her a haircut. As she walked into her high school, she felt like everyone could tell that her bangs were a little uneven. This example illustrates the belief of a(n) ________.
A) underestimation B) personal fable C) self-serving bias D) imaginary audience
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According to Elkind, imaginary audience and personal fable are both aspects of adolescent:
A) daydreaming. B) egocentrism.
C) hypocrisy. D) pseudostupidity.
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Explain what is meant by the imaginary audience, the personal fable, and the illusion of invulnerability. Give an example of each.
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Which of the following describes a secular growth trend?
a. Girls begin puberty earlier than boys.
b. Boys eventually grow taller than girls.
c. Boys in the current generation are taller on average than boys from the previous generation.
d. The rate of growth during adolescence is faster than it is during middle childhood.
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Secular trends in physical growth involve changes in body size from
A) one region to another.
B) evolutionary adaptation.
C) one generation to the next.
D) growth spurts.
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