According to Erikson, the key adolescent crisis involves
a. generativity versus stagnation.
b. intimacy versus isolation.
c. identity versus role confusion.
d. integrity versus despair.
Question 2Reevaluating one's roles and dreams and making the necessary corrections is called a midlife
a. encapsulation.
b. crisis.
c. intervention.
d. correction.
Question 3Lotte is recovering from a serious accident that damaged her frontal cortex. Which outcome is most likely?
a. Lotte's left hemisphere will no longer be able to communicate with her right hemisphere.
b. Lotte will have a difficult time breathing and seeing.
c. Lotte's personality will be different.
d. Lotte will have no more axons.
Question 4Marlin wants to learn more about identity formation in adolescents. Given this interest, he would be best served by reading the works of
a. Erikson.
b. Ainsworth.
c. Piaget.
d. Gibson.
Question 5Which statement on midlife crisis is true?
a. Midlife crises are common in both males and females.
b. Midlife crises are not universal.
c. Midlife crises are typically triggered by generativity.
d. A midlife crisis usually has a profound effect on one's gender-role identity.
Question 6As a result of surgery, Graeme's left and right cerebral hemispheres are no longer connected. Which part of Graeme's brain was most likely the focus of the surgery?
a. The cerebral cortex
b. The dendrites
c. The frontal cortex
d. The corpus callosum
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