According to James Marcia, which of the following is the least advanced status of psychological development associated with adolescence?
A) Moratorium
B) Foreclosure
C) Ego integrity
D) Identity diffusion
Question 2In the context of human development, which of the following is true of the macrosystem?
A) It involves interactions in the school and the larger community.
B) It involves interactions based on the cultural settings of the individual.
C) It involves interactions with environmental changes that occur over the life course.
D) It involves interactions based on care giving with parents and others.
Question 3During _____, adolescents undergo an identity crisis in which they examine their values and make decisions about their life roles.
A) the stage of identity diffusion
B) a psychological moratorium
C) the stage of foreclosure
D) ego transcendence
Question 4In the context of the ecological systems theory of development, the _____ involves the interactions of the various settings within the microsystem.
A) mesosystem
B) endosystem
C) chronosystem
D) exosystem
Question 5Ego identity is best described as a(n):
A) sense of what one stands for.
B) identity of self that is adopted from one's parents.
C) inflated sense of one's abilities.
D) distorted perception of one's worth.