Question 1

Which of the following statements is NOT supported by research findings? Low self-esteem is

Accepted Answer

A)  correlated with perceived negative physical appearance. 
B)  correlated with depression and lack of happiness. 
C)  strongly correlated with adult job performance. 
D)  correlated with poor mental and physical health in later life. 
A)  correlated with perceived negative physical appearance. 
B)  correlated with depression and lack of happiness. 
C)  strongly correlated with adult job performance. 
D)  correlated with poor mental and physical health in later life. C

Question 2

List three of the four identity statuses presented by James Marcia.

Accepted Answer

1. identity diffusion
2. identity foreclosure
3. identity moratorium
4. identity achievement

Question 3

The Big Five factors theory of personality is the view that personality is made up of

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A)  drama, humor, fear, intelligence, and friendship. 
B)  biological predisposition, environmental influences, personal preferences, cognitive abilities, and social likeability. 
C)  openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. 
D)  experiences, innate qualities, learned behaviors, reactions/actions, and expectations. 
A)  drama, humor, fear, intelligence, and friendship. 
B)  biological predisposition, environmental influences, personal preferences, cognitive abilities, and social likeability. 
C)  openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. 
D)  experiences, innate qualities, learned behaviors, reactions/actions, and expectations. C

Question 4

Identify and describe the seventh stage of Erikson's psychosocial life-span development perspective.

Accepted Answer

Generativity versus stagnation is the st

Question 5

The Big Five factor of agreeableness is positively correlated with

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A)  superior cognitive functioning. 
B)  academic success. 
C)  satisfying romantic relationships. 
D)  viewing oneself more positively. 
A)  superior cognitive functioning. 
B)  academic success. 
C)  satisfying romantic relationships. 
D)  viewing oneself more positively.

Question 6

Leigh understands that she upset her brother when she lost his favorite ball and wants to replace it to make him happy. Leigh is displaying

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A)  self-understanding. 
B)  perspective taking. 
C)  social comparison. 
D)  contradictions within the self. 
A)  self-understanding. 
B)  perspective taking. 
C)  social comparison. 
D)  contradictions within the self.

Question 7

Define perspective taking, and explain its relationship to social acceptance in children.

Accepted Answer

Perspective taking is the ability to ass

Question 8

Kelsy dreams of becoming a singing star one day because she considers herself to be highly talented. Kelsy is considering her

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A)  fluctuating self. 
B)  real self. 
C)  contradictions within the self. 
D)  possible self. 
A)  fluctuating self. 
B)  real self. 
C)  contradictions within the self. 
D)  possible self.

Question 9

What did Levinson conclude about females in midlife transition?

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A)  Females have significantly less distress during this process. 
B)  Females face the midlife transition earlier and with greater difficulty than males. 
C)  Females who had children had an easier time than those who did not. 
D)  Like males, females also experience the stages, transitions and crisis of middle age. 
A)  Females have significantly less distress during this process. 
B)  Females face the midlife transition earlier and with greater difficulty than males. 
C)  Females who had children had an easier time than those who did not. 
D)  Like males, females also experience the stages, transitions and crisis of middle age.

Question 10

Thora loves to paint but realizes her fine-motor movement is not what it used to be. She now paints in the morning when she experiences fewer tremors and makes sure to go slowly when working on her projects. This is an example of

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A)  selection. 
B)  optimization. 
C)  compensation. 
D)  assimilation. 
A)  selection. 
B)  optimization. 
C)  compensation. 
D)  assimilation.

Question 11

What is the "MAMA" cycle?

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The "MAMA" cycle can occur among those w

Question 12

As individuals get older, they describe _____ possible selves and portray them in more _____ ways.

Accepted Answer

A)  more; abstract 
B)  fewer; concrete 
C)  fewer; abstract 
D)  more; concrete 
A)  more; abstract 
B)  fewer; concrete 
C)  fewer; abstract 
D)  more; concrete

Question 13

Name five identity components.

Accepted Answer

1. vocational/career
2. politi

Question 14

List three ways to improve self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

1. Identify the causes of low-self-estee

Question 15

Yves had a tumultuous adolescence. As a young adult, he isolates himself from his peers and family. According to Erikson, Yves emerged from his adolescent crisis with

Accepted Answer

A)  identity confusion. 
B)  identity formation. 
C)  identity crisis. 
D)  identity isolation. 
A)  identity confusion. 
B)  identity formation. 
C)  identity crisis. 
D)  identity isolation.

Question 16

In contrast to Erikson's belief about identity formation, contemporary theorists believe that identity is formed

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A)  in a gradual process of discovery that occurs across the lifespan. 
B)  after an individual leaves home. 
C)  by resolving a series of crises that emerge during adolescent development. 
D)  long before adolescence. 
A)  in a gradual process of discovery that occurs across the lifespan. 
B)  after an individual leaves home. 
C)  by resolving a series of crises that emerge during adolescent development. 
D)  long before adolescence.

Question 17

Which of the following explains why young children have unrealistically positive self-descriptions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They don't yet distinguish between their desired and actual competence. 
B)  They don't compare their own abilities with others. 
C)  They don't distinguish their real self from their ideal self. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  They don't yet distinguish between their desired and actual competence. 
B)  They don't compare their own abilities with others. 
C)  They don't distinguish their real self from their ideal self. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 18

Being attentive and positive toward one's image in a mirror appears as early as _____ month(s) old.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  3 
C)  6 
D)  12 
A)  1 
B)  3 
C)  6 
D)  12

Question 19

Which of the following is a finding of Helson's Mills College study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women in their 40s experience many of the same concerns that Levinson found about men in midlife. 
B)  The concerns women feel in midlife show a drastic contrast to what Levinson found about men in midlife. 
C)  Women who are family-oriented, career-oriented, and those who follow neither path change in the same way throughout adulthood. 
D)  Women who are family-oriented and career-oriented changed much less than those who follow neither path. 
A)  Women in their 40s experience many of the same concerns that Levinson found about men in midlife. 
B)  The concerns women feel in midlife show a drastic contrast to what Levinson found about men in midlife. 
C)  Women who are family-oriented, career-oriented, and those who follow neither path change in the same way throughout adulthood. 
D)  Women who are family-oriented and career-oriented changed much less than those who follow neither path.

Question 20

Describe the two dimensions of individuality and the two dimensions of connectedness.

Accepted Answer

Dimensions of individuality:
1. self-ass

Which of the following statements is NOT supported by research findings? Low self-esteem is

List three of the four identity statuses presented by James Marcia.

The Big Five factors theory of personality is the view that personality is made up of

Identify and describe the seventh stage of Erikson's psychosocial life-span development perspective.

The Big Five factor of agreeableness is positively correlated with

Leigh understands that she upset her brother when she lost his favorite ball and wants to replace it to make him happy. Leigh is displaying

Define perspective taking, and explain its relationship to social acceptance in children.

Kelsy dreams of becoming a singing star one day because she considers herself to be highly talented. Kelsy is considering her

What did Levinson conclude about females in midlife transition?

Thora loves to paint but realizes her fine-motor movement is not what it used to be. She now paints in the morning when she experiences fewer tremors and makes sure to go slowly when working on her projects. This is an example of

What is the "MAMA" cycle?

As individuals get older, they describe _ possible selves and portray them in more _ ways.

Name five identity components.

List three ways to improve self-esteem.

Yves had a tumultuous adolescence. As a young adult, he isolates himself from his peers and family. According to Erikson, Yves emerged from his adolescent crisis with

In contrast to Erikson's belief about identity formation, contemporary theorists believe that identity is formed

Which of the following explains why young children have unrealistically positive self-descriptions?

Being attentive and positive toward one's image in a mirror appears as early as _____ month(s) old.

Which of the following is a finding of Helson's Mills College study?

Describe the two dimensions of individuality and the two dimensions of connectedness.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical Development and Biological Aging

Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development and Attachment

Gender and Sexuality

Moral Development, Values, and Religion

Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting

Peers and the Sociocultural World

Schools, Achievement, and Work

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 11: The Self, Identity, and Personality

Which of the following statements is NOT supported by research findings? Low self-esteem is

List three of the four identity statuses presented by James Marcia.

The Big Five factors theory of personality is the view that personality is made up of

Identify and describe the seventh stage of Erikson's psychosocial life-span development perspective.

The Big Five factor of agreeableness is positively correlated with

Leigh understands that she upset her brother when she lost his favorite ball and wants to replace it to make him happy. Leigh is displaying

Define perspective taking, and explain its relationship to social acceptance in children.

Kelsy dreams of becoming a singing star one day because she considers herself to be highly talented. Kelsy is considering her

What did Levinson conclude about females in midlife transition?

Thora loves to paint but realizes her fine-motor movement is not what it used to be. She now paints in the morning when she experiences fewer tremors and makes sure to go slowly when working on her projects. This is an example of

What is the "MAMA" cycle?

As individuals get older, they describe _____ possible selves and portray them in more _____ ways.

Name five identity components.

List three ways to improve self-esteem.

Yves had a tumultuous adolescence. As a young adult, he isolates himself from his peers and family. According to Erikson, Yves emerged from his adolescent crisis with

In contrast to Erikson's belief about identity formation, contemporary theorists believe that identity is formed

Which of the following explains why young children have unrealistically positive self-descriptions?

Being attentive and positive toward one's image in a mirror appears as early as _____ month(s) old.

Which of the following is a finding of Helson's Mills College study?

Describe the two dimensions of individuality and the two dimensions of connectedness.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical Development and Biological Aging

Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development and Attachment

Gender and Sexuality

Moral Development, Values, and Religion

Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting

Peers and the Sociocultural World

Schools, Achievement, and Work

Death, Dying, and Grieving

Filters

As individuals get older, they describe _ possible selves and portray them in more _ ways.