Exam 11: Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Personality and Sociocultural Development

Since the mid-1950s, suicide rates for adolescents ages 15 to 19 have_________.

Gina told her parents that she was going to take some time off from college and travel because she needed time to "find herself." If her parents were to use a term from Marcia's view of identity development that term would be:

Suppose you administer a survey to a large, representative group of high school seniors. If you ask how many of them have ever tried smoking, you should expect that ____ will report having smoked cigarettes.

Although mothers generally know more than fathers about their adolescent's behaviors, fathers usually exert a stronger influence on their adolescent child's development.

Rick is experiencing a great deal of anxiety as he struggles for freedom, yet fears his parents' disapproval of the choices he might make. He often feels like he "just doesn't know what to do." What identity status is Rick most likely experiencing?

According to Erikson, what is the adolescent's main developmental task?

In comparison to a crowd, a clique is _______ and is ______ likely to include members of both genders.

Paula is a very good student in high school. When her teachers encourage her to consider attending college

Making your own judgments and regulating your own behavior is known as what?

According to the text, interdependence is defined as:

According to research by Twenge and her colleagues, members of Generation Me are more concerned than members of other generational cohorts about:

Adolescents usually seek advice from parents, rather than peers, on all of the following topics EXCEPT:

Statistically speaking, which of the following people is most likely to drive while under the influence of alcohol?

Between the ages of 18 and 25, the reported use of which of the following drugs increases with increased age?