Question 1

The selective optimization with compensation model is based on the idea that older adults fare better when they:

Accepted Answer

A) ignore their increasing limitations. 
B) use technology to broaden and increase their daily activities and efforts. 
C) develop positive and creative coping strategies to deal with their limitations. 
D) limit the scope of their social networks. 
A) ignore their increasing limitations. 
B) use technology to broaden and increase their daily activities and efforts. 
C) develop positive and creative coping strategies to deal with their limitations. 
D) limit the scope of their social networks.

Question 2

Scott realizes that his memory is not what it used to be.He carries a small notebook with him to write down important information that he will need to recall later.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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 of men in midlife. 
B) The concerns women feel in midlife indicate significant crisis functioning. 
C) Women who are family-oriented, career-oriented, and those who follow neither path change in the same way throughout adulthood. 
D) Women caring for their elderly parents feel an increase in responsibility and self-control. 
A) Women in their 40s experience many of the same concerns of men in midlife. 
B) The concerns women feel in midlife indicate significant crisis functioning. 
C) Women who are family-oriented, career-oriented, and those who follow neither path change in the same way throughout adulthood. 
D) Women caring for their elderly parents feel an increase in responsibility and self-control.

Question 4

Thirteen-year-old Cody does not understand or care about how his strengths and weaknesses will guide him into different roles in the future.According to Marcia, Cody is in a state of identity:

Accepted Answer

A) achievement. 
B) diffusion. 
C) commitment. 
D) moratorium. 
A) achievement. 
B) diffusion. 
C) commitment. 
D) moratorium.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

1.identity diffusion

Question 6

Kristina is looking forward to participating in the mock election debate at school.She has strong opinions on school issues and feels confident that she can communicate her stance to others.Kristina has a sense of:

Accepted Answer

A) commitment. 
B) achievement. 
C) connectedness. 
D) individuality. 
A) commitment. 
B) achievement. 
C) connectedness. 
D) individuality.

Question 7

Mariah identifies herself as a kind person, a girl scout, and the best soccer player on her team.Mariah is in:

Accepted Answer

A) adulthood. 
B) adolescence. 
C) early childhood. 
D) middle to late childhood. 
A) adulthood. 
B) adolescence. 
C) early childhood. 
D) middle to late childhood.

Question 8

Which of the following is likely to improve a child's self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A) Find out what a child values and help develop skills and competence in this area. 
B) Tell a child how much he/she is liked and respected by adults. 
C) Design an extrinsically rewarded behavior program to encourage academic performance. 
D) Let a child tackle important personal problems without assistance and praise the result. 
A) Find out what a child values and help develop skills and competence in this area. 
B) Tell a child how much he/she is liked and respected by adults. 
C) Design an extrinsically rewarded behavior program to encourage academic performance. 
D) Let a child tackle important personal problems without assistance and praise the result.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of how a young child might make a self-evaluation using an unrealistically positive overestimation?

Accepted Answer

A) I am sometimes scared of the dark. 
B) I know most of my ABCs. 
C) I can sing part of that song. 
D) I am never scared. 
A) I am sometimes scared of the dark. 
B) I know most of my ABCs. 
C) I can sing part of that song. 
D) I am never scared.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which of the following might interfere with the development of self-regulation in adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A) extrinsic reward systems 
B) natural abilities 
C) ability to delay immediate gratification 
D) feelings of invincibility and social comparison 
A) extrinsic reward systems 
B) natural abilities 
C) ability to delay immediate gratification 
D) feelings of invincibility and social comparison

Question 12

Evaluate your own identity status.Explain why you believe you are at that stage of development.

Accepted Answer

I believe that I am currently in the sta

Question 13

Letti allows her young son to try many different activities-sports, chess, music, and so on.She wants him to discover his natural abilities and interests in order to:

Accepted Answer

A) create identity achievement. 
B) decrease his self-consciousness. 
C) increase his self-esteem. 
D) increase his social approval. 
A) create identity achievement. 
B) decrease his self-consciousness. 
C) increase his self-esteem. 
D) increase his social approval.

Question 14

Maria is a family therapist.She encourages her clients to recognize and respect other's points of view and be open to different ideas.Maria is fostering a sense of:

Accepted Answer

A) harmony. 
B) connectedness. 
C) individuality. 
D) achievement. 
A) harmony. 
B) connectedness. 
C) individuality. 
D) achievement.

Question 15

Dewey comprehends that he is a 10-year-old boy who is: on the chess team, a member of a family, loves computer games, and hates peanut butter.This is Dewey's:

Accepted Answer

A) self-esteem. 
B) personality. 
C) self-understanding. 
D) character. 
A) self-esteem. 
B) personality. 
C) self-understanding. 
D) character.

Question 16

American-born youth of ethnic descent have to learn how to adapt and mesh many different worlds.This task requires considerable:

Accepted Answer

A) possible self-development. 
B) self-integration. 
C) idealism. 
D) self-consciousness. 
A) possible self-development. 
B) self-integration. 
C) idealism. 
D) self-consciousness.

Question 17

Leslie recalls her painful divorce.At the time, she felt like a failure but now realizes that many aspects of her life improved as a result of this challenge.She is participating in a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) identity achievement. 
B) identity diffusion. 
C) possible self-review. 
D) life review. 
A) identity achievement. 
B) identity diffusion. 
C) possible self-review. 
D) life review.

Question 18

Middle-aged Jeff regrets his earlier over-focus on work and mourns the poor relationship he has with his children.According to Erikson, Jeff is experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A) doubt. 
B) shame. 
C) despair. 
D) stagnation. 
A) doubt. 
B) shame. 
C) despair. 
D) stagnation.

Question 19

According to Cooper, mutuality and permeability are two dimensions of:

Accepted Answer

A) foreclosure. 
B) achievement. 
C) individuality. 
D) connectedness. 
A) foreclosure. 
B) achievement. 
C) individuality. 
D) connectedness.

Question 20

The Big Five factor of agreeableness is positively correlated with:

Accepted Answer

A) superior cognitive functioning. 
B) academic success. 
C) satisfying romantic relationships. 
D) starting a new business. 
A) superior cognitive functioning. 
B) academic success. 
C) satisfying romantic relationships. 
D) starting a new business.

The selective optimization with compensation model is based on the idea that older adults fare better when they:

Scott realizes that his memory is not what it used to be.He carries a small notebook with him to write down important information that he will need to recall later.This is an example of:

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

Thirteen-year-old Cody does not understand or care about how his strengths and weaknesses will guide him into different roles in the future.According to Marcia, Cody is in a state of identity:

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

Kristina is looking forward to participating in the mock election debate at school.She has strong opinions on school issues and feels confident that she can communicate her stance to others.Kristina has a sense of:

Mariah identifies herself as a kind person, a girl scout, and the best soccer player on her team.Mariah is in:

Which of the following is likely to improve a child's self-esteem?

Which of the following is an example of how a young child might make a self-evaluation using an unrealistically positive overestimation?

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

Which of the following might interfere with the development of self-regulation in adolescence?

Evaluate your own identity status.Explain why you believe you are at that stage of development.

Letti allows her young son to try many different activities-sports, chess, music, and so on.She wants him to discover his natural abilities and interests in order to:

Maria is a family therapist.She encourages her clients to recognize and respect other's points of view and be open to different ideas.Maria is fostering a sense of:

Dewey comprehends that he is a 10-year-old boy who is: on the chess team, a member of a family, loves computer games, and hates peanut butter.This is Dewey's:

American-born youth of ethnic descent have to learn how to adapt and mesh many different worlds.This task requires considerable:

Leslie recalls her painful divorce.At the time, she felt like a failure but now realizes that many aspects of her life improved as a result of this challenge.She is participating in a(n):

Middle-aged Jeff regrets his earlier over-focus on work and mourns the poor relationship he has with his children.According to Erikson, Jeff is experiencing:

According to Cooper, mutuality and permeability are two dimensions of:

The Big Five factor of agreeableness is positively correlated with:

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

Exam 11: The Self, Identity, and Personality

The selective optimization with compensation model is based on the idea that older adults fare better when they:

Scott realizes that his memory is not what it used to be.He carries a small notebook with him to write down important information that he will need to recall later.This is an example of:

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

Thirteen-year-old Cody does not understand or care about how his strengths and weaknesses will guide him into different roles in the future.According to Marcia, Cody is in a state of identity:

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

Kristina is looking forward to participating in the mock election debate at school.She has strong opinions on school issues and feels confident that she can communicate her stance to others.Kristina has a sense of:

Mariah identifies herself as a kind person, a girl scout, and the best soccer player on her team.Mariah is in:

Which of the following is likely to improve a child's self-esteem?

Which of the following is an example of how a young child might make a self-evaluation using an unrealistically positive overestimation?

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

Which of the following might interfere with the development of self-regulation in adolescence?

Evaluate your own identity status.Explain why you believe you are at that stage of development.

Letti allows her young son to try many different activities-sports, chess, music, and so on.She wants him to discover his natural abilities and interests in order to:

Maria is a family therapist.She encourages her clients to recognize and respect other's points of view and be open to different ideas.Maria is fostering a sense of:

Dewey comprehends that he is a 10-year-old boy who is: on the chess team, a member of a family, loves computer games, and hates peanut butter.This is Dewey's:

American-born youth of ethnic descent have to learn how to adapt and mesh many different worlds.This task requires considerable:

Leslie recalls her painful divorce.At the time, she felt like a failure but now realizes that many aspects of her life improved as a result of this challenge.She is participating in a(n):

Middle-aged Jeff regrets his earlier over-focus on work and mourns the poor relationship he has with his children.According to Erikson, Jeff is experiencing:

According to Cooper, mutuality and permeability are two dimensions of:

The Big Five factor of agreeableness is positively correlated with:

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