Question 1

Identity development during adolescence only involves making a commitment to an occupation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Psychoanalyst Margaret Mahler has proposed that an infant's first understanding of the self is based upon

Accepted Answer

A)  feelings of being loved and cared for. 
B)  the ability to use pronouns correctly. 
C)  a growing ability to make things happen. 
D)  the ability to take the perspective of another person.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a dimension of gender identity in the gender self-socialization model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender typicality 
B)  Membership knowledge 
C)  Gender centrality 
D)  Gender constancy

Question 4

Androgyny is conceived of as

Accepted Answer

A)  the mid-point on the continuum between masculine and feminine. 
B)  a preference for cross-gender activities and attitudes. 
C)  the presence of both masculine and feminine characteristics in the same person. 
D)  masculine characteristics in men and feminine characteristics in women.

Question 5

In Phinney's stages of ethnic/racial identity development, a person in the achieved ethnic identity stage is most likely to say,

Accepted Answer

A)  "I think people should know what Black people had to go through to get to where we are now." 
B)  "I don't go looking for my culture. I just go by what my parents say and do, and what they tell me to do, the way they are." 
C)  "My past is just there; I have no reason to worry about it. I'm American now." 
D)  "People put me down because I'm from Mexico, but I don't care anymore. I can accept myself more."

Question 6

According to Kochanska and her colleagues, the development of self-control and an internal conscience depends upon

Accepted Answer

A)  the maturation of the cerebral cortex. 
B)  the resolution of the Oedipal conflict. 
C)  a warm, mutually responsive relationship with a parent. 
D)  the influence of a peer group.

Question 7

Moral knowledge and moral reasoning are basically the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A description of the self that included terms such as "beautiful, smart, helpful, fast runner" would be more typical of children in a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  individualistic culture. 
B)  collectivist culture. 
C)  collaborative culture. 
D)  communist culture.

Question 9

It would be most accurate to say that high self-esteem is the ______________ of good academic performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  cause 
B)  outcome 
C)  precursor 
D)  source

Question 10

As adolescents develop the ability to think hypothetically, they can

Accepted Answer

A)  compare their real selves to their ideal selves. 
B)  begin comparing themselves to others. 
C)  better evaluate the things they have done in the past. 
D)  construct a more accurate set of autobiographical memories.

Question 11

The idea that gender identity cannot be assessed by asking whether someone believes him- or herself to be nurturing or aggressive because these characteristics may not fit neatly into that person's gender stereotypes is consistent with

Accepted Answer

A)  gender schema theory. 
B)  the gender self-socialization model. 
C)  cognitive developmental theory. 
D)  social cognitive theory.

Question 12

As children move into middle childhood, they appraisal of their own abilities become more accurate because they receive constant feedback from their teachers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Some evidence of a biological basis for sexual orientation comes from research that has found that

Accepted Answer

A)  female twins are more likely to become homosexuals than male twins. 
B)  having an older brother increases the odds of homosexuality in later-born males. 
C)  a gene associated with sexual preference has been identified by the researchers on the Human Genome Project. 
D)  children first begin to self-identify as homosexual during the latency period.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is consistent with the views of a transsexual individual?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I am biologically a female, but currently taking testosterone to make the transition to become male." 
B)  "I am a boy, but I feel more like a girl inside." 
C)  "I do not identify with male or female." 
D)  "I identify with being a girl and I was born a girl. I just like dressing like a boy sometimes."

Question 15

How is identity likely to differ for people in individualist societies and those in collectivist societies?

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The answer of How is identity likely to differ for...

Question 16

Use James Marcia's types of identity to describe various ways in which teens relate to their own ethnic identity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use James Marcia's types of identity to...

Question 17

Describe three rites of passage that different cultural groups use to mark the movement through puberty. Create a new rite of passage that might work in your own family or group to mark this developmental change.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe three rites of passage that different...

Question 18

Moral judgment is

Accepted Answer

A)  our understanding of right and wrong. 
B)  the way that people reason about moral issues. 
C)  our awareness of the rules and expectations of our culture. 
D)  what children are explicitly told that they should do.

Question 19

What is heteronomous morality and what is autonomous morality? Provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Sexual orientation is

Accepted Answer

A)  your identification of yourself as a male or female. 
B)  the degree to which you conform to gender stereotypes. 
C)  your preference for a sexual partner of the same or opposite sex. 
D)  the degree to which you are masculine, feminine or androgynous.

Exam 11: Identity: the Self, Gender, and Moral Development

Identity development during adolescence only involves making a commitment to an occupation.

Psychoanalyst Margaret Mahler has proposed that an infant's first understanding of the self is based upon

Which of the following is not a dimension of gender identity in the gender self-socialization model?

Androgyny is conceived of as

In Phinney's stages of ethnic/racial identity development, a person in the achieved ethnic identity stage is most likely to say,

According to Kochanska and her colleagues, the development of self-control and an internal conscience depends upon

Moral knowledge and moral reasoning are basically the same thing.

A description of the self that included terms such as "beautiful, smart, helpful, fast runner" would be more typical of children in a(n)

It would be most accurate to say that high self-esteem is the ______________ of good academic performance.

As adolescents develop the ability to think hypothetically, they can

The idea that gender identity cannot be assessed by asking whether someone believes him- or herself to be nurturing or aggressive because these characteristics may not fit neatly into that person's gender stereotypes is consistent with

As children move into middle childhood, they appraisal of their own abilities become more accurate because they receive constant feedback from their teachers.

Some evidence of a biological basis for sexual orientation comes from research that has found that

Which of the following statements is consistent with the views of a transsexual individual?

How is identity likely to differ for people in individualist societies and those in collectivist societies?

Use James Marcia's types of identity to describe various ways in which teens relate to their own ethnic identity.

Describe three rites of passage that different cultural groups use to mark the movement through puberty. Create a new rite of passage that might work in your own family or group to mark this developmental change.

Moral judgment is

What is heteronomous morality and what is autonomous morality? Provide an example of each.

Sexual orientation is