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How an individual thinks about and characterizes him or her self is referred to as |
| | A) | self-esteem |
| | B) | self-consciousness |
| | C) | self-conception |
| | D) | self-image stability |
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In comparison with the self-concepts of young children, adolescent self-concepts are more |
| | A) | absolute |
| | B) | concrete |
| | C) | global |
| | D) | differentiated |
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Of the Five-Factor Model of personality, which dimension involves how outgoing and energetic a person is? |
| | A) | openness |
| | B) | extroversion |
| | C) | agreeableness |
| | D) | neuroticism |
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How an individual feels about him or her self is referred to as |
| | A) | self-esteem |
| | B) | self-consciousness |
| | C) | self-conception |
| | D) | self-image stability |
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Fluctuations in self-image are most likely to occur during |
| | A) | preadolescence |
| | B) | early adolescence |
| | C) | mid-adolescence |
| | D) | late adolescence |
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Which aspect of self-esteem contributes more to an adolescent's overall self-image? |
| | A) | physical appearance |
| | B) | athletic ability |
| | C) | academic competence |
| | D) | moral conduct |
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Who is likely to have the highest self-esteem? |
| | A) | middle class male |
| | B) | middle class female |
| | C) | lower class male |
| | D) | lower class female |
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Research on the connection between academic success and high self-esteem in adolescence suggests that |
| | A) | high self-esteem leads to academic success. |
| | B) | academic success leads to high self-esteem. |
| | C) | there is no link between academic success and self-esteem. |
| | D) | it's not possible to investigate this question adequately. |
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To test whether the differences between people from different groups are greater than the differences among people within each group one would use |
| | A) | correlation |
| | B) | regression |
| | C) | frequency distributions |
| | D) | analysis of variance |
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If you were interested in studying whether self-esteem is related to delinquent behavior, which type of statistical technique would you use? |
| | A) | correlation |
| | B) | meta analysis |
| | C) | frequency distributions |
| | D) | analysis of variance |
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The self-esteem of which group is most keenly influenced by academic success? |
| | A) | African American youngsters |
| | B) | Native American youngsters |
| | C) | Asian American youngsters |
| | D) | Hispanic American youngsters |
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According to Erik Erikson, following the formation of an identity, the young adult is faced with the psychosocial crisis: |
| | A) | industry vs. inferiority |
| | B) | integrity vs. despair |
| | C) | intimacy vs. isolation |
| | D) | trust vs. mistrust |
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Erikson believed that humans move through a series of _______ psychosocial crises over the course of the life span. |
| | A) | five |
| | B) | eight |
| | C) | ten |
| | D) | twelve |
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An incoherent, disjointed and incomplete sense of self is typical of |
| | A) | negative identity |
| | B) | identity diffusion |
| | C) | identity foreclosure |
| | D) | identity moratorium |
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The statement, "he'd rather be somebody bad than nobody at all" describes |
| | A) | negative identity |
| | B) | identity diffusion |
| | C) | identity foreclosure |
| | D) | identity moratorium |
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Identity formation where an identity is arrived at with little or no exploration and experimentation is referred to as |
| | A) | negative identity |
| | B) | identity diffusion |
| | C) | identity foreclosure |
| | D) | identity moratorium |
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A young person inherits the family farm and without much consideration of the options becomes a farmer. He is |
| | A) | identity achieved |
| | B) | identity diffused |
| | C) | identity foreclosed |
| | D) | identity moratorium |
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The daughter of the local police chief who repeatedly gets into trouble with the law is a good example of |
| | A) | negative identity |
| | B) | identity achieved |
| | C) | identity foreclosure |
| | D) | identity moratorium |
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Who developed the scheme for determining an adolescent's identity status? |
| | A) | Susan Harter |
| | B) | Erik Erikson |
| | C) | James Marcia |
| | D) | Jean Phinney |
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Individuals in which identity status category score the highest on measures of anxiety and show the highest levels of conflict with authority? |
| | A) | negative identity |
| | B) | identity diffusion |
| | C) | identity foreclosure |
| | D) | identity moratorium |
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Identity achievements between the ages of 18 and 21 appear to be in the area of ________________. |
| | A) | romantic relationships |
| | B) | male/female roles |
| | C) | occupations |
| | D) | leisure activities |
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In Phinney's approach to the development of ethnic identity, which alternative involves living within the majority culture but feeling like an outcast? |
| | A) | assimilation |
| | B) | marginality |
| | C) | separation |
| | D) | biculturalism |
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________________ refers to the process through which parents attempt to teach their children about their ethnic identity. |
| | A) | assimilation |
| | B) | code switching |
| | C) | racial socialization |
| | D) | biculturalism |
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Which of Phinney's alternatives appears to be linked with the healthiest psychosocial development? |
| | A) | assimilation |
| | B) | marginality |
| | C) | separation |
| | D) | biculturalism |
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The acceleration of gender socialization in adolescence is argued to be most problematic for |
| | A) | males |
| | B) | females |
| | C) | both males and females |
| | D) | neither males nor females |
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In adolescence, androgeny is linked with high self-esteem in |
| | A) | males |
| | B) | females |
| | C) | both males and females |
| | D) | neither males nor females |
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According to ______________, girls value intimacy and interpersonal communication as an integral part of their identity development. |
| | A) | Phinney |
| | B) | Gilligan |
| | C) | Marcia |
| | D) | Bern |
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Which identity status has been linked with the healthiest psychological and social development? |
| | A) | identity diffusion |
| | B) | identity foreclosure |
| | C) | identity moratorium |
| | D) | identity achievement |
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A parenting practice associated with healthy identity development is |
| | A) | parental warmth |
| | B) | parental constraint |
| | C) | parental rejection |
| | D) | parental disengagement |
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Adolescents report engaging in false self-behavior least often with |
| | A) | dates |
| | B) | parents |
| | C) | teachers |
| | D) | close friends |
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How much an adolescent worries about his or her self-image is referred to as |
| | A) | false-self behavior |
| | B) | self-image stability |
| | C) | barometric self-esteem |
| | D) | self-consciousness |
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Whom would you expect to have the greatest difficulties with self image? |
| | A) | a 13-year-old male |
| | B) | a 17-year-old male |
| | C) | a 13-year-old female |
| | D) | a 17-year-old female |
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The _____ variable is the variable used to define the groups in a study. |
| | A) | categorical |
| | B) | independent |
| | C) | codependent |
| | D) | dependent |
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Personality traits in adolescence appear to be most heavily dependent on |
| | A) | biological influences |
| | B) | temperamental predispositions |
| | C) | biological and environmental factors |
| | D) | environmental differences |
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According to Erikson, issues of identity and identity development occur |
| | A) | in adolescence only |
| | B) | in adolescence and adulthood |
| | C) | in childhood and adolescence |
| | D) | in each stage of the lifespan |
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