Quiz 10 Flashcards
According to Perry, perspectives during college change from ________ to _______.
dualistic; relativistic
Which statement made by a teacher is most likely to activate stereotype threat? A) This exam will show what you have learned in this chapter.”, B) “This exam counts 30 percent towards your final grade.”, C) “This exam will show which gender has better grammatical skills.”
C
The fear that someone will judge your appearance or behavior negatively and confirm their prejudice attitude is called:
Stereotype threat
In late adolescence and emerging adulthood, people are able to use both emotion and logic when grappling with personal and social problems; such thinking demonstrates __________ thought.
postformal
Which is generally the most fluid during emerging adulthood? A) one’s gender identity, B) one’s political identity, C) one’s vocational identity, D) one’s religious identity
C
During emerging adulthood, self-esteem and happiness _____ for most people.
increase
On average, well-being increases in emerging adulthood, as does the incidence of:
psychological disorders
According to Erickson, the stage of intimacy versus isolation:
reflects the desire to share one’s life with someone else
For most people, social networking has ______ social isolation in emerging adulthood.
decreased
Emerging adults who were insecurely attached as infants are more likely to _____ than those who were securely attached. A) never marry, B) never divorce, C) marry early and divorce, and D) delay marriage
C
Which statement about emerging adults is true around the world? A) they are marrying late that their parents did only in the US and Europe, B) Their college graduation rates are about 75 percent, C) They have more years of education and marry later than their parents did, D) They are marrying at younger ages than their parents did
C
Delilah is currently a typical 22-year-old college student. Like most her peers she believes that premarital sex is:
acceptable
For most Western emerging adults, what is considered the primary prerequisite for marriage?
love
According to the text, the relatively low rate of inter-ethnic marriages is attributed to:
Bonding due to similarities, which occurs most often in one’s own group
Criticisms of Fowler’s theory of Faith Development focus on: A) possible cultural biases, B) bias in favor of mainline Christian traditions, C) bias toward the cognitive aspects of faith, D) all of the above
D
