Unit 6: Adolescence and Early Adulthood

Question 1

hypothetico-deductive reasoning

Answer 1

The ability to make a hypothesis that might affect the outcome

Question 2

Identity Achievement

Answer 2

When a teenager is able to establish their own identity

Question 3

Identity Moratorium

Answer 3

exploration without having reached commitment

Question 4

identity forclosure

Answer 4

commitment in the absence of exploration and without question

Question 5

identity diffusion

Answer 5

teenager gives up on forming an identity

Question 6

Biological aging

Answer 6

genetically influenced decline in the function of organ systems. Begins when the body reaches max capacity

Question 7

traditional marriages

Answer 7

has a clear division of roles. The husband is the head of the house and breadwinner and the wife is a homemaker and takes care of the husband and children.

Question 8

Egalitarian Marriages

Answer 8

partners are related as equal, and power is shared.

Question 9

Role overload

Answer 9

The conflict between demands of work and family responsibilities.

Question 10

Which of the following is an accurate statement about risk and resilience in emerging adulthood?
A) Emerging adults are susceptible to many risks due to their poor decision making and uncertainty about the future.
B) Feelings of loneliness are higher during the emerging adulthood years than at any other time in life.
C) College students who feel securely attached to their parents tend to have difficulty adjusting to living on campus.
D) Emerging adults with information-gathering cognitive styles tend to be the least resilient.

Answer 10

B