Exam 17: Emerging Adulthood

Despite striving for independence and achievement, most emerging adults today continue to have "linked lives" with their parents by _____.

Postformal thought is more practical as well as more creative and imaginative than earlier stages of thinking.

Define massification and describe the impact that a college education has on wealth.

The possibility of being negatively stereotyped arouses emotions that could disrupt cognition or emotional regulation.

Because young males have always been risk takers, demographers describe a(n) _____.

Which could be a possible reaction to stereotype threat?

As more is understood about brain development after adolescence, it seems that the characteristics of postformal thought are evident as the brain and, in particular, as the _____, matures.

What role might sex differences in desire for casual sex play in current awareness of campus sexual assault?

Working as an intern in industry is one way to solve the identity crisis through _____.

How might risk taking by emerging adults be both destructive and beneficial? Include two specific examples of both destructive and beneficial risk taking.

The term massification means that _____.

A possible fifth stage of cognitive development that characterizes adult thinking is _____.

In which nation are most unmarried young adults likely to live in their childhood home, regardless of economic circumstances?

An unfortunate consequence of _____ threat is that it can be self-handicapping.

Some research finds that thinking becomes more reflective and expansive with each _____ at college.

When compared with earlier thinking, thinking in adulthood is _____.

Your friend has just celebrated her 21st birthday, and she is concerned that "it is all downhill from here." Based on what you have learned, give your friend three positive facts about the physical effects of emerging adulthood.

What is the primary goal of romantic relationships for most emerging adults?

The best predictor of whether or not someone will earn a college degree is _____.

Students from _____ backgrounds show the biggest health and wealth benefits from a college education.