Exam 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

Assortative mating,or homogamy,is the theory that opposites attract.

In Canada,the divorce rate for those who lived together before marriage is double that of those who did not cohabit before marriage.

Psychologist Jeffrey Arnett suggests that the educational,social,and economic demands that modern cultures make on individuals age 17 to 22 has given rise to the need to create a new developmental period he calls

Baldev takes pride in the fact that he rarely makes an error in his job as accountant for the Widget Company.He precisely follows formulas and guidelines when he calculates his company's production costs and profit margins.According to Holland,what is Baldev's personality type?

Divorce often affects the life pathways or the sequence and timing of family roles for both genders.Which of the following statements is true regarding divorce and life pathways?

Identify what factors influence an individuals' occupation choices.

The percentage of men who strongly feel that they want to become parents and view parenting as a life-enriching experience is greater than the percentage of women who feel this way.

Carol and Amir met when they were reporters for the local newspaper.They later discovered that they had attended the same college and had many friends and acquaintances in common.The possibility that Carol and Amir might marry because they are similar to each other in many ways is known as

Parental investment theory suggests that women choose mates after only carefully screening their commitment to parenting.

Which statement is most accurate concerning adult friendships?

Of the following couples,which would most likely report the highest level of marital satisfaction?

What was the median age for first marriage among Canadian women in 2008?

Identify what happens during the transition to parenthood.What are the implications for marital satisfaction? How can couples navigate this phase effectively?

Women feel more conflict between family and work roles than men.

Of the following factors,which is least likely to influence job satisfaction across the adult years?

Briefly describe how gender roles are an essential component of social role theories of mate selection.

According to researcher Glenn Roisman,of the five developmental domains (academic,friendship,conduct,work,and romantic)faced by young adults age 17 to 22,which two domains pose the most challenges?

Validating couples squabble a lot,disagree,and don't listen to each other very well when they argue.

Researchers believe that couples become unhappy because their interactions become negative.

What percentage of people between the ages of 20 and 34 years old report that they do not expect to have children?