Question 1

Which model describes human development as a universal sequence of age-related social and emotional changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normative-stage 
B)  Normative age-graded 
C)  Normative history-graded 
D)  Timing-of-events

Question 2

According to Sternberg,the ultimate pattern of love is __________ love,in which all three components of the triangular theory of love are present.

Accepted Answer

A)  romantic 
B)  fatuous 
C)  consummate 
D)  companionate

Question 3

When someone fails to develop intimate relationships in early adulthood,Erikson says that this individual is in which developmental stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identity confusion 
B)  Isolation 
C)  Despair 
D)  Stagnation

Question 4

Leigh and David have decided to cohabitate.The outlook for this lifestyle includes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  they are more likely to divorce if they marry. 
B)  they are more likely to have an unhappy marriage. 
C)  this relationship will be less satisfying. 
D)  this relationship will be less stable than marriage.

Question 5

Pregnancy and recovery from childbirth can affect a couple's relationship,sometimes

Accepted Answer

A)  decreasing barriers. 
B)  increasing intimacy. 
C)  decreasing commitment to parenthood. 
D)  increasing the value of parenthood.

Question 6

According to the five-factor model,Angelica,who is hostile and impulsive,would be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  neurotic. 
B)  extraverted. 
C)  introverted. 
D)  agreeable.

Question 7

Gale is a mother today.She is likely to spend ____ time on child care than her mother did 40 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  more 
B)  less 
C)  the same amount of 
D)  None of these

Question 8

Which of the following statements about stepparenthood is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents tend to side with their own biological children in disputes. 
B)  Women seem to adjust to the raising of stepchildren better than men. 
C)  Stepparents seem to experience more marital conflict than people in intact families. 
D)  Stepchildren are no more difficult to rear than biological children.

Question 9

In relationships,self-disclosure and the sharing of private thoughts are hallmarks of intense closeness or

Accepted Answer

A)  passion. 
B)  compatibility. 
C)  affinity. 
D)  intimacy.

Question 10

Wanda has worked at the same job for nearly 20 years,and yet few of her coworkers know much about her.She is quiet and reserved,rarely goes out on the weekend,and seems anxious a lot of the time.Considering the typological approach to personality development,Wanda would be considered

Accepted Answer

A)  ego-resilient. 
B)  overcontrolled. 
C)  undercontrolled. 
D)  typical.

Question 11

Jacob has graduated from high school,went to college,and graduated in four years.After college he obtained a job in his field of choice.Jacob has experienced which psychosocial model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normative stage 
B)  Sequential stage 
C)  Classic stage 
D)  Age-changes

Question 12

Factors that contribute to the overall success of multiple roles for dual-earner couples include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  increased opportunity for greater resources within the family. 
B)  more equal relationships between the husband and wife. 
C)  greater self-esteem for women. 
D)  increased mood swings that challenge diverse thinking in relationships.

Question 13

Bill,age 30,is searching for the right woman to share his life and future.According to Erikson's theory,Bill is at the stage of

Accepted Answer

A)  identity versus identity confusion. 
B)  industry versus inferiority. 
C)  intimacy versus isolation. 
D)  initiative versus guilt.

Question 14

Research on intimate partner violence has identified all of the following types of violence EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  situational couple violence. 
B)  emotional violence. 
C)  intimate terrorism. 
D)  consummate violence.

Question 15

Erikson identified ______ that need to be accomplished for successful adaptation to each stage of life.

Accepted Answer

A)  normative crises 
B)  age-graded events 
C)  history gradients 
D)  developmental tasks

Question 16

A young woman passes through adolescence without developing a strong sense of personal identity.According to Erikson,what difficulty will she experience during young adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  She will lack competitiveness. 
B)  She will have problems with intimacy. 
C)  She will become sexually promiscuous. 
D)  She will fail to develop "the dream."

Question 17

In the 1960s,young people in the United States typically finished school,left home,got a job,got married,and had children.By the 1990s,only __________ of emerging adults followed this sequence.

Accepted Answer

A)  15% 
B)  25% 
C)  35% 
D)  45%

Question 18

Lucy is a single 27-year-old.The reasons she might provide for remaining single include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  she finds the lifestyle exciting. 
B)  she enjoys the sexual freedom single life provides. 
C)  she wants to be independent. 
D)  she feels she is too young to commit to someone else.

Question 19

According to research on parenthood,today's mothers spend ____ time on child care than mothers did in 1965.

Accepted Answer

A)  the same 
B)  less 
C)  more 
D)  none of these

Question 20

Normative-stage models,the timing-of-events model,trait models,and typological models are all examples of what part of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identity 
B)  Psychosocial 
C)  Life-course 
D)  Stage development

Exam 14: Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood