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Adolescence, 6/e
Laurence Steinberg, Temple University

Psychosocial Development During Adolescence

Section 3 Multiple Choice Quiz



1

In comparison to the self concepts of adolescents, young children's self concepts are more
A)organized
B)concrete
C)differentiated
D)all of the above
2

In the Five Factor model of personality, which dimension involves how responsible and organized someone is?
A)openness
B)cooperativeness
C)conscientiousness
D)neuroticism
3

The _______ variable is the variable on which the groups are compared.
A)categorical
B)independent
C)dependent
D)codependent
4

Who one is, where one has come from, and where one is going is
A)self-conception
B)sense of identity
C)self-definition
D)self-image
5

A person who has explored possibilities and has made commitments to particular pursuits would be considered identity ________ ?
A)complete
B)foreclosed
C)achieved
D)diffused
6

Who has been found to have the highest self-esteem?
A)masculine males
B)androgynous females
C)androgynous males
D)a and b
7

According to Jean Thinney, a minority youth who tries to adopt the majority culture's norms and standards while rejecting those of his or her own group is experiencing
A)marginality
B)biculturalism
C)separation
D)assimilation
8

The form of autonomy that involves changes in close relationships is
A)emotional autonomy
B)decisive autonomy
C)value autonomy
D)behavioral autonomy
9

Which theorist believed that adolescents gradually take responsibility for the self while giving up the dependencies of childhood?
A)Peter Blos
B)Anna Freud
C)Lawrence Kohlberg
D)Carol Gilligan
10

Adolescents look to their peers for advice on ________ while turning to their parents for input on __________.
A)education issues, clothing choices
B)values, occupational choices
C)music choices, decisions regarding school
D)none of the above
11

School is a context of the ________ .
A)macrosystem
B)exosystem
C)mesosystem
D)microsystem
12

Gilligan refers to the approach to morality that emphasizes rules and standards and values individual rights and freedom as
A)the justice orientation.
B)the law and order orientation.
C)the prosocial orientation.
D)the care orientation.
13

Which is not a trigger of individuation?
A)puberty
B)improved cognitive ability
C)increased parental employment
D)more sophisticated self-understanding
14

Who believed that the development of intimacy comes before the development of identity in adolescence?
A)Sullivan
B)Erikson
C)Berndt
D)Freud
15

In Sullivan's framework when does the need for peers and peer acceptance emerge?
A)middle childhood
B)pre-adolescence
C)early adolescence
D)late adolescence
16

The bonding phase of dating is characterized by
A)learning about oneself.
B)maintaining peer status.
C)establishing meaningful attachments.
D)nurturing commitment and caring.
17

According to Erikson, to be truly intimate one needs to have a developed sense of ________.
A)autonomy
B)initiative
C)identity
D)generativity