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Adolescence, 6/e
Laurence Steinberg, Temple University

Psychosocial Development During Adolescence
Identity

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Self-conceptions in adolescence are more than self - conceptions in childhood.
2

Adolescents with low self-esteem are more likely to engage in self-behavior than adolescents with high self-esteem.
3

One of the Big Five personality dimensions is .
4

Barometric self-esteem fluctuates most during adolescence.
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self-esteem is the most important predictor of overall self-esteem during adolescence.
6

-class adolescents have higher self-esteem than -class adolescents.
7

African American adolescents have self-esteem in comparison to White adolescents.
8

The larger the correlation coefficient, the the relationship between the variables in question.
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According to , adolescents are confronted with the psychosocial crisis of identity versus identity diffusion.
10

The is a time out period from responsibility so that the adolescent can experiment with and explore identity options.
11

(Catcher in the Rye) is a literary example of moratorium youth.
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Identity youth often have goals set for them by parents or other important adults.
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A identity can result from the desire to be somebody bad instead of nobody at all.
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A person who has explored possibilities, and has made commitments to particular pursuits would be considered identity .
15

Parenting that is warm and is associated with healthy identity development.
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youth demonstrate the highest need for social approval.
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Identity youth are less neurotic than other youth.
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During the years, young people make their greatest gains in identity formation in the area of occupational commitments.
19

Children who receive instruction from parents on issues relating to their ethnic background develop ethnic identities than children who do not receive such socialization.
20

According to Phinney, results from an adolescent maintaining ties to both the majority and minority culture.
21

The process of selecting between norms of the majority and minority culture, depending on the situation, is known as .
22

Individuals who combine feminine characteristics with masculine characteristics are said to be .
23

Gender intensification during adolescence is most problematic for .
24

To investigate the degree of association between two variables one would employ .
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self-esteem is more likely to fluctuate than self-esteem.