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Erik Erikson's description of the tasks young adults face in the sixth stage of psychosocial development, intimacy versus isolation, included all of the following EXCEPT |
| | A) | making deep personal commitments to others. |
| | B) | making sacrifices and compromises to fuse the identities they achieved in adolescence with the identity of another person. |
| | C) | engaging in some amount of isolation to reflect on their lives as individuals. |
| | D) | considering the possibility of a sexual relationship without having any children. |
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Costa and McCrae's research with the "Big Five" personality traits has found that |
| | A) | it is highly unlikely that any of the five personality factors will change over the life span. |
| | B) | major changes occur in some, but not all, of the five personality factors over the life span. |
| | C) | although there is remarkable stability for the five personality factors over the life span, some shifting does occur in the 20s. |
| | D) | major changes occur in all aspects of personality over the life span. |
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The typological model of personality suggests that |
| | A) | there is little, if any, change in personality over the life span. |
| | B) | personality can change in industrialized, but not in preindustrial, societies. |
| | C) | there are major changes in personality over the life span. |
| | D) | certain events may change a person's personality trajectory. |
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For most emerging adults today, extending education and delaying parenthood are key contributors to |
| | A) | immediate joy, but negative long-term outcomes. |
| | B) | future success and current well-being. |
| | C) | future success, but at the expense of current happiness. |
| | D) | current adjustment problems, and future misery. |
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Avi clearly recalls his childhood attachment to his parents and can discuss and evaluate how close he and his parents were. According to research, in the transition to independent adult life, Avi is likely to experience |
| | A) | clinging to his parents and refusal to move away from home. |
| | B) | good adjustment and a relatively problem-free transition. |
| | C) | loneliness and depression. |
| | D) | disorganization and job-hopping for many years. |
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An important element in the development of intimate relationships of all kinds is |
| | A) | self-disclosure. |
| | B) | sex. |
| | C) | romance. |
| | D) | physical proximity. |
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Selena believes that sex among unmarried or married people, of any orientation, is just fine, as long as all the participants give informed consent and no one is hurt by the encounter. Selena takes which view of sex? |
| | A) | reprehensible. |
| | B) | recreational |
| | C) | relational. |
| | D) | reproductive. |
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Khamal and Aslam have been married for 20 years, a marriage arranged by their parents. They feel no passion for each other and do not engage in any type of self-disclosure, nor do they see passion or intimacy as important to their marriage. They are, however, highly committed to remaining together as husband and wife until death. Sternberg would call this |
| | A) | empty love. |
| | B) | nonlove. |
| | C) | companionate love. |
| | D) | consummate love. |
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Which of the following women is LEAST likely to be troubled about still being single at age 40? |
| | A) | Wendy, a white |
| | B) | Andrea, an African American |
| | C) | Linda, a Latina |
| | D) | Amy, an Asian American |
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Which of these married couples is LEAST likely to divorce? |
| | A) | Milly and Mort, who were both 22 when they married and who both work minimum wage jobs consistent with their high school education |
| | B) | Barbie and Ken, who were 22 and 24 respectively when they got married and who feel very grounded in their religious faith |
| | C) | Lorraine and Leonard, who were both 30 when they got married after seven years of cohabiting |
| | D) | Jenny and John, who were 16 and 17 respectively when they got married and had their first baby two months later |
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All of the following are current issues facing homosexual couples in the United States today EXCEPT |
| | A) | obtaining legal recognition of their unions. |
| | B) | receiving coverage under each other's health insurance or pension plans. |
| | C) | discrimination in college admissions. |
| | D) | the right to adopt children or raise their own children. |
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Which of the following people is most likely to be DISSATISFIED with his or her marriage? |
| | A) | Jennifer, who feels she has lost control of her time and her life since her first baby was born three months ago |
| | B) | Jorge, who has no children |
| | C) | Janelle, whose grown children have all been out of the house for the past three years |
| | D) | Jim, whose wife agrees that he does about half of the work of caring for their toddler |
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The percentage of U.S. households with children has fallen in the past few decades because |
| | A) | all of these. |
| | B) | couples see marriage as a place for intimacy, not necessarily procreation. |
| | C) | more people wait until later ages to begin having children. |
| | D) | children may represent an impossible financial burden to couples. |
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Which of the following people will adjust best to being divorced? |
| | A) | Maybelle, who gets no money from her ex-husband to help support their three children |
| | B) | Martha, who was shocked to find out her husband wanted to end their marriage |
| | C) | Ming, who continues to argue with his ex-wife |
| | D) | Marty, who spends more time with his friends now that he is free of the stress of arguing with his ex-wife all the time |
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Linda just married Mark, who has children from his previous marriage. Stepfamily research suggests that, at this point, Mark's children most likely want _____ while Mark and Linda want _____. |
| | A) | Linda to go away; a smooth and rapid transition |
| | B) | a smooth and rapid transition; to side with their own biological children |
| | C) | Mark to side with them; the children to go away |
| | D) | Mark to go away; Linda to become a significant adult figure |
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