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Chapter 14: Psychosocial Development in Early Adulthood

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

Currently, developmentalists who ascribe to the normative-stage model believe that people

a)

probably develop very little after age 50.

b)

continue to develop through their thirties, but undergo only minimal changes thereafter.

c)

continue to follow a sequence of age-related changes throughout adulthood.

d)

experience no further development after adolescence.

2.

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?

a)

She will have problems with intimacy.

b)

She will fail to develop "the dream."

c)

She will become sexually promiscuous.

d)

She will lack competitiveness.

3.

A sequence of age-related development that continues through the adult life span, identified by major, predictable life changes, describes the ________ model of personality.

a)

timing-of-events

b)

five-factor

c)

normative-stage

d)

humanistic

4.

According to Erikson, which of the following must people achieve before they can begin to form intimate relationships?

a)

Generativity

b)

Integrity

c)

Initiative

d)

A strong sense of personal identity

5.

The cultural expectations for the proper timing of life events, such as getting married or retiring, are called

a)

age-consciousness.

b)

nonnormative sequences.

c)

temporal schemas.

d)

the social clock.

6.

Which personality model focuses on mental, emotional, temperamental, and behavioral attributes?

a)

Timing-of-events model

b)

Trait model

c)

Humanistic model

d)

Normative-crisis model

7.

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

a)

agreeable.

b)

neurotic.

c)

introverted.

d)

extraverted.

8.

The five-factor model of personality emphasizes

a)

stability of personality characteristics over much of adult life.

b)

normative influences on adaptive mechanisms in mid-life.

c)

personality changes that occur during middle childhood.

d)

five crises that adolescents and young adults experience that produce instability in personality.

9.

In terms of more recent research regarding stability and change in personality traits, most experts now believe

a)

personality traits are as stable as they have always been.

b)

that the stability of personality traits is true for men, but not for women.

c)

changes in personality can and do occur throughout the life span.

d)

the change is too strong a term for describing personality development.

10.

Baron is a well-respected businessman. He helps coach his daughter's soccer team and visits his elderly mother at least once a week. Considering the typological approach to personality development, Baron would be considered

a)

undercontrolled.

b)

overcontrolled.

c)

ego-resilient.

d)

maladaptive.

11.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four views of personality development discussed in your text?

a)

Timing-of-events model

b)

Trait models

c)

Normative-stage model

d)

Nonnormative-stage model

12.

The fact that as a society in general we are more accepting of a 39-year-old first-time mother indicates a shift in

a)

normative-stage models.

b)

typological models.

c)

timing-of-events models.

d)

trait models.

13.

All of the following personality types reflect the typological model of personality EXCEPT

a)

overcontrolled.

b)

undercontrolled.

c)

conflicted.

d)

ego-resilient.

14.

According to the five-factor model, Hank, who is gregarious and assertive, would be described as

a)

open to experience.

b)

conscientious.

c)

neurotic.

d)

extraverted.

15.

People who are observed as having adaptability under stress and are well adjusted and self-confident are seen as having ________ personalities.

a)

overcontrolled

b)

undercontrolled

c)

ego-controlled

d)

ego-resilient