Question 1

Cultures in the developing world tend to have specific practices for marking the transition from adolescence to adulthood.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What constitutes the highest level of thinking in adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conventional thought
B)  Sensorimotor thought
C)  Postformal thought
D)  Hypothetical-deductive thought

Question 3

Describe why the terms multidimensional, multidirectional, interindividual variability, and plasticity may be the most accurate way to describe intelligence in adulthood.

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Most theories of intelligence are multid...

Question 4

In most non-Western developing cultures, ____ is the most important determinant of adult status.

Accepted Answer

A)  completing college
B)  marriage
C)  getting a job
D)  having a child

Question 5

When Sipho ponders the question, 'How can light be both a wave and a particle?' he is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)  a role transition.
B)  a rite of passage.
C)  reflective judgment.
D)  multidirectionality.

Question 6

If you wanted to show that age decreases a certain type of intelligence, you should focus on testing participants'

Accepted Answer

A)  general intelligence.
B)  fluid intelligence.
C)  crystallised intelligence.
D)  primary intelligence.

Question 7

Mr Khumalo's talents as an architect are mostly due to his ability to visualise buildings in three dimensions as they are being designed. This suggests that Mr Khumalo has outstanding ____ abilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  inductive reasoning
B)  spatial orientation
C)  word fluency
D)  number

Question 8

Which of these is not documented as evidence of student development while in university?

Accepted Answer

A)  Advances in intellectual development
B)  Advances in social identity
C)  Advances in emotional concerns
D)  Advances in personal development

Question 9

According to McAdams, a person's life story is

Accepted Answer

A)  set in a single direction and uninfluenced by culture.
B)  set in a single direction and influenced by culture.
C)  fashioned, refashioned, and uninfluenced by culture.
D)  fashioned, refashioned, and influenced by culture.

Question 10

What requires the creation of possible selves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Postformal thought
B)  Reflective thinking
C)  Crystallised intelligence
D)  Projecting yourself into the future

Question 11

The desire to live life more fully by experiencing physically and emotionally threatening situations is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  multidimensionality.
B)  a rite of passage.
C)  edgework.
D)  plasticity.

Question 12

Rethabile is thinking about graduating from university and finding a job in which she can use her skills. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  an implicit stereotype.
B)  a life story.
C)  a scenario.
D)  reflective judgment.

Question 13

Which of 26-year-old Thandeka's characteristics would qualify her as being a 'mature student?'

Accepted Answer

A)  The fact that she is leaving a job
B)  Her age
C)  The fact that she is the first in her family to go to school
D)  Her sex

Question 14

Who is likely to be the least healthy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buhle, who lives in poverty
B)  Bongani, who is a university graduate
C)  Bonolo, who lives in a small rural village
D)  Zola, who is very wealthy

Question 15

Which statement best describes the relationship between LDLs and HDLs?

Accepted Answer

A)  LDLs break down HDLs.
B)  HDLs break down LDLs.
C)  LDLs transform into HDLs.
D)  HDLs transform into LDLs.

Question 16

Naledi is 18 years old and engages in many risky behaviours. For example, she drives very fast and recklessly, and does not use any protection when having sex. If Naledi is a typical adolescent, these behaviours will ____ when she gets older.

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly increase in frequency
B)  slightly increase in frequency
C)  remain at the same frequency level
D)  decrease in frequency

Question 17

Emotional intelligence is measured by the number of different emotions a person expresses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Young adult men aged 25 to 34 are

Accepted Answer

A)  2.5 times as likely to die as women of the same age.
B)  5 times as likely to die as women of the same age.
C)  half as likely to die as women of the same age.
D)  just as likely to die as women of the same age.

Question 19

Discuss the special conflict that Erikson believed marked young adulthood. Then describe how an individual could best resolve this conflict.

Accepted Answer

Intimacy versus isolation is the sixth s...

Question 20

In what way do men differ from women in edgework?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men use less rehearsal
B)  Women use less rehearsal
C)  Men are less confident
D)  Women have fewer qualms

Exam 10: Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

What requires the creation of possible selves?

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According to McAdams, a person's life story is

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In most non-Western developing cultures, ____ is the most important determinant of adult status.

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Young adult men aged 25 to 34 are

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Describe why the terms multidimensional, multidirectional, interindividual variability, and plasticity may be the most accurate way to describe intelligence in adulthood.

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Which statement best describes the relationship between LDLs and HDLs?

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Discuss the special conflict that Erikson believed marked young adulthood. Then describe how an individual could best resolve this conflict.

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Emotional intelligence is measured by the number of different emotions a person expresses.

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If you wanted to show that age decreases a certain type of intelligence, you should focus on testing participants'

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Which of 26-year-old Thandeka's characteristics would qualify her as being a 'mature student?'

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What constitutes the highest level of thinking in adulthood?

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Mr Khumalo's talents as an architect are mostly due to his ability to visualise buildings in three dimensions as they are being designed. This suggests that Mr Khumalo has outstanding ____ abilities.

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Which of these is not documented as evidence of student development while in university?

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The desire to live life more fully by experiencing physically and emotionally threatening situations is known as

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