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Question 51

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Which statement about personality in emerging adulthood is TRUE?

A) After the age of 12, personality is static.
B) Personality is dynamic, but only if individuals have achieved their identities.
C) Personality is not plastic.
D) Personality can change after adolescence.

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An arrangement in which a couple lives together in a committed romantic relationship but is not formally married is referred to as "_____."

A) a hookup
B) infatuation
C) romance
D) cohabitation

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_____ reach their peak of functional significance during emerging adulthood.

Differentiate the friendships of men from those of women.

In a longitudinal study, some 4-year-olds were identified as being at the extreme of traits known to have strong genetic roots: aggressiveness or shyness. Describe at least three traits shown in both types of children when they become emerging adults.

According to a longitudinal study, 4-year-old children who were identified as being extremely shy were as emerging adults slower than average to _____.

Describe situational couple violence and intimate terrorism. Identify the underlying cause and who is likely to be the abuser and victim for each form of violence.

Robert Sternberg describes three distinct aspects of love. These include all the following EXCEPT _____.

Intimacy is the desire for _____.

Personality traits present at age 18 _____ by age 25.

Cross-sex friendships are almost always preludes to romance.

"_____" identity includes Erik Erikson's political and religious identities.

"Hooking up" involves a sexual encounter _____.

Bart is 21 years old and is not sure what kind of work he would like to do after college. Like many Americans his age, Bart has not yet developed a(n) _____ identity.

When heterosexual couples are romantically committed to each other, they tend to have _____ cross-sex friendships.

Akila loves to think about how the physical world works. She believes there are advanced civilizations on other planets. According to John Holland's six categories of people, she is MOST likely in the "_____" category.

Western emerging adults rated _____ as the most important factor for a successful marriage.

In families with more than one child, _____ is often perceived when parents help one child during emerging adulthood but not the other children.

Of the college students below, who is most likely to "hook up"?

Compared to adolescence, self-esteem tends to _____ through the emerging adulthood years.