Lifespan Development Exam #4
(Chapters 11, 12, 13, and 14) correctly
solved
What is emerging adulthood? - correct answer ✔✔______ _________ is a phase
of the life span between adolescence and full-fledged adulthood which
encompasses late adolescence and early adulthood
What are the five characteristics of emerging adulthood? - correct answer
✔✔Identity exploration
Instability
Self-focus
In-between fighting
Age of possibilities
What are the major markers of the transition to adulthood in individualistic and
the collectivistic cultures? - correct answer ✔✔___________:
Identifies mainly with self
___________:
member of a group
According to Piaget, what is the difference between adolescent and adult
thought? - correct answer ✔✔That ______ are still developing in the way that
they think and that they are still trying to figure out who they are as a person
, What is postformal thought? - correct answer ✔✔believed to be more flexible,
logical, willing to accept moral and intellectual complexities, and dialectical than
previous stages in development.
What are the three types of attachment in early adulthood? - correct answer
✔✔Secure: positive view of relationship, can get close to others, comfortable in
relationships
Avoidant: hesitant about relationships, distance themselves from partner
Anxious: demand closeness, untrusting, emotional, jealous, possessive
What is Erikson's sixth psychosocial stage? - correct answer ✔✔Intimacy vs
Isolation
Intimacy: finding oneself while losing oneself in another; commitment to another
person
Isolation: failure to develop meaningful relationships
Adults must strike a balance between ____ and _____ in their relationships.
Explain - correct answer ✔✔Needd to strike between Intimacy/Commitment and
Independence/Freedom in friendships, family relationships, and romantic
relationships
What are gender differences in same-gender friendships (i.e. women vs. men)? -
correct answer ✔✔Women: more close friends, more intimate, talking, expression
of feelings, sympathy
Men: activities, keeping distance, no talk of weaknesses, practical solutions,
competitive
(Chapters 11, 12, 13, and 14) correctly
solved
What is emerging adulthood? - correct answer ✔✔______ _________ is a phase
of the life span between adolescence and full-fledged adulthood which
encompasses late adolescence and early adulthood
What are the five characteristics of emerging adulthood? - correct answer
✔✔Identity exploration
Instability
Self-focus
In-between fighting
Age of possibilities
What are the major markers of the transition to adulthood in individualistic and
the collectivistic cultures? - correct answer ✔✔___________:
Identifies mainly with self
___________:
member of a group
According to Piaget, what is the difference between adolescent and adult
thought? - correct answer ✔✔That ______ are still developing in the way that
they think and that they are still trying to figure out who they are as a person
, What is postformal thought? - correct answer ✔✔believed to be more flexible,
logical, willing to accept moral and intellectual complexities, and dialectical than
previous stages in development.
What are the three types of attachment in early adulthood? - correct answer
✔✔Secure: positive view of relationship, can get close to others, comfortable in
relationships
Avoidant: hesitant about relationships, distance themselves from partner
Anxious: demand closeness, untrusting, emotional, jealous, possessive
What is Erikson's sixth psychosocial stage? - correct answer ✔✔Intimacy vs
Isolation
Intimacy: finding oneself while losing oneself in another; commitment to another
person
Isolation: failure to develop meaningful relationships
Adults must strike a balance between ____ and _____ in their relationships.
Explain - correct answer ✔✔Needd to strike between Intimacy/Commitment and
Independence/Freedom in friendships, family relationships, and romantic
relationships
What are gender differences in same-gender friendships (i.e. women vs. men)? -
correct answer ✔✔Women: more close friends, more intimate, talking, expression
of feelings, sympathy
Men: activities, keeping distance, no talk of weaknesses, practical solutions,
competitive
