PSY 658 PEPPERDINE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Fantasy Period
In early and middle childhood, children gain insight into career options by
fantasizing about them.
Who does Puberty begin earlier for?
Girls
Anticipated Grief is associated with...
Prolonged expected death
True or False? Middle-aged adults adjust more easily to divorce than younger
adults.
True
True or False? Intellectual development in middle age is unidimensional and rigid.
False
In adolescence, what qualities in friendships foster more disclosure?
Intimacy, mutual understanding and loyalty
In adolescence, what do girls emphasize?
Emotional closeness
In adolescence, what do boys emphasize?
Shared activities
Pro of online relationship
online relationships can foster friendships
,con of online relationships
excessive use has risks
What do positive relationships without aggression or antisocial behaviour promote?
self-concept, perspective-taking, coping with stress, intimate relationships
Cliques
Seen with girls, give a sense of identity, decrease as heterosexual dating increases
What determines when dating begins?
hormonal changes and cultural expectations
Asian youth and dating
Asian youth start dating later as opposed to other families that expect and
encourage romantic involvement in middle school
Intimacy in early dating
Intimacy in dating is less than intimacy with friends
What contributes to secure romantic ties?
positive relationships with parents and friends
Purpose of dating among adolescents?
recreation and peer status, later psychological intimacy
Early dating is associated with:
Drug use, delinquency, academic difficulties, physical and sexual abuse of dating
partners, uninvolved parents, lesbian and gay youth face difficulties due to
prejudice
Compassionate Love
compassionate relationships have more intimacy, commitment and satisfaction
eastern cultures focus on...
, family obligation over passion, arranged marriages are long-lasting
What are friendships based on in young adulthood?
trust, intimacy and loyalty
What same-gender relationships are more intimate?
Women
Intimacy versus isolation stage
ability to form close relationships with partners versus loneliness or self-absorption,
focus on generatively, parenting and contributing to society through work and
community service
What do romantic partners have in common?
education, age, ethnicity, religion, physical attributes
What do women select partners based on?
ensuring children's survival
What do men select partners based on?
sexual pleasure and ability to produce offspring
Triangular theory of love
intimacy, passion, commitment
Male relationships after marriage
decrease
female relationships after marriage
increase and they often make them in the workplace
What does development in the cerebral cortex result in?
improvements in planning, reasoning and decision-making
Piagets Post Formal Thought
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Fantasy Period
In early and middle childhood, children gain insight into career options by
fantasizing about them.
Who does Puberty begin earlier for?
Girls
Anticipated Grief is associated with...
Prolonged expected death
True or False? Middle-aged adults adjust more easily to divorce than younger
adults.
True
True or False? Intellectual development in middle age is unidimensional and rigid.
False
In adolescence, what qualities in friendships foster more disclosure?
Intimacy, mutual understanding and loyalty
In adolescence, what do girls emphasize?
Emotional closeness
In adolescence, what do boys emphasize?
Shared activities
Pro of online relationship
online relationships can foster friendships
,con of online relationships
excessive use has risks
What do positive relationships without aggression or antisocial behaviour promote?
self-concept, perspective-taking, coping with stress, intimate relationships
Cliques
Seen with girls, give a sense of identity, decrease as heterosexual dating increases
What determines when dating begins?
hormonal changes and cultural expectations
Asian youth and dating
Asian youth start dating later as opposed to other families that expect and
encourage romantic involvement in middle school
Intimacy in early dating
Intimacy in dating is less than intimacy with friends
What contributes to secure romantic ties?
positive relationships with parents and friends
Purpose of dating among adolescents?
recreation and peer status, later psychological intimacy
Early dating is associated with:
Drug use, delinquency, academic difficulties, physical and sexual abuse of dating
partners, uninvolved parents, lesbian and gay youth face difficulties due to
prejudice
Compassionate Love
compassionate relationships have more intimacy, commitment and satisfaction
eastern cultures focus on...
, family obligation over passion, arranged marriages are long-lasting
What are friendships based on in young adulthood?
trust, intimacy and loyalty
What same-gender relationships are more intimate?
Women
Intimacy versus isolation stage
ability to form close relationships with partners versus loneliness or self-absorption,
focus on generatively, parenting and contributing to society through work and
community service
What do romantic partners have in common?
education, age, ethnicity, religion, physical attributes
What do women select partners based on?
ensuring children's survival
What do men select partners based on?
sexual pleasure and ability to produce offspring
Triangular theory of love
intimacy, passion, commitment
Male relationships after marriage
decrease
female relationships after marriage
increase and they often make them in the workplace
What does development in the cerebral cortex result in?
improvements in planning, reasoning and decision-making
Piagets Post Formal Thought
