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Developmental Psychology - Module 6.3
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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What term refers to this question: "what am I like?" - Answer✔Self-concept
What term refers to this question: "how do I like myself?" - Answer✔Self-esteem
Do boys or girls tend to have lower self-esteem? - Answer✔Girls (lots of societal pressures on
girl to be smart and beautiful)
What demographics have the highest self-esteem? - Answer✔African American and Hispanic
males
What demographics have the lowest self-esteem? - Answer✔Asian and Native Americans
females
What term takes into account both ethnicity and gender? - Answer✔Ethgender
According to Erikson, what is the period during which teenagers seek to determine what is
unique and distinctive about themselves? - Answer✔Identity-versus-identity-confusion
What stage is the identity-versus-identity-confusion stage closely linked to? - Answer✔Intimacy
vs. isolation
Identity _______ is the status of adolescents who commit to a particular identity following a
period of crisis during which they consider various alternatives. (Marcia) -
Answer✔Achievement
Identity _______ is the status of adolescents who prematurely commit to an identity without
adequately exploring alternatives. (Marcia) - Answer✔Foreclosure
________ is the status of adolescents who may have explored various identity alternatives to
some degree, but have not yet committed themselves. - Answer✔Moratorium
Do adolescents rely more upon parents or peers for advice and direction? - Answer✔Peers
According to Gilligan, women make decisions based upon... - Answer✔Relationships
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Developmental Psychology - Module 6.3
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
100% Verified.
What term refers to this question: "what am I like?" - Answer✔Self-concept
What term refers to this question: "how do I like myself?" - Answer✔Self-esteem
Do boys or girls tend to have lower self-esteem? - Answer✔Girls (lots of societal pressures on
girl to be smart and beautiful)
What demographics have the highest self-esteem? - Answer✔African American and Hispanic
males
What demographics have the lowest self-esteem? - Answer✔Asian and Native Americans
females
What term takes into account both ethnicity and gender? - Answer✔Ethgender
According to Erikson, what is the period during which teenagers seek to determine what is
unique and distinctive about themselves? - Answer✔Identity-versus-identity-confusion
What stage is the identity-versus-identity-confusion stage closely linked to? - Answer✔Intimacy
vs. isolation
Identity _______ is the status of adolescents who commit to a particular identity following a
period of crisis during which they consider various alternatives. (Marcia) -
Answer✔Achievement
Identity _______ is the status of adolescents who prematurely commit to an identity without
adequately exploring alternatives. (Marcia) - Answer✔Foreclosure
________ is the status of adolescents who may have explored various identity alternatives to
some degree, but have not yet committed themselves. - Answer✔Moratorium
Do adolescents rely more upon parents or peers for advice and direction? - Answer✔Peers
According to Gilligan, women make decisions based upon... - Answer✔Relationships
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