DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 8 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What term refers to this question: "what am I like?" - Self-concept
What term refers to this question: "how do I like myself?" - Self-esteem
Do boys or girls tend to have lower self-esteem? - Girls (lots of societal pressures on girl to be smart
and beautiful)
What demographics have the highest self-esteem? - African American and Hispanic males
What demographics have the lowest self-esteem? - Asian and Native Americans females
What term takes into account both ethnicity and gender? - Ethgender
According to Erikson, what is the period during which teenagers seek to determine what is unique
and distinctive about themselves? - Identity-versus-identity-confusion
What stage is the identity-versus-identity-confusion stage closely linked to? - 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) - Achievement
Identity _______ is the status of adolescents who prematurely commit to an identity without
adequately exploring alternatives. (Marcia) - Foreclosure
________ is the status of adolescents who may have explored various identity alternatives to some
degree, but have not yet committed themselves. - Moratorium
Do adolescents rely more upon parents or peers for advice and direction? - Peers
According to Gilligan, women make decisions based upon... - Relationships
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What term refers to this question: "what am I like?" - Self-concept
What term refers to this question: "how do I like myself?" - Self-esteem
Do boys or girls tend to have lower self-esteem? - Girls (lots of societal pressures on girl to be smart
and beautiful)
What demographics have the highest self-esteem? - African American and Hispanic males
What demographics have the lowest self-esteem? - Asian and Native Americans females
What term takes into account both ethnicity and gender? - Ethgender
According to Erikson, what is the period during which teenagers seek to determine what is unique
and distinctive about themselves? - Identity-versus-identity-confusion
What stage is the identity-versus-identity-confusion stage closely linked to? - 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) - Achievement
Identity _______ is the status of adolescents who prematurely commit to an identity without
adequately exploring alternatives. (Marcia) - Foreclosure
________ is the status of adolescents who may have explored various identity alternatives to some
degree, but have not yet committed themselves. - Moratorium
Do adolescents rely more upon parents or peers for advice and direction? - Peers
According to Gilligan, women make decisions based upon... - Relationships
