DEP 2004 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which adolescent appears to be experiencing identity diffusion?
-Jeannine, who runs away from a pressured home environment and joins a
commune
-Fred, who is pressured by his parents to become a doctor
-Barbara, a college student who frequently changes majors
-Zachary, who spends most of his time watching TV and hanging out with his
friends - ✅✅Zachary, who spends most of his time watching TV and hanging out
with his friends
According to Erikson, the goal of adolescence is to _____. - ✅✅find one's own
identity
The notion that two networks exist within the human brain, one for emotional and
one for analytical processing of stimuli, is called _____. - ✅✅dual-process
model
An example of a behavior that demonstrates identity foreclosure is _____.
-dropping out of high school
-choosing a different career path than what parents wanted
,-being eager to vote
-working in the family business because it is expected - ✅✅working in the
family business because it is expected
Parents' awareness of where their adolescents are, what they are doing, and with
whom they are doing it is referred to as _____. - ✅✅parental monitoring
Blair has heard repeatedly from her parents about the potential dangers of drinking
alcohol, yet at a party she gladly accepts a beer from a classmate. Blair thinks that
this classmate is one of the most popular students at school. In this situation, what
type of thinking is most likely dominating Blair's decision to accept the beer? -
✅✅intuitive thought
Which of the following symptoms is NOT associated with anorexia nervosa?
-Absence of menstruation
-Voluntary starvation
-Average weight
-Distorted body image - ✅✅Average weight
Thinking or drawing conclusions based on past personal experience, emotions, or a
hunch is referred to as _____. - ✅✅intuitive thought
, According to Erikson, adolescents are in the stage of _____. - ✅✅identity versus
role confusion
Thinking intensely about themselves and about what others think about them is
called _____. - ✅✅egocentrism
The period when children's bodies become adult in terms of size, shape, and
sexuality is called _____. - ✅✅puberty
Subjective thought - ✅✅thinking that is influenced by past experiences,
emotions, cultural assumptions.
cognitive flexibility - ✅✅When encountering a problem with a plan, thinking
that reflects on one's options, combines emotions and reason, and then selects the
best option
dialectical thought - ✅✅ability to consider a thesis and its antithesis
simultaneously and thus arrive at a synthesis.
postformal thought - ✅✅Stage of cognitive development that is more practical,
more flexible, and more dialectical
DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which adolescent appears to be experiencing identity diffusion?
-Jeannine, who runs away from a pressured home environment and joins a
commune
-Fred, who is pressured by his parents to become a doctor
-Barbara, a college student who frequently changes majors
-Zachary, who spends most of his time watching TV and hanging out with his
friends - ✅✅Zachary, who spends most of his time watching TV and hanging out
with his friends
According to Erikson, the goal of adolescence is to _____. - ✅✅find one's own
identity
The notion that two networks exist within the human brain, one for emotional and
one for analytical processing of stimuli, is called _____. - ✅✅dual-process
model
An example of a behavior that demonstrates identity foreclosure is _____.
-dropping out of high school
-choosing a different career path than what parents wanted
,-being eager to vote
-working in the family business because it is expected - ✅✅working in the
family business because it is expected
Parents' awareness of where their adolescents are, what they are doing, and with
whom they are doing it is referred to as _____. - ✅✅parental monitoring
Blair has heard repeatedly from her parents about the potential dangers of drinking
alcohol, yet at a party she gladly accepts a beer from a classmate. Blair thinks that
this classmate is one of the most popular students at school. In this situation, what
type of thinking is most likely dominating Blair's decision to accept the beer? -
✅✅intuitive thought
Which of the following symptoms is NOT associated with anorexia nervosa?
-Absence of menstruation
-Voluntary starvation
-Average weight
-Distorted body image - ✅✅Average weight
Thinking or drawing conclusions based on past personal experience, emotions, or a
hunch is referred to as _____. - ✅✅intuitive thought
, According to Erikson, adolescents are in the stage of _____. - ✅✅identity versus
role confusion
Thinking intensely about themselves and about what others think about them is
called _____. - ✅✅egocentrism
The period when children's bodies become adult in terms of size, shape, and
sexuality is called _____. - ✅✅puberty
Subjective thought - ✅✅thinking that is influenced by past experiences,
emotions, cultural assumptions.
cognitive flexibility - ✅✅When encountering a problem with a plan, thinking
that reflects on one's options, combines emotions and reason, and then selects the
best option
dialectical thought - ✅✅ability to consider a thesis and its antithesis
simultaneously and thus arrive at a synthesis.
postformal thought - ✅✅Stage of cognitive development that is more practical,
more flexible, and more dialectical
