DEP2002 2004 Quiz 10 Questions - Stellmach
1. Kalya considers herself more than an adolescent but not yet fully an
adult. This would qualify her as being in the state known as adulthood.
a. tween
b. passage
*c. emerging
d. formal
2. Role transitions always:
a. occur at the same age for individuals within a given cultural
population.
b. involve family relationships.
c. lead to significant increases in stress.
*d. involve the acquisition of new responsibilities.
3. Yacef suddenly finds himself newly married and out of school with a new
job. Yacef is experiencing:
*a. role transition.
b. reflective judgment.
c. possible selves.
d. fluid intelligence.
4. Which markers BEST describe the transition into adulthood in most Western
societies?
*a. Markers that are loosely defined and can consist of any number of
events
b. No markers, as adulthood is not viewed as unique time of life in
most Wester n cultures
c. Markers that are specific and tied to marriage and/or having children
d. Markers that are differ by sex, with female transition clearly
defined and male transition loosely defined
5. In most non-Western developing cultures, is the most important
determinant of adult status.
a. completing college
*b. marriage
,DEP2002 2004 Quiz 10 Questions - Stellmach
c. getting a job
d. having a child
6. As a female growing up in a Latino culture, Luanna will likely experience
on her fifteenth birthday.
*a. quinceanera
b. confirmation
c. marriage
d. legal adulthood
7. A rite of passage is BEST classified as a(n):
a. implicit stereotype.
b. biological event.
c. reflective judgment.
*d. ritual.
8. The youngest age at which most colleges label an individual as a
returning adult stud ent is .
*a. 25
b. 35
c. 45
d. 55
9. Which of 26-year-old Tonya’s characteristics would qualify her as being a
“returning a dult student?”
a. The fact that she is leaving a job
*b. Her age
c. The fact that she is the first in her family to go to school
d. Her sex
10. The is not fully developed until the mid-twenties.
a. hippocampus
,DEP2002 2004 Quiz 10 Questions - Stellmach
b. thalamus
*c. prefrontal cortex
d. amygdala
11. The desire to live life more fully by experiencing physically and
emotionally threateni ng situations is known as:
a. multidimensionality.
b. a rite of passage.
*c. edgework.
d. plasticity.
12. Nicola is 18 years old and engages in many risky behaviors. For
example, she drives very fast and recklessly, and does not use any
protection when having sex. If Nicola is a t ypical adolescent, these behaviors
will when she gets older.
a. significantly increase in frequency
b. slightly increase in frequency
c. remain at the same frequency level
*d. decrease in frequency
13. In what way do men differ from women in edgework?
*a. Men use less rehearsal
b. Women use less rehearsal
c. Men are less confident
d. Women have fewer qualms
14. Who would Erikson say is MOST capable of true intimacy?
a. Cindy, who is overdependent on her boyfriend
b. Burt, who will go out with different people but finds it scary to go
out with som eone more than a couple of times
*c. Aileen, who has a clear sense of identity
d. Harrison, who is 16 years old
15. Which individual has likely resolved intimacy issues before identity issues?
, DEP2002 2004 Quiz 10 Questions - Stellmach
a. A high school student who is picking out a college at 17
b. A man who joined the work force at 18, and got married at 25
*c. A woman who married at 22, had children, and went to college at 30
d. A woman who joined the military at 20
16. Research on Erikson’s theory of identity and intimacy produced which
conclusion?
a. There are set pathways to achieving both identity and intimacy.
b. There are several ways to achieve identity, but only one way to
achieve intima cy.
c. There is only one way to achieve identity, but there are several
ways to achiev e intimacy.
*d. There are multiple pathways to achieving identity and intimacy.
17. One of the MOST common markers of adulthood in the United States is:
a. the initiation into a fraternity or sorority.
b. getting a driver’s license.
c. confirmation.
*d. completing one’s education.
18. Which of these is NOT documented as evidence of student development
while in coll ege?
a. Advances in intellectual development
b. Advances in social identity
*c. Advances in emotional concerns
d. Advances in personal development
19. Who is MOST likely experiencing a “quarter-life crisis?”
a. 82-year-old Dominica, whose spouse just died
b. 62-year-old Kitt, who just retired
c. 42-year-old Lucia, who just had a baby
*d. 22-year-old Aruba, who just graduated from college
1. Kalya considers herself more than an adolescent but not yet fully an
adult. This would qualify her as being in the state known as adulthood.
a. tween
b. passage
*c. emerging
d. formal
2. Role transitions always:
a. occur at the same age for individuals within a given cultural
population.
b. involve family relationships.
c. lead to significant increases in stress.
*d. involve the acquisition of new responsibilities.
3. Yacef suddenly finds himself newly married and out of school with a new
job. Yacef is experiencing:
*a. role transition.
b. reflective judgment.
c. possible selves.
d. fluid intelligence.
4. Which markers BEST describe the transition into adulthood in most Western
societies?
*a. Markers that are loosely defined and can consist of any number of
events
b. No markers, as adulthood is not viewed as unique time of life in
most Wester n cultures
c. Markers that are specific and tied to marriage and/or having children
d. Markers that are differ by sex, with female transition clearly
defined and male transition loosely defined
5. In most non-Western developing cultures, is the most important
determinant of adult status.
a. completing college
*b. marriage
,DEP2002 2004 Quiz 10 Questions - Stellmach
c. getting a job
d. having a child
6. As a female growing up in a Latino culture, Luanna will likely experience
on her fifteenth birthday.
*a. quinceanera
b. confirmation
c. marriage
d. legal adulthood
7. A rite of passage is BEST classified as a(n):
a. implicit stereotype.
b. biological event.
c. reflective judgment.
*d. ritual.
8. The youngest age at which most colleges label an individual as a
returning adult stud ent is .
*a. 25
b. 35
c. 45
d. 55
9. Which of 26-year-old Tonya’s characteristics would qualify her as being a
“returning a dult student?”
a. The fact that she is leaving a job
*b. Her age
c. The fact that she is the first in her family to go to school
d. Her sex
10. The is not fully developed until the mid-twenties.
a. hippocampus
,DEP2002 2004 Quiz 10 Questions - Stellmach
b. thalamus
*c. prefrontal cortex
d. amygdala
11. The desire to live life more fully by experiencing physically and
emotionally threateni ng situations is known as:
a. multidimensionality.
b. a rite of passage.
*c. edgework.
d. plasticity.
12. Nicola is 18 years old and engages in many risky behaviors. For
example, she drives very fast and recklessly, and does not use any
protection when having sex. If Nicola is a t ypical adolescent, these behaviors
will when she gets older.
a. significantly increase in frequency
b. slightly increase in frequency
c. remain at the same frequency level
*d. decrease in frequency
13. In what way do men differ from women in edgework?
*a. Men use less rehearsal
b. Women use less rehearsal
c. Men are less confident
d. Women have fewer qualms
14. Who would Erikson say is MOST capable of true intimacy?
a. Cindy, who is overdependent on her boyfriend
b. Burt, who will go out with different people but finds it scary to go
out with som eone more than a couple of times
*c. Aileen, who has a clear sense of identity
d. Harrison, who is 16 years old
15. Which individual has likely resolved intimacy issues before identity issues?
, DEP2002 2004 Quiz 10 Questions - Stellmach
a. A high school student who is picking out a college at 17
b. A man who joined the work force at 18, and got married at 25
*c. A woman who married at 22, had children, and went to college at 30
d. A woman who joined the military at 20
16. Research on Erikson’s theory of identity and intimacy produced which
conclusion?
a. There are set pathways to achieving both identity and intimacy.
b. There are several ways to achieve identity, but only one way to
achieve intima cy.
c. There is only one way to achieve identity, but there are several
ways to achiev e intimacy.
*d. There are multiple pathways to achieving identity and intimacy.
17. One of the MOST common markers of adulthood in the United States is:
a. the initiation into a fraternity or sorority.
b. getting a driver’s license.
c. confirmation.
*d. completing one’s education.
18. Which of these is NOT documented as evidence of student development
while in coll ege?
a. Advances in intellectual development
b. Advances in social identity
*c. Advances in emotional concerns
d. Advances in personal development
19. Who is MOST likely experiencing a “quarter-life crisis?”
a. 82-year-old Dominica, whose spouse just died
b. 62-year-old Kitt, who just retired
c. 42-year-old Lucia, who just had a baby
*d. 22-year-old Aruba, who just graduated from college
