Test Bank For
Identity Formation, Youth, and Development A Simplified Approach, 2E By Kyle Eichas, James
E. Côté, Charles G. Levine
Chapter 1-10
Chapter 1
1 Integration, differentiation, and continuity refer to
(A) ego identity, personal identity, and social identity
(B) the products of ego-executive abilities
(C) the products of ego-synthetic abilities
(D) the three most durable aspects of human self-definition
Answer: (D) the three most durable aspects of human self-definition
2 Why is it difficult to provide an unambiguous definition of the self?
(A) the self does not ―exist‖
(B) too many researchers have operationalized it in different ways
(C) the word has been contaminated by generic multiple uses for years
(D) none of the above
Answer: (C) the word has been contaminated by generic multiple uses for years
3 Which of the following attributes have been empirically associated with identity-based
agency?
(A) a sense of purpose in life
(B) self-esteem
(C) an internal locus of control
(D) all of the above
Answer: (D) all of the above
4 The use of personal agency in forming new identities and maintaining established identities
is called
(A) ego-executive ability
(B) ego-synthetic ability
, (C) identity-based agency
(D) self-efficacy
Answer: (C) identity-based agency
5 What developmental advantage does strong sense of self-efficacy give people?
(A) it can inoculate people from the effects of stress, anxiety, and depression
(B) it can help people develop a better sense of optimal distinctiveness
(C) it can help people develop a better sense of continuity
(D) it can help people develop a better sense of integration
Answer: (A) it can inoculate people from the effects of stress, anxiety, and depression
6 Self-concept is a qualitative category (e.g., “I am a squash player”), while ____________ is
a variable assessment of self-concept (e.g., “I am a good/ average/ poor squash player”).
(A) self-esteem
(B) self-efficacy
(C) ego identity
(D) self-assessment
Answer: (A) self-esteem
7 What do the theories of mass society, postmodern society, and late-modern society have in
common?
(A) they all promote personal agency as important for identity formation
(B) all three theories reflect a growing preoccupation with inadequacies in people's sense of
meaning and purpose
(C) each has a theory of identity formation
(D) each uses the term ―age of anxiety‖
Answer: (B) all three theories reflect a growing preoccupation with inadequacies in people's sense of
meaning and purpose
8 Why is it a mistake to assume that Buddhism recommends that people must eradicate the
“self” or “ego” from their minds if they are to find happiness?
(A) people need to exercise the basic mental processes of self-control
(B) forms of selfishness can be sources of happiness
, (C) self-efficacy is required to practice meditation
(D) self-criticism is an important component of Buddhism
Answer: (A) people need to exercise the basic mental processes of self-control
9 A person's specific niche in a community, experienced as a sense of
uniqueness/individuation from others, is referred to as
(A) integration—the first principle of human identity
(B) differentiation—the second principle of human identity
(C) continuity—the third principle of human identity
(D) adult identity
Answer: (B) differentiation—the second principle of human identity
10 Mental processes with which the person processes information are referred to as
(A) ego-executive functions
(B) ego-synthetic functions
(C) self-efficacy abilities
(D) ego identity
Answer: (B) ego-synthetic functions
Chapter 2
1 Which of the following identity patterns corresponds with late-modern social identity?
(A) managed by choices
(B) individualized/image-oriented
(C) identity diffused
(D) discovered through experiences
Answer: (A) managed by choices
2 What is the chief symptom of the Borderline Personality Disorder?
(A) a sense of depersonalization
(B) a lack of a core sense of identity
, (C) amnesia
(D) all of the above
Answer: (B) a lack of a core sense of identity
3 What of the following is a chief symptom of characterological patterns in identity formation
in individualized societies?
(A) identity diffusion as part of the moratorium period
(B) identity diffusion as part of learning history and conditioning
(C) chronic identity confusion
(D) all of the above
Answer: (B) identity diffusion as part of learning history and conditioning
4 What of the following is a chief symptom of developmental problems in individualized
societies?
(A) identity diffusion as part of the moratorium period
(B) identity diffusion as part of learning history and conditioning
(C) chronic identity confusion
(D) all of the above
Answer: (A) identity diffusion as part of the moratorium period
5 Identity is, optimally, subjectively experienced at the level of social identity in which of the
following ways?
(A) ―I feel that I am a strong person with a valued past, engaging present, and a foreseeable
future.‖
(B) ―I am an esteemed member of a ‗this' group and not ‗that' group.‖
(C) ―I am someone who looks, speaks, thinks, and believes in these ways.‖
(D) all of the above
Answer: (B) ―I am an esteemed member of a ‗this' group and not ‗that' group.‖
6 Identity is, optimally, subjectively experienced at the level of personal identity in which of
the following ways?
(A) ―I feel that I am a strong person with a valued past, engaging present, and a foreseeable
future.‖
Identity Formation, Youth, and Development A Simplified Approach, 2E By Kyle Eichas, James
E. Côté, Charles G. Levine
Chapter 1-10
Chapter 1
1 Integration, differentiation, and continuity refer to
(A) ego identity, personal identity, and social identity
(B) the products of ego-executive abilities
(C) the products of ego-synthetic abilities
(D) the three most durable aspects of human self-definition
Answer: (D) the three most durable aspects of human self-definition
2 Why is it difficult to provide an unambiguous definition of the self?
(A) the self does not ―exist‖
(B) too many researchers have operationalized it in different ways
(C) the word has been contaminated by generic multiple uses for years
(D) none of the above
Answer: (C) the word has been contaminated by generic multiple uses for years
3 Which of the following attributes have been empirically associated with identity-based
agency?
(A) a sense of purpose in life
(B) self-esteem
(C) an internal locus of control
(D) all of the above
Answer: (D) all of the above
4 The use of personal agency in forming new identities and maintaining established identities
is called
(A) ego-executive ability
(B) ego-synthetic ability
, (C) identity-based agency
(D) self-efficacy
Answer: (C) identity-based agency
5 What developmental advantage does strong sense of self-efficacy give people?
(A) it can inoculate people from the effects of stress, anxiety, and depression
(B) it can help people develop a better sense of optimal distinctiveness
(C) it can help people develop a better sense of continuity
(D) it can help people develop a better sense of integration
Answer: (A) it can inoculate people from the effects of stress, anxiety, and depression
6 Self-concept is a qualitative category (e.g., “I am a squash player”), while ____________ is
a variable assessment of self-concept (e.g., “I am a good/ average/ poor squash player”).
(A) self-esteem
(B) self-efficacy
(C) ego identity
(D) self-assessment
Answer: (A) self-esteem
7 What do the theories of mass society, postmodern society, and late-modern society have in
common?
(A) they all promote personal agency as important for identity formation
(B) all three theories reflect a growing preoccupation with inadequacies in people's sense of
meaning and purpose
(C) each has a theory of identity formation
(D) each uses the term ―age of anxiety‖
Answer: (B) all three theories reflect a growing preoccupation with inadequacies in people's sense of
meaning and purpose
8 Why is it a mistake to assume that Buddhism recommends that people must eradicate the
“self” or “ego” from their minds if they are to find happiness?
(A) people need to exercise the basic mental processes of self-control
(B) forms of selfishness can be sources of happiness
, (C) self-efficacy is required to practice meditation
(D) self-criticism is an important component of Buddhism
Answer: (A) people need to exercise the basic mental processes of self-control
9 A person's specific niche in a community, experienced as a sense of
uniqueness/individuation from others, is referred to as
(A) integration—the first principle of human identity
(B) differentiation—the second principle of human identity
(C) continuity—the third principle of human identity
(D) adult identity
Answer: (B) differentiation—the second principle of human identity
10 Mental processes with which the person processes information are referred to as
(A) ego-executive functions
(B) ego-synthetic functions
(C) self-efficacy abilities
(D) ego identity
Answer: (B) ego-synthetic functions
Chapter 2
1 Which of the following identity patterns corresponds with late-modern social identity?
(A) managed by choices
(B) individualized/image-oriented
(C) identity diffused
(D) discovered through experiences
Answer: (A) managed by choices
2 What is the chief symptom of the Borderline Personality Disorder?
(A) a sense of depersonalization
(B) a lack of a core sense of identity
, (C) amnesia
(D) all of the above
Answer: (B) a lack of a core sense of identity
3 What of the following is a chief symptom of characterological patterns in identity formation
in individualized societies?
(A) identity diffusion as part of the moratorium period
(B) identity diffusion as part of learning history and conditioning
(C) chronic identity confusion
(D) all of the above
Answer: (B) identity diffusion as part of learning history and conditioning
4 What of the following is a chief symptom of developmental problems in individualized
societies?
(A) identity diffusion as part of the moratorium period
(B) identity diffusion as part of learning history and conditioning
(C) chronic identity confusion
(D) all of the above
Answer: (A) identity diffusion as part of the moratorium period
5 Identity is, optimally, subjectively experienced at the level of social identity in which of the
following ways?
(A) ―I feel that I am a strong person with a valued past, engaging present, and a foreseeable
future.‖
(B) ―I am an esteemed member of a ‗this' group and not ‗that' group.‖
(C) ―I am someone who looks, speaks, thinks, and believes in these ways.‖
(D) all of the above
Answer: (B) ―I am an esteemed member of a ‗this' group and not ‗that' group.‖
6 Identity is, optimally, subjectively experienced at the level of personal identity in which of
the following ways?
(A) ―I feel that I am a strong person with a valued past, engaging present, and a foreseeable
future.‖
