HD Final- Chapter 11 – Flashcards
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1. Social phobia is most likely to be diagnosed in women around age
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20
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2. Aggressive young adults
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rated themselves as quite conscientious
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3. Forms of recreation that risk causing injury or death, and are attractive and thrilling as a result, are referred to as
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extreme sports
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4. Personality patters of adults are affected by
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cultural norms, social context, and genetic continuity
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5. Which of the following may be a destructive risk common in emerging adulthood?
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driving fast w/o a seatbelt, abusing drugs, and carrying a loaded gun
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6. Most people over the age of 65 think that premarital sex is
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wrong
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7. What % of emerging adults has at least one sexually transmitted infection?
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50%
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8. A commonality among intimate relationships is that they
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progress from attraction, to close connection, to ongoing commitment
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9. According to your text, what % of young adults in the U.S. rated their health as good, very good, or excellent?
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95%
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10. The possibility that one's appearance or behavior will be misread to confirm another person's prejudices is
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stereotype threat
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11. The leading cause of death for young men in South Africa is
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AIDs
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12. By what age does the immune system fight off just about everything (sniffles—cancer )
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Age 20
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13. U.S. Census data confirm that a college degree adds about how much $ per year to a worker's salary?
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$20,000
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14. A longitudinal study found that students at 4-year colleges were more likely to be involved in ______ than were students at 2-year colleges?
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extra-curricular activities
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15. The idea that each of us enlarges our understanding, our experiences, and our resources through our intimate relationships is known as
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self-expansion
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16. College trends indicate that
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more girls than boys attend college
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17. What disorder is characterized by having irrational thoughts, delusions, ad hullucinations?
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Schizophrenia
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18. Historically, most couple had their 1st child as teenagers, whereas now most women are having their first child at age
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25
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19. Erikson's 5th stage of development, identity vs. role confusion, starts in adolescence and is completed
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later during adulthood
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20. The period of emerging adulthood occurs between _____ years old?
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18-25
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21. Living with a romantic partner before marrying
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cohabitation
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22. Establishing higher learning institutions and encouraging college enrollment could benefit everyone leading to increases in the # of college students
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massification
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23. 1 male in every 100 (age 15-25) dies through
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suicide, homicide, or a motor-vehicle accident
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24. Use form analysis to learn science, distill principles, develop arguments, and resolve the world's problems
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post-formal thinkers
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25. What % of all U.S. marriages were officially counted as interethnic?
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15%
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26. Having so many options makes a thoughtful choice difficult—Regret after making a choice is more likely
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choice overload
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27. Lives in which the success, health, & well-being of each family member are connected to those of other members
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linked lives
