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Compared to "late bloomers," boys who mature sexually at an early age tend to be more
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popular and self-assured.
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According to Erikson, an older adult who feels his or her life has been satisfying, meaningful, and worthwhile has achieved a sense of:
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integrity.
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Menopause refers to:
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the cessation of menstruation.
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Ten-year-old Heidi is maturing early and already towers over all the girls and most of the boys in her fifth-grade class. Heidi is likely to be:
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the object of some teasing
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Lewis is a 70-year-old retired college professor. In contrast to when he was 30, he now probably:
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does not hear as well.
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The task of raising children is typically associated with ________ marital satisfaction. The departure of mature children is typically associated with ________ marital satisfaction
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decreasing; increasing
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Sixteen-year-old Brenda questions her parents' values but does not fully accept her friends' standards either. Her confusion about what she really wants and values in life suggests that Brenda is struggling with the problem of:
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identity.
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Primary sex characteristics are to ________ as secondary sex characteristics are to ________.
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female ovaries; deepened male voice
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When children grow up and leave home, mothers most frequently report feeling
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happy
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Which of the following is an example of a secondary sex characteristic
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male facial hair
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According to Erikson, trust is to ________ as identity is to ________.
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infancy; adolescence
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The ability to think logically about hypothetical situations is indicative of the ________ stage of development.
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formal operational
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After living together for a year, Sylvia and Yefim have decided to marry. Research on premarital cohabitation most strongly suggests that
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their marriage will have a higher-than-average probability of ending in divorce.
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Older people's capacity to learn and remember meaningless material shows greater decline than their capacity to learn and remember meaningful material. This best illustrates the value of:
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crystallized intelligence.
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Abdul, a 70-year-old retired teacher, feels that his life has not been of any real value or significance. According to Erikson, Abdul has failed to achieve a sense of:
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integrity.
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Fifty-two-year-old Mildred is beginning menopause. If she is like many North American women, she will experience:
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hot flashes
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A person who does not cheat on her income tax because she might get caught and sent to jail is demonstrating Kohlberg's ________ stage of morality.
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preconventional
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Dementia is most commonly associated with:
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Alzheimer's disease
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According to Erikson, adolescence is to identity as late adulthood is to
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integrity
