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Describe how increased cognitive ability and other tendencies characteristic of adolescent thinking might work against each other in developing self-regulation in adolescence.

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Some psychologists believe that trait theories of personality give too little attention to _____ and put too much emphasis on _____.

A) stability; environment
B) environment; stability
C) biology; plasticity
D) environment; plasticity

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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For most children, the ability to recognize oneself in the mirror occurs

Evaluate your own identity status. Explain why you believe you are at that stage of development.

According to Erik Erikson, a key aspect of adolescent development is the need to

According to Marcia, the part of identity development in which individuals show personal investment in an identity is known as

After considerable identity exploration, Drew finally became committed to becoming a lawyer after college. After happily working as a lawyer for a few years, he felt he was not interested in law anymore. After some soul searching, he found that his heart was in art and he decided to become an artist. Drew's experience is an example of

In late adolescence or early adulthood, one typically puts all the disparate parts of the self together in a systematical way and construct a general theory of self-understanding. We refer to this as

Erikson termed the gap between childhood security and adult autonomy

According to Levinson, the midlife crisis requires men to come to grips with

The extent to which a young adult recognizes his or her personal psychological makeup, including strengths and weaknesses, is that person's

According to Levinson's research on the midlife transition, most males

Compare self-esteem with self-concept.

Juan is a college student who is reflecting on his ethnic identity and how he fits into mainstream culture. He has a diverse group of friends, loves American cinema, and is active in the campus Latino Club. Juan likely

Todd explains that he is different from Davion because he is tall and has blonde hair and Davion is short and has brown hair. Todd is likely a(n)

Explain the contemporary life-events approach to development.

Mariah identifies herself as a kind person, a girl scout, and the best soccer player on her team, something which will never change. Mariah is in

Kristina is looking forward to participating in the mock election debate at school. She has strong opinions on school issues and feels confident that she can communicate her stance to others. Kristina is strong in what characteristic?

When describing herself, Cali says that she is the oldest child in her family, is president of the honor society at school, has a few close friends, and is on the student council. These aspects of Cali's self-understanding are based on

In the Berkeley longitudinal studies, which of the following dimensions was considered the MOST stable in adult personality development?