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Question 61

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Juan's family maintains a strong Hispanic identity.To increase his chances of doing well in college,he should:

A) assimilate with non-Hispanic students.
B) hide his ethnic identity and attempt to blend in.
C) remain alienated from non-Hispanic students.
D) resist both assimilation and alienation.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Question 62

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Which statement is NOT true about emerging adulthood?

A) It is a time between full body growth and full adult roles.
B) Many of today's college students fall within the period of emerging adulthood.
C) Universal trends,including longer educational tracks and later first-time parenthood,have "created" this stage.
D) All individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 are now considered to be in this stage.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Question 63

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The years between ages 18 and 25 are optimal for safe reproduction and hard physical work.

Recent statistics show that emerging adults are following the traditional sequence of marriage prior to parenthood.

Individuals in their early 20s are more likely than people of any other age to abuse alcohol and other drugs.However,with personal experience and learning from others,cognitive maturity leads most adults to drink occasionally and moderately from then on.

"Hooking up" involves a sexual encounter that could be between all of the following EXCEPT:

Many colleges restrict _____ on campus,not only for legal reasons but to decrease property destruction and sexual assault.

Delilah is currently a 22-year-old college student.Like most of her peers,she believes that premarital sex is:

One of the practical skills of postformal thinking is the ability to be flexible.

Generally,emerging adulthood is characterized by _____ health.

_____ emerging adults believe that premarital sex is acceptable.

When college students are asked to solve a puzzle problem independently,only about 10 percent solve it correctly.Then,when students who did not solve the problem are allowed to discuss the problem together,75 percent get it right.This illustrates the participants':

In a longitudinal study of 18-year-old students at the beginning and end of their first year in college,researchers found increases in the brain areas that integrate _____ and _____.

A very unfortunate consequence of _____ threat is that it can be self-handicapping.

Children are more likely than adults to imagine several solutions for every problem and then to take care in selecting the best one.

Between the ages of 18 and 25,the average worker in the United States holds _____ jobs.

There is a noticeable trend among emerging adults to postpone,but not totally reject,the commitment of _____.

Every year of college appears to improve cognitive abilities.

In a survey of emerging adults in North America,participants indicated that faithfulness was the most important factor in a successful long-term relationship.

Few students consider college a moratorium.