Define and describe the identity-diffused status.
What will be an ideal response?
The identity-diffused status is the least mature form of identity. It is appropriate for early adolescents to not explore their identity or commit to one; however, by late adolescence this status is considered a sign of maladjustment. Adolescents who display identity diffusion use an avoidant cognitive style rather than dealing with problems and making decisions; they let fate, situational pressures, or others decide. Identity diffusion in late adolescence is associated with academic difficulties, apathy, organization and time management problems, and alcohol and substance abuse.
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a. "When in doubt on a multiple-choice question, choose the longest answer.". b. "To convert inches to centimeters, multiply by 2.54." c. "When in doubt, assume that the more expensive product is the better one.". d. "To guess which child is the oldest, choose the tallest.".
A researcher is interested in examining the relationship between one's actual memory abilities and one's perception of how good his or her memory abilities are. Subjects in this study are given a study list of words and asked to remember these words after a short delay. They are also given a questionnaire and asked how good the subject thinks his or her memory is, where a high score means the subject thinks he or she has high memory abilities. The researcher finds a small but positive relationship between the memory test scores and the questionnaire scores.The results indicated a positive relationship between the variables that were measured. Explain what this means.
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What is the term for a state in which gender roles encompass characteristics thought typical of both sexes?
a) Gender identity b) Androgynous c) Gender schema d) Gender constancy
In Fletcher and associates’ (2007) influential classification of learning disability, ________ concerns computations and problem-solving
a. mathematics disability b. dyslexia c. reading disability d. written expression disability