Which statement about identity development in adolescence is true?
A. After adolescents enter an identity status, they tend to remain in that status until middle adulthood.
B. Most adolescents change from foreclosure or diffusion to moratorium or achievement between their mid-teens and mid-twenties.
C. Most adolescents start out in moratorium, but by late adolescence they move toward foreclosure and diffusion.
D. Most adolescents start out in foreclosure, but by late adolescence they move toward diffusion and achievement.
Answer: B
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Which statement most accurately describes the typical relationship between an adolescent and her family?
A. Adolescents do not get along with their families, especially their parents. B. Adolescents do not get along with their families, especially younger siblings. C. Adolescents maintain close relationships with their families. D. Most adolescents have distant relationships with their parents and siblings.
Ken is a 12-year-old boy of average intelligence, as indicated by his IQ scores. He loves school and works hard on his homework. Ken earns an A in every subject except math, where he has been achieving grades in the C+ range. Which of the following statements is correct? a. Ken does not appear to have a learning disorder, because his achievement is consistent with expectations based on his
intelligence. b. Ken appears to have a math disorder because his math grade is so far below his other grades. c. Ken appears to have a math disorder because there is a discrepancy between his intelligence and his achievement in many subjects d. Ken does not appear to have a learning disorder, because he has shown that he can achieve when he wants to.
Adderall and Ritalin are both mixes of amphetamines and are used to treat
a. hypersomnia and sleep apnea. b. obsessive compulsive disorder. c. schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. d. attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Which of the following is NOT one of the three areas of intelligence discussed in Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?
a. practical b. analytical c. creative d. social