When asked what she plans to become when she gets older, Sierra replies, "I am going into nursing just like my mother told me to." Marcia would suggest that Sierra is in a state of
A. identity diffusion.
B. identity foreclosure.
C. identity moratorium.
D. identity achievement.
Answer: B
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____ focuses on helping clients change their thoughts by learning new skills.
A. Psychoanalysis B. Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy C. Gestalt therapy D. Cognitive-behavior therapy
Andrea has a box of crayons. If Andrea is in the preoperational stage described by Piaget, which action is she most likely to take with the crayons??
a. ?Put the crayons in her mouth. b. ?Draw a picture of her family dog. c. ?Complete her long-division homework. d. ?Write a poem about freedom.
The tendency toward homeostasis or a steady state would cause
a. a tired person to sleep. c. a smart person to write a book. b. a rich person to give money away. d. a poor person to seek work.
Age-graded influences are
A) biological and environmental influences associated with a particular historical moment. B) social and cultural factors present at a particular time for a particular individual. C) specific, atypical events that occur in a particular person's life at a time when such events do not happen to most adolescents. D) biological and environmental influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group, regardless of when or where they were raised.