Lance is 22 years old, is a college graduate, but is living with his parents and has only a part-time job,
although he is looking for a fulltime job. Lance's father says that Lance is a selfindulgent adult trapped in a "maturity gap," while Lance's mother says that Lance is just taking longer to find his identity. Either way, Lance is
a. in emerging adulthood.
b. exhibiting generativity.
c. exhibiting premature foreclosure.
d. characterized by all of these.
ANSWER: a
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A) 2 B) 5 C) 16 D) 40
Suggestions for finding new friendships include all but
a. joining groups in an interest area. b. increase indirect communication modes (e.g., IM, chat rooms). c. create an informal social event. d. allow for some time to develop a social network.
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time. The probability of now tossing a "head" on the 20th flip would then be a. .50 b. .05 c. .95 d. .99