Chapter 14: Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. The developmental task of emerging adulthood involves ______.

a. making decisions about roles in life then transitioning and committing to them

b. determining emotional responses to other people then communicating with them

c. assessing likes and dislikes and figuring out how to get what is wanted

d. deciding which people are useful and communicating what is needed

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Socioemotional Development in Emerging and Early Adulthood

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Development is influenced by interactions between the individual and which world?

a. physical

b. social

c. spiritual

d. philosophical

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Psychosocial Development in Emerging Adulthood and Early Adulthood

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. According to Erikson, one of the defining markers of emerging adulthood today is ______.

a. family formation

b. financial independence

c. identity development

d. independent thought

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Psychosocial Development in Emerging Adulthood and Early Adulthood

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Staying informed about national and local issues is part of which domain of identity development?

a. ethnic

b. gender

c. religious

d. political

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Identity Versus Role Confusion

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Which domain of identity development involves determining the degree to which spirituality is integral to the sense of self?

a. ethnic

b. gender

c. religious

d. political

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Identity Versus Role Confusion

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Feeling comfortable with one’s femaleness or maleness is part of which domain of identity development?

a. ethnic

b. gender

c. religious

d. political

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Identity Versus Role Confusion

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Exploring and considering what kinds of sensual behaviors are enjoyed are part of which domain of identity development?

a. social

b. gender

c. sexual

d. physical

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Identity Versus Role Confusion

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Exploring the attitudes and values of a culture group of origin is which domain of identity development?

a. ethnic

b. gender

c. religious

d. political

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Identity Versus Role Confusion

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. Armando started volunteering for a local children’s organization when he found out that funding for its services had been cut. Which domain of identity development does this describe?

a. ethnic

b. gender

c. religious

d. political

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Identity Versus Role Confusion

Difficulty Level: Hard

10. Khadija has been researching the countries her ancestors might have come from, and has sent away for a DNA analysis kit. Which domain of identity development does this describe?

a. ethnic

b. gender

c. religious

d. political

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Identity Versus Role Confusion

Difficulty Level: Hard

11. Which of Erikson’s psychosocial stages is representative of a person in young adulthood?

a. fulfillment versus stagnation

b. intimacy versus isolation

c. identity versus role confusion

d. knowledge versus role confirmation

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Intimacy Versus Isolation

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. The delay of career commitment and financial independence in emerging adulthood is accompanied by ______.

a. deferred marriages and family formation

b. moving back home with parents

c. greater freedom and exploration

d. deferred intimacy development

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Intimacy Versus Isolation

Difficulty Level: Hard

13. Which aspect is the ability to form intimate relationships associated with?

a. career advancement

b. anxiety

c. low self-esteem

d. well-being

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Intimacy Versus Isolation

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. What predicts readiness for intimate and committed romantic relationships?

a. imagination development

b. identity development

c. close same-sex friendships

d. family cohesion

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Intimacy Versus Isolation

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. What is the relationship between identity and intimacy?

a. People must reshape their identity to include their role as partner in an intimate relationship.

b. If people fail to develop an identity in adolescence, they will do so when in intimate relationships in adulthood.

c. Identity is the outcome of successful intimate relationship.

d. It is unnecessary to have an identity to be truly intimate with others.

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Intimacy Versus Isolation

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. How many online dater photos are considered inaccurate?

a. one fifth

b. one fourth

c. one third

d. one half

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Lives in Context: Internet Dating

Difficulty Level: Easy

17. What do women online daters tend to fib about in their profiles?

a. assets

b. relationship goals

c. personal interests

d. weight

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Lives in Context: Internet Dating

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. What do men online daters tend to fib about in their profiles?

a. assets

b. work history

c. number of children

d. weight

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Lives in Context: Internet Dating

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. Karlie is planning out her future. She told her mother that she is going to graduate high school at age 18, go to college and graduate at age 22, and go to medical school and become a doctor at the age of 26 or 27. She is going to get married right after she completes her residency and have her first baby at age 30. Karlie is describing her ______.

a. non-normative life events

b. stage of identity versus role confusion

c. stage of intimacy versus isolation

d. social clock

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Social Clock

Difficulty Level: Hard

20. Since the mid-20th century, Western culture’s expectations for the timing of developmental milestones of adulthood have become ______.

a. more age conscious

b. more congruent

c. less age conscious

d. less flexible

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Social Clock

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. What do many adults experience when they are off-time relative to their peers on the social clock?

a. freedom

b. distress

c. satisfaction

d. relief

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Social Clock

Difficulty Level: Easy

22. In adulthood, close friendships are based on ______.

a. sexual attraction

b. financial gain

c. reciprocity

d. freedom

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Friendships

Difficulty Level: Easy

23. Rachel, a 22-year-old woman, just moved to a new town. She is an only child from a middle-class family. She is introduced to several people at a neighborhood party. Which individual will most likely become a friend of Rachel’s?

a. Mike, a 30-year-old man who lives next door

b. Addie, a 30-year-old woman who lives outside the neighborhood

c. Jon, a 22-year-old man who is middle-class and works at the same place

d. Michelle, a 22-year-old woman who is middle-class and lives nearby

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Friendship

Difficulty Level: Hard

24. Adults who have friends of different ethnicities, religion, and sexual orientation value ______.

a. diversity

b. harmony

c. reciprocity

d. freedom

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Friendships

Difficulty Level: Medium

25. Friendships tend to become more ethnically diverse starting at which point?

a. elementary school

b. vocational training

c. college life

d. work entry

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Friendships

Difficulty Level: Medium

26. Crowds form in college because of ______.

a. a social setting that has adults in the same age range

b. rigorous academic standards

c. a social setting that includes a wide variety of ages

d. lack of peers and communal interests

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Friendships

Difficulty Level: Hard

27. As male friendships endure to become long-lasting ties, what tends to increase?

a. financial comparisons

b. athletic competition

c. self-disclosure

d. self-promotion

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Friendships

Difficulty Level: Medium

28. Women most commonly describe their male–female friendships as ______.

a. just buddies

b. sibling relationships

c. potentially sexual

d. definitely platonic

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Friendships

Difficulty Level: Easy

29. Because life events can tax individuals’ coping resources, friendships offer powerful protection against ______.

a. unwanted attention

b. stress

c. financial difficulty

d. emotions

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Friendships

Difficulty Level: Medium

30. Upon first meeting a potential mate, what do both men and women say is the most important influence on romantic interest?

a. sense of humor

b. lack of children

c. financial stability

d. attractiveness

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Mate Selection

Difficulty Level: Easy

31. Which characteristic do women assign lesser importance to in a potential mate?

a. age

b. intelligence

c. earning potential

d. physical attractiveness

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mate Selection

Difficulty Level: Medium

32. Alicia is 26 years old and interested in looking for an opposite-sex mate. Her friends have found several men she might like. Based on the data on mate selection, who is Alicia most likely to choose?

a. Tony, a 28-year-old who is physically unattractive and the owner of a gym

b. Bryce, a 26-year-old who is a physically attractive and a philosophy major in college

c. Phil, a 28-year-old who is physically unattractive and a financial consultant

d. Dash, a 24-year-old who is physically attractive and a busboy at a restaurant

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Mate Selection

Difficulty Level: Hard

33. Which characteristic do men assign lesser importance to in a potential mate?

a. age

b. domesticity

c. earning potential

d. physical attractiveness

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mate Selection

Difficulty Level: Medium

34. David is interested in looking for an opposite-sex mate. His friends have found several women he might like. Based on the data on mate selection, who is David most likely to choose?

a. Lily, an older woman who is looking for a relationship and dislikes children

b. Desiree, a lawyer who is dedicated to her career

c. Amanda, a physically attractive woman who loves to cook

d. Tanya, an intelligent woman who is majoring in biochemistry in college

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Mate Selection

Difficulty Level: Hard

35. Which factor predicts attraction to potential and current mates?

a. perceived similarity

b. perceived differences

c. actual similarity

d. actual differences

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Mate Selection

Difficulty Level: Easy

36. Which characteristic is a common similarity typically shared by romantic partners?

a. recreational hobbies

b. sense of humor

c. eating habits

d. personality style

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mate Selection

Difficulty Level: Medium

37. The more similar partners are in their values, the more likely they feel ______.

a. unhappy with their relationship

b. satisfied with their relationship

c. ready to look for another partner

d. depression and anxiety

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mate Selection

Difficulty Level: Medium

38. Which amount of students is favorable to cross-group dating?

a. one fourth

b. two fifths

c. one half

d. three fourths

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Mate Selection

Difficulty Level: Easy

39. Interpersonal relationships can be categorized on combinations of three components of love, which are passion, intimacy, and ______.

a. humor

b. reciprocity

c. commitment

d. honesty

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Components of Love

Difficulty Level: Easy

40. A description of passion is that it ______.

a. is always accompanied by intimacy.

b. involves warm communication

c. means caring for the other person’s well-being

d. is sometimes unrelated to intimacy

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Components of Love

Difficulty Level: Medium

41. The decision that partners make to stay with one another is called ______.

a. commitment

b. passion

c. love

d. harmony

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Components of Love

Difficulty Level: Easy

42. What tends to grow as people spend more time together, create shared goals, and solve problems together?

a. dissatisfaction

b. commitment

c. depression

d. freedom

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Components of Love

Difficulty Level: Medium

43. What do young adults experience higher levels of in their relationships than older adults?

a. dissatisfaction

b. commitment

c. passion

d. freedom

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Components of Love

Difficulty Level: Medium

44. What do older adults experience higher levels of in their relationships than young adults?

a. dissatisfaction

b. commitment

c. passion

d. freedom

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Components of Love

Difficulty Level: Medium

45. Which statement describes intimacy and passion throughout a relationship?

a. As intimacy and commitment increase, passion subsides.

b. Intimacy and passion usually remain at a steady level.

c. As passion increases, intimacy and commitment subside.

d. Intimacy and passion can fluctuate from day to day.

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Components of Love

Difficulty Level: Hard

46. Traditional collectivist views common in Eastern cultures value ______.

a. interdependence

b. passion

c. freedom

d. calmness

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Components of Love

Difficulty Level: Medium

47. Who is most likely to rate companionship and similarity in backgrounds as most important in choosing a partner?

a. Troy, who is from Canada

b. Xenia, who is from Mexico

c. Liao, who is from China

d. Drake, who from America

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Components of Love

Difficulty Level: Hard

48. People who are in love show greater activity in areas of the brain associated with ______.

a. language recognition

b. motor memories

c. reward

d. anger

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Brain and Biological Influences on Development: Your Brain on Love

Difficulty Level: Easy

49. Being in love is associated with a part of the brain involved in feelings, suggesting an enhanced ability to ______.

a. reward oneself for good behavior

b. understand and control emotion

c. understand and allow free reign to emotion

d. get personal sexual needs met

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Brain and Biological Influences on Development: Your Brain on Love

Difficulty Level: Medium

50. A description of intimate violence is that it ______.

a. occurs only in those in low socioeconomic status

b. involves neglect on the part of the perpetrator

c. is often situational such as during arguments

d. is more prevalent in same-sex couples

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Intimate Partner Violence

Difficulty Level: Medium

51. What amount of men experience intimate partner violence?

a. one eighth

b. one fourth

c. one third

d. one half

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Intimate Partner Violence

Difficulty Level: Easy

52. Children who grow up to become abusive spouses are more likely to have ______.

a. been advocates against abuse as adolescents

b. had a caring home life

c. been victims of physical abuse themselves

d. had severe mental illness

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Intimate Partner Violence

Difficulty Level: Medium

53. Which contextual factor contributes the most to intimate partner violence?

a. poverty

b. employment

c. physical illness

d. religious devotion

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Intimate Partner Violence

Difficulty Level: Medium

54. Women more likely to be victims of intimate partner abuse around the world because of ______.

a. cultural norms valuing male dominance and female submissiveness

b. women being more likely to challenge men

c. the belief in many cultures that men are honest and women are dishonest

d. the belief that men are biologically more violent than women

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Intimate Partner Violence

Difficulty Level: Hard

55. Most people marry during which stage of adulthood?

a. emerging

b. early

c. middle

d. late

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Lifestyles and Romantic Partnerships

Difficulty Level: Easy

56. Most adults in the United States will spend a large part of their adult lives in which partnership status?

a. single

b. engaged

c. cohabitating

d. married

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Lifestyles and Romantic Partnerships

Difficulty Level: Easy

57. How many adults age 18–34 live with their parents?

a. one eighth

b. one fourth

c. one third

d. one half

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Singlehood

Difficulty Level: Easy

58. Which characteristic represents the type of man a woman chooses to date?

a. uneducated

b. young

c. successful

d. humorous

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Singlehood

Difficulty Level: Medium

59. Adults who are single by choice tend to report feeling ______.

a. sadness

b. lack of fulfillment

c. romantic loneliness

d. freedom

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Singlehood

Difficulty Level: Easy

60. Adults who are involuntarily single to report feeling ______.

a. romantic control

b. fulfillment

c. romantic loneliness

d. freedom

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Singlehood

Difficulty Level: Easy

61. The rates of cohabitation are rising because ______.

a. of the trend for advanced education and delayed career entry

b. in the current economic times, it is more advantageous to remain unmarried

c. people are less likely to be committed to a religion that promotes marriage

d. young adults prefer to avoid a long-term commitment

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Cohabitation

Difficulty Level: Medium

62. Which statement describes cohabitation?

a. It has decreased steadily over the past three decades.

b. Young adults ages 25–34 are much less likely to cohabit than marry.

c. Fewer than half of adults in their twenties have lived with a romantic partner.

d. It is more common in the United States than in Europe.

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Cohabitation

Difficulty Level: Medium

63. Which factor is a reason young adults give for choosing to cohabitate?

a. stability

b. steady employment

c. greater freedom

d. convenience

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Cohabitation

Difficulty Level: Medium

64. In many European countries, cohabitation is viewed as ______.

a. an alternative to marriage

b. a precursor to marriage

c. an option only after a first marriage

d. a path open only to young adults

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Cohabitation

Difficulty Level: Easy

65. Which cohabitating couple is most likely to have the same financial protections as a married couple?

a. Akio and Sumi in Japan

b. Joseph and Emma in Ireland

c. Jan and Eva in Norway

d. Antonio and Sofia in Italy

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Cohabitation

Difficulty Level: Hard

66. Mick and Joanna live in the United States and are cohabitating without planning to marry. Which characteristic do they likely have in comparison to a married couple?

a. a great deal of satisfaction

b. higher rates of intimate partner violence

c. more stability

d. poor relationship quality

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Cohabitation

Difficulty Level: Hard

67. Which couple most likely shows the most positive outcomes from cohabitation?

a. Sid and Mari, who are in their early 20s

b. Tad and Jessi, who are in their late 20s

c. Brad and Lyssa, who are in their 30s

d. Mark and Sandy, who are in their 40s

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Cohabitation

Difficulty Level: Hard

68. Ninety percent of U.S. adults will have married by age ______.

a. 25

b. 30

c. 45

d. 60

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

69. African Americans are least likely to marry because ______.

a. they have extended families so a marriage partner is unnecessary

b. the men experience greater employment diversity

c. cohabitation rates are higher than in other ethnicities

d. more men are available to marry than there are women in this group

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Marriage

Difficulty Level: Medium

70. In the first year of marriage, most couples report a decline in ______.

a. financial stress

b. relationship satisfaction

c. living habituation

d. sexual activity

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

71. Partners in successful marriages are able to maintain positive emotions for their spouse even in the midst of ______.

a. conflict

b. worries

c. harmony

d. sadness

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

72. Overall, success in marital relationships is a function of ______.

a. having children

b. financial stability

c. how the couple divides up household duties

d. how the couple communicates and deals with conflict

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Marriage

Difficulty Level: Medium

73. Which couple can be predicted to have a satisfying and longest-lasting marriage?

a. Carl and Elizabeth, who married in their late 30s

b. Darian and Nerissa, who married in their early 30s

c. Colby and Trina, who married in their late 20s

d. Benjamin and Evie, who married in the early 20s

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Marriage

Difficulty Level: Hard

74. Which quality is highest in a marriage that has harmony and satisfaction, especially in Western countries?

a. a shared value system with a traditional focus of the man providing for the woman

b. egalitarian relationships in which home and family duties are shared

c. the presence of children in the home

d. the presence of pets in the home

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Marriage

Difficulty Level: Medium

75. In determining marital satisfaction regarding household duties, the most important factor is ______.

a. actual equity

b. perceived equity

c. traditional gender roles

d. non-traditional gender roles

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

76. The result of the court case Obergefell v. Hodges is the ability of same-sex couples to ______.

a. protest against non-gay-friendly businesses

b. adopt children

c. be legally married

d. promote gay-friendly businesses

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Applying Developmental Science: The Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Medium

77. Recent surveys of U.S. adults have shown that how many support same-sex marriage?

a. one fourth

b. two fifths

c. one half

d. two thirds

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Applying Developmental Science: The Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

78. Diane and Tracy are a same-sex couple who have been in a committed relationship for 15 years. Based on research, what is Diane’s and Tracy’s relationship quality likely to be compared to heterosexual partners?

a. same for love and satisfaction

b. more dissatisfaction and conflict

c. more intimate partner violence

d. happier and with less conflict

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Hard

79. What is the breakup rate for same-sex couples compared to heterosexual couples?

a. lower

b. dramatically lower

c. slightly higher

d. same

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

80. Gay and lesbian people in committed relationships and heterosexual people in committed relationships both experience the same ______.

a. financial benefits

b. social stigma

c. psychological benefits

d. health concerns

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

81. According to research, the most recent factor that contributes to increased mental health for same-sex couples is the ability to ______.

a. adopt children

b. fall into traditional roles

c. enter into legal marriage

d. be financially secure

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Hard

82. Currently, divorce rates in Western industrialized countries have ______.

a. increased dramatically

b. stabilized and even declined

c. increased by a small amount

d. declined dramatically

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Divorce

Difficulty Level: Easy

83. Which country has the highest divorce rate?

a. Russian Federation

b. Germany

c. the United States

d. Denmark

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Divorce

Difficulty Level: Easy

84. Who is most likely to experience a divorce?

a. Gary and Samantha, who met each other at synagogue and still attend the same one

b. Leo and Maribel, who are both adult children of parents who split up

c. Ozzie and Nina, who are both politically conservative

d. Trevor and Christine, who met in graduate school and have their own business

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Divorce

Difficulty Level: Hard

85. A particularly strong predictor of divorce involves disagreements over ______.

a. in-laws

b. politics

c. kids

d. finances

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Divorce

Difficulty Level: Easy

86. Women who successfully transition through a divorce tend to show ______.

a. excessive neediness

b. conformity

c. tolerance

d. health issues

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Divorce

Difficulty Level: Medium

87. Which characteristic do recently divorced adults tend to display?

a. autonomy

b. tolerance

c. depression

d. euphoria

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Divorce

Difficulty Level: Medium

88. Effective birth control methods and changing cultural views on parenthood and childlessness made having children a choice starting in which era?

a. 1950s

b. 1960s

c. 1970s

d. 1980s

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Parenthood in Early Adulthood

Difficulty Level: Easy

89. Which country has the lowest birth rates?

a. Afghanistan

b. Somalia

c. Niger

d. Germany

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Parenthood in Early Adulthood

Difficulty Level: Easy

90. What is approximately the average number of children born to a woman in the United States today?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Parenthood in Early Adulthood

Difficulty Level: Easy

91. Who is most likely to delay or decide against childbearing?

a. Jessica, the lead surgeon at a prestigious hospital

b. Susan, a fifth-grade teacher

c. Monica, a woman who got married at age 21

d. Taylor, a 19-year-old traditional college student

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Becoming a Parent

Difficulty Level: Hard

92. The additional stresses and responsibilities after the birth of a child can result in the new parent experiencing ______.

a. greater organizational skills

b. increased time taken alone

c. reduced sense of well-being

d. reduced worries about life

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Parenthood in Early Adulthood

Difficulty Level: Medium

93. Talia and Joel just had their first baby. What are they most likely experiencing?

a. feeling unprepared for the roller coaster of emotions

b. extreme joy and very little negative feelings

c. frustration by overwhelming tasks and few joys

d. feeling prepared for their emotions of calmness and joy

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Becoming a Parent

Difficulty Level: Hard

94. If a couple has a temperamentally difficult infant, the couple is likely to experience ______.

a. emotional development

b. marital compromise

c. financial difficulties

d. marital dissatisfaction

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Becoming a Parent

Difficulty Level: Medium

95. During the transition to parenthood, almost all couples will ______.

a. reverse traditional roles as the mother needs help with the baby

b. shift toward traditional marital roles and division of labor

c. engage in more conflict than prior to having a baby

d. experience an increase in marital happiness

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Becoming a Parent

Difficulty Level: Medium

96. Which shift tends to emerge after the birth of a baby?

a. Fathers report more stress and a higher caregiving workload.

b. Fathers do more than 2 hours of additional work per day.

c. Mothers report more stress and a higher caregiving workload.

d. Fathers do 40 minutes of additional work per day.

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Becoming a Parent

Difficulty Level: Medium

97. Which factor can serve a protective role for the spousal relationship after the birth of a baby?

a. planning ahead for changes that accompany having a newborn

b. making sure the mother understands how much extra work she will have

c. ensuring that fathers have plenty of free time to relieve stress

d. waiting to see what temperament the newborn has

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Becoming a Parent

Difficulty Level: Hard

98. Which region offers new mothers up to 3 years of paid leave?

a. the United States

b. European Union

c. Finland

d. Canada

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Cultural Influences on Development: Family Leave Policies

Difficulty Level: Easy

99. What is the only country that fails to offer paid family leave?

a. the United States

b. England

c. Finland

d. Canada

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Cultural Influences on Development: Family Leave Policies

Difficulty Level: Easy

100. The Family and Medical Leave Act grants workers ______.

a. paid leave for the birth of a child or care of a sick family member

b. unpaid leave for the birth of a child or care of a sick family member

c. job security in companies of all sizes if leave is taken

d. maintenance of health benefits in companies of all sizes if leave is taken

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Cultural Influences on Development: Family Leave Policies

Difficulty Level: Medium

101. What percentage of infants in the United States are born to never-married mothers each year?

a. 11%

b. 25%

c. 44%

d. 60%

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Never-Married Single Parents

Difficulty Level: Medium

102. Which statement describes never-married single parents?

a. The typical never-married parent is likely to be a woman of middle-class status.

b. More single professional women in their thirties have become single parents by choice.

c. White women are disproportionately likely to be never-married parents.

d. Single Hispanic women are more likely to postpone marriage after childbirth.

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Never-Married Single Parent

Difficulty Level: Medium

103. Who is most likely to be a never-married single parent?

a. Kara, who is 24 and pursuing her MBA

b. Tasha, who is 26 and starting her career as a design assistant

c. Adalyn, who is 22 and is in management at her family’s business

d. Corrie, who is 19 and started working as a cashier out of high school

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Never-Married Single Parent

Difficulty Level: Hard

104. Which ethnic group of never-married single mothers is more likely to report receiving family support?

a. European American

b. Phillipino

c. Asian

d. African American

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Never-Married Single Parent

Difficulty Level: Easy

105. Regardless of ethnicity, children in single-mother homes are disproportionately likely to live in which circumstance?

a. poverty

b. middle class

c. educated households

d. rural settings

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Never-Married Single Parent

Difficulty Level: Medium

106. The primary challenge never-married mothers face is ______.

a. emotional

b. economic

c. education

d. spiritual

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Never-Married Single Parent

Difficulty Level: Medium

107. What percentage of female spousal couples are raising children?

a. 20%

b. 25%

c. 30%

d. 35%

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Same-Sex Parents

Difficulty Level: Easy

108. What percentage of lesbian women are parents?

a. 20%

b. 23%

c. 30%

d. 34%

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Same-Sex Parents

Difficulty Level: Easy

109. What percentage of heterosexual women are parents?

a. 40%

b. 50%

c. 68%

d. 78%

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Same-Sex Parents

Difficulty Level: Easy

110. The majority of children in same-sex parented homes come from ______.

a. adoption

b. reproductive technologies

c. previous heterosexual relationships

d. anonymous heterosexual encounters

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Same-Sex Parents

Difficulty Level: Medium

111. Parents in same-sex families who seek to protect their legal rights as parents often need to ______.

a. formally adopt their children

b. raise their children in another country

c. ask family members to adopt their children

d. raise their children as low profile as possible

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Same-Sex Parents

Difficulty Level: Medium

112. Timothy and Rojan are a same-sex couple who are raising their two boys. The outcome most likely for the boys is that they will ______.

a. grow to hate their fathers

b. be gay, just like their fathers

c. deal with mental health issues throughout most of their lives

d. have the same social development as children of heterosexual parents

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Same-Sex Parents

Difficulty Level: Hard

113. Marta and Nora are a same-sex couple who are raising Nora’s 5-year-old daughter from a previous marriage to a man. Who is most likely to do most of the childcare?

a. member of the couple that assumes a traditional stay-at-home role in the relationship

b. nonbiological parent when the child is from a previous heterosexual relationship

c. biological parent when the child is from a previous heterosexual relationship

d. member of the couple that assumes the most responsibility for the financial aspects of the relationship

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Same-Sex Parents

Difficulty Level: Hard

114. Stepparents are often placed in the position of being without the warm attachment bond of most parent-child relationships yet having to provide ______.

a. discipline

b. financial support

c. education

d. vocational guidance

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Stepparents

Difficulty Level: Medium

115. In a blended family, who tends to face particularly high levels of conflict, to be more disliked by their stepchildren, and to experience more stress, anxiety, and depression?

a. stepfathers

b. stepmothers

c. biological mothers

d. biological fathers

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Stepparents

Difficulty Level: Easy

116. Luisa is a stepmother to three children. What is the potential outcome she may have when perceiving a lack of control over parenting practices during visitations?

a. fighting with the biological mother

b. depression, anger, and resentment

c. overcompensation to try and win affection

d. anger experienced by the stepfather

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Stepparents

Difficulty Level: Hard

117. Who would most likely have the easiest time handling the role of stepparent?

a. Janice, a stepmother without biological children

b. David, a stepfather without biological children

c. Margaret, a stepmother who has three children of her own

d. Jordan, a stepfather who is expecting his first biological child

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Stepparents

Difficulty Level: Hard

118. Frequently, childlessness is involuntary due to ______.

a. dislike of children

b. hereditary factors

c. early desire for parenthood

d. postponing parenthood

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Childlessness

Difficulty Level: Easy

119. Who is most likely to choose to be childfree?

a. Greg, who is a deacon in his church

b. Cora, who got married right out of high school

c. Sue, who is a partner in a law firm

d. Andy, who has conservative political views

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Childlessness

Difficulty Level: Hard

120. Childlessness appears to interfere with psychosocial development and person adjustment only when it is ______.

a. voluntary

b. involuntary

c. due to ambivalence on the part of the woman

d. due to circumstances the woman can control

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Childlessness

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. Most people establish a firm sense of self before emerging adulthood.

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Identity Versus Role Confusion

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. According to Erikson, in the intimacy versus isolation stage, individuals develop the capacity for making a permanent commitment to a romantic partner.

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Intimacy Versus Isolation

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. As online daters face more options, they are less likely to feel satisfied with their selected partners

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Lives in Context: Internet Dating

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Young adults who experience age-related events later than their peers experience lower self-esteem.

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Social Clock

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Currently, Western culture’s expectations for the timing of developmental milestones of adulthood have varied little from past generations.

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Social Clock

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. The developmental task of establishing the capacity for intimate relationships is best fulfilled by establishing a nonromantic, close friendship with an opposite-sex individual.

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Relationships in Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Early Adulthood

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Among men, friendships with women tend to decline after marriage.

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Friendship

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. The belief that opposites make for satisfying relationships is supported in the research.

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mate Selection

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. Chinese and Japanese young adults consider mate selection within the context of their other relationships and responsibilities to others.

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Components of Love

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Men and women report experiencing almost similar rates of physical assault during arguments.

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Intimate Partner Violence

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. Highly educated professional women are more likely to marry than women without professional careers.

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Singlehood

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. Cohabitation is more common in the United States than it is in Europe.

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Cohabitation

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. As cohabitation becomes more common, its association with marital instability has weakened.

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Cohabitation

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. Gay and lesbian couples report greater rates of love and satisfaction as compared to heterosexual couples.

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. Most U.S. marriages that end in divorce do so within the first 10 years.

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Divorce

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. Common disadvantages of parenthood include the loss of freedom and high cost of raising a child.

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Becoming a Parent

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. Never-married mothers often show better health and are happier than married mothers.

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Never-Married Single Parent

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. Most gay and lesbian young adults in the United States plan to raise children one day.

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Same-Sex Parents

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. Stepparents without their own children usually have realistic expectations for family life.

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Stepparents

Difficulty Level: Easy

20. Impaired fecundity is the inability to become pregnant or carry a fetus to term.

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Childlessness

Difficulty Level: Easy

Short Answer

1. Explain what developing a religious identity entails.

Learning Objective: KEY: Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Identity Versus Role Confusion

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Explain what the social clock is. What areas do you think you are early, late, or on time with?

Learning Objective: KEY: Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Social Clock

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. How does friendship change over the course of adulthood?

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Friendship

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Explain the relationship between romantic love and the functional architecture of the brain.

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Brain and Biological Influences on Development: Your Brain on Love

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. What are three risk factors that contribute to intimate violence?

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Intimate Partner Violence

Difficulty Level: Hard

6. How do adults who are single by choice describe themselves? What other attributes can they have?

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Singlehood

Difficulty Level: Hard

7. What are three predictors of marital satisfaction and a long-lasting marriage?

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Marriage

Difficulty Level: Hard

8. Explain how a couple’s communication and problem-solving style is a critical predictor of divorce.

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Divorce

Difficulty Level: Hard

9. How is the transition to parenthood challenging for adults? Why do most parents think it is worth it?

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Becoming a Parent

Difficulty Level: Hard

10. Why are African American women disproportionately likely to be never-married parents? How many of them eventually marry?

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Never-Married Single Parent

Difficulty Level: Hard

Essay

1. How does online dating differ from traditional dating? What is the ironic challenge online daters face?

Learning Objective: 14.1: Summarize psychosocial development in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Lives in Context: Internet Dating

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Explain the Eastern culture, such as that of China and Japan, perspective on romantic love.

Learning Objective: 14.2: Discuss influences on friendship and mate selection and interactions in early adulthood.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Components of Love

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. How did applied development scientists play a role in the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges?

Learning Objective: 14.3: Analyze the diverse romantic situations that may characterize early adulthood, including singlehood, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Applying Developmental Science: The Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Explain the purpose of the Family and Medical Leave Act, signed in 1993. What other measures do states have in this regard?

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Cultural Influences on Development: Family Leave Policies

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Your friend, Maggie, is marrying the man of her dreams. He has two children from a previous marriage and, while Maggie has yet to spend much time with them, she’s sure the kids are going to love her, and she is going to love them. What cautionary information can you give Maggie about becoming a stepparent?

Learning Objective: 14.4: Compare the experiences of young adults as stepparents, never-married parents, and same-sex parents.

REF: Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Stepparents

Difficulty Level: Hard