pscyh ch 11

Which statement made by a teacher is MOST likely to activate stereotype threat?

"This exam will show which gender has better grammatical skills."

Due to a job loss and divorce, 25-year-old Jerome has been under an enormous amount of stress, yet he still feels good physically. The fact that Jerome's body can continue to function well under this stress is likely due to _____.

organ reserve

The capacity of organs to allow the body to cope with stress via extra, unused functioning ability is referred to as _____.

organ reserve

The increased diversity of the college atmosphere encourages cognitive development. t/f

true

Of the college students below, who is most likely to hook up?

Sam, who just started college and is lonely because he hasn't yet made many good friends

Sunny watched a video of her professor's lecture on genes and environment the night before class. In class the next day, her professor facilitated a discussion about the role of nature and nurture with respect to development. Sunny was experiencing _____.

a flipped class

When 18-year-old high school graduates of similar backgrounds and abilities are compared, those who begin jobs rather than going to college after high school are more likely to eventually _____ than those who earned a college degree.

achieve less and be less satisfied by middle age

A dynamic long-term body adjustment that affects overall physiology is referred to as _____.

allostasis

Danielle has been skipping meals and eating very little for months. One night she goes out with friends and eats a full, heavy meal. Within hours, she is vomiting and has diarrhea. Danielle's symptoms are likely the result of a(n) _____ adjustment.

allostatic

Cameron is a freshman in college and is at the very beginning of Perry's scheme of cognitive development. He believes that _____.

authorities know what is right

An arrangement in which a couple lives together in a committed romantic relationship but is not formally married is referred to as _____.

cohabitation

Patricia and Raul live together as a romantic couple but they are not married. Their living arrangement is called _____.

cohabitation

From a developmental perspective, _____ and culture are pivotal in couple formation and bonding.

cohort

Many emerging adults want to engage in sexual activity but know that they are not emotionally ready to be parents. Their solution is _____.

contraception

For most people, social networking has _____ social isolation in emerging adulthood.

decreased

Friendships reach their peak of functional significance during _____.

emerging adulthood

Shaunquelle has recently finished high school and is now attending college. After earning her undergraduate degree she plans to continue on to graduate school. In addition, she is not seriously dating anyone and thinks marriage and parenthood are years away. Shaunquelle is at which developmental stage?

emerging adulthood

The adjustment of all the body's systems to keep physiological functions in a state of equilibrium, moment by moment is called _____.

homeostasis

All members of a family have _____, as the experiences and needs of individuals at one stage of life are affected by all those at other stages.

linked lives

Makayla was a sophomore thriving in college when her father was laid off from his job. Even with financial aid, the family could no longer afford to send her to school, so she left to get a full-time job at a restaurant near the family home. This situation illustrates that family members have _____.

linked lives

The recent effort by countries around the world to increase the number of young people attending college is prompted by national governments' belief in _____.

massification

Emerging adult Jaqueline is a heavy social media user. She tends to have _____ face-to-face friends than do nonusers.

more

A possible fifth stage of cognitive development that characterizes adult thinking is _____.

postformal thought

According to Erikson, the stage of intimacy versus isolation _____.

reflects the desire to share one's life with someone else????

Andrew is a fun-loving, intelligent, responsible teenager who likes to dye his hair different colors. However, he is concerned that other people might construe his hair color as a reflection of poor academic achievement. His concern is an example of _____.

stereotype threat

Which of the following is likely to be a possible reaction to stereotype threat?

the high school drop-out rate for African American males should increase

Today, which of the following is generally difficult to achieve during emerging adulthood?

vocational identity