Question 1

Which statement is most accurate concerning adult friendships?

Accepted Answer

Adult women friends tend to talk to each other whereas adult men friends tend to do things together.

Question 2

Psychologist Jeffrey Arnett suggests that the educational,social,and economic demands that modern cultures make on individuals age 17 to 22 has given rise to the need to create a new developmental period he calls

Accepted Answer

emerging adulthood.

Question 3

Sarah is very persuasive and forceful.She was president of her class in high school and college and could always rally others to her point of view.According to Holland,what is Sarah's personality type?

Accepted Answer

enterprising

Question 4

Of the following factors,which is least likely to influence job satisfaction across the adult years?

Accepted Answer

plans for retirement

Question 5

Salman is the "strong silent type" who prefers work that does not require him to interact with other people.He is very skilled with hand and power tools and enjoys his job as a furniture craftsman.According to Holland,what is Salman's personality type?

Accepted Answer

realistic

Question 6

In the Menard family,it is Sylvie Menard who sends cards to family members and who reminds her husband to call his mother on special occasions.What term describes this relationship role?

Accepted Answer

kin-keeper

Question 7

Why do women experience the greatest role conflict during early adulthood?

Accepted Answer

Their children are young and need constant care.

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the defining features of early adult life in developed societies?

Accepted Answer

Student roles.

Question 9

If a woman described her friendships,she would most likely speak of

Accepted Answer

self-disclosure and emotional support.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about adult friendships appear to be true?

Accepted Answer

Men are less satisfied with friendships than women are.

Question 11

According to research at the University of Guelph,young Canadian adults aged 25 to 44 years old experience

Accepted Answer

the most time pressure.

Question 12

Which of the following is least likely to exert an influence upon a young adult's choice of a job or career?

Accepted Answer

hobbies

Question 13

Research indicates that both men and women's mate preferences have changed as women have gained economic power.Which of the following changes in men's criteria for mate selection is correct?

Accepted Answer

earning potential replaced domestic skills

Question 14

Beverly and Gerald both work full-time and have two children.If they are typical of families in our society,how do they manage work and family life?

Accepted Answer

Beverly does the majority of the housework.

Question 15

Baldev takes pride in the fact that he rarely makes an error in his job as accountant for the Widget Company.He precisely follows formulas and guidelines when he calculates his company's production costs and profit margins.According to Holland,what is Baldev's personality type?

Accepted Answer

conventional

Question 16

According to Holland,what would be the most likely personality type of an individual who works as a volunteer providing health education and treatment to persons with HIV/AIDS in less developed countries?

Accepted Answer

social

Question 17

How does women's work experience vary from men's work experience across adulthood?

Accepted Answer

Women's work is more discontinuous than men's across adulthood.

Question 18

According to researcher Glenn Roisman,of the five developmental domains (academic,friendship,conduct,work,and romantic)faced by young adults age 17 to 22,which two domains pose the most challenges?

Accepted Answer

work and romantic

Question 19

In choosing an occupation,which of the following family factors tend to be most influential?

Accepted Answer

parents' level of educational attainment

Question 20

When women are employed full-time,they still spend more hours than their husbands in family work,including housework and child-care.At what point in the family lifespan does the greatest gap occur between women's total hours in family work and paid employment and men's hours in family work and paid employment?

Accepted Answer

when the oldest child is an infant or toddler

Quiz 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood