Question 1

Describe the current trends in college education: type of students, reasons for attending, majors selected, type of instruction, and type of institutions. Do you believe today's college students are getting a better education than students 40 years ago? Explain your response.

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Question 2

Alex and Cassie have decided to cohabit. Define cohabitation, give two reasons people decide to cohabit, and identify potential outcomes of the situation.

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Question 3

Define stereotype threat. How might stereotype threat explain women's comparatively low participation in technological fields?

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Question 4

How has college affected your thinking so far? Describe cognitive shifts and/or deepening of understanding you may have experienced as a result of your college attendance. What contributed to the changes? Who (as in individuals and/or groups) has had the greatest influence on your college experience?

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Question 5

Examine the proposed existence of a fifth stage of cognitive development. What is it called? Describe the characteristics of this fifth stage. What evidence is there to support its existence? What doubts have been raised regarding its likelihood?

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Question 6

How does college change a student's thinking? Briefly describe the changes over the four years of college according to Perry's scheme of cognitive and ethical development.

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Question 7

Consider the many kinds of problem-solving skills that arise in the life of a college student. Give three examples of problems encountered while in college that benefit most from postformal thinking. Explain your choices.

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Question 8

Is independence from parents a sign of healthy adulthood?

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Question 9

What advantages do emerging adults have in terms of their health?

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Question 10

Discuss changes in self-esteem during early adulthood and the factors that influence it.

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Question 11

How can imagining other people's stereotypes be harmful?

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Question 12

Describe three effects of college that extend beyond employment opportunities.

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Question 13

Your younger brother is a senior in high school and does not want to attend college. He hates school and doesn't see the value of more years of education. As a sibling concerned about his vocational identity as well as his future ability to support himself, outline at least three reasons that your brother should reconsider his plan.

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Question 14

Does cohabitation precede, ruin, or substitute for marriage?

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Question 15

How might risk taking by emerging adults be both destructive and beneficial? Include two specific examples of both destructive and beneficial risk taking in your discussion.

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Question 16

When is it a problem to be fertile?

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Question 17

Your friend has just celebrated her 21st birthday, and she is concerned that "it is all downhill from here." You want to be honest with her about what you have learned. Give your friend two pieces of good news about the physical effects of emerging adulthood.

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Question 18

Discuss how emerging adults establish an ethnic identity. What are some particular challenges faced by emerging-adult immigrants when establishing ethnic identity?

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Question 19

Explore the role of cognitive flexibility in reducing stereotype threat. What strategies can you use with a group of first-generation bilingual college students in order to help them overcome stereotype threat?

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Question 20

Discuss how the motivation for attending college has changed over the past several decades. Present the pros and cons associated with the current dominant motivation for attendance.

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Quiz 11: Emerging Adulthood: Body, Mind, and Social World