1. The Developing Person Through the Life Span, Ninth Edition by Kathleen Stassen Berger Clicker Question Presentation Slides Chapter 16
Critical Thinking Questions created by Jason S. Spiegelman, The Community College of Baltimore County

2. The opposite of identity achievement is:
role confusion.
identity foreclosure.
negative identity.
identity moratorium.
Answer A

3. When 16-year-old Vu agreed with his parents that his career would be to continue the family business, he was exhibiting:
identity diffusion.
moratorium.
foreclosure.
identity achievement.
Answer C

4. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding identity status?
The 4 statuses are positive identity, achievement, moratorium, and negative identity.
An adolescent can be at various identity statuses simultaneously.
The statuses are straightforward and include only vocational, sexual, religious, and political identity.
None of the above.
Answer B

5. Zohra and her mother constantly have small arguments about relatively unimportant matters. This normal interaction between parents and children is called:
the generation gap.
a generational stake.
bicultural conflict.
bickering.
Answer D

6. Adults often have a negative attitude toward, and sometimes a fear of, their child’s peers because of the negative social pressure from peers. Parents who have this attitude may overlook that:
pressure to conform to peers is short-lived (declining after age 14).
peers ease the transition from childhood to adulthood.
peers generally encourage socially desirable behavior.
all of the above.
Answer D 6

7. Critical Thinking Questions

8. Martha is not sure what she wants to do with her life
Martha is not sure what she wants to do with her life. Her parents are pushing her to do something. Which of the following actions best reflects Martha’s attempt to get a moratorium?
leave home and move out of state so that she feels less parental pressure
enroll at the local junior college
work for her father in his store
take a full-time job
Answer B

9. Adolescent females outnumber the males in parasuicide, yet males outnumber females in suicide. Why?
Females are not really serious about suicide.
Females are more likely to reach out.
Males use more violent methods to attempt suicide.
Males are more likely to act out of self-hatred.
Answer C

10. John is 16 and was caught shoplifting
John is 16 and was caught shoplifting. His girlfriend, Darla, was with him and was in on the crime. Statistically speaking, which of the following is true?
This is likely to be both of their first serious offenses.
Darla is more likely than John to be arrested for the act.
John is more likely than Darla to be arrested for the act.
John is very likely to have committed his first serious crime before the age of 10.
Answer C