Sixteen-year-old Foster wants to spend a few years experimenting with different lifestyles and careers before he settles on who and want he wants to be foster’s behavior illustrates the identity status of:

Related Mcqs:

1. Tanvir is a graduate student who is studying identity formation. He selects a group of 5-year-olds, a group of 10-years-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and interviews each group asking them what they plan to be when they finish school. In this example, Tanvir is using:

   A. a multi-factorial research design
   B. a longitudinal research design
   C. a cross-sectional research design
   D. a nested condition research design

2. According to social identity theory, from what do we derive a large part of our identity and feelings about ourselves?

   A. Where we were born
   B. The amount of prejudice experienced
   C. The groups we belong to
   D. Competition between groups
   E. None of the above

3. According to social identity theory, from what do we derive a large part of our identity and feelings about ourselves?

   A. Where we were born
   B. The amount of prejudice experienced
   C. The groups we belong to
   D. Competition between groups
   E. None of the above

4. Dr. Jamil wants to study the effects of poverty on one’s self concept. To do this he interviews a group of subjects from the inner city once every five years for a period of 30 years. This experiment is an example of what type-of study?

   A. Correlational study
   B. cross sectional study
   C. Gesell’s dome
   D. longitudinal study

5. Dr. Jamshed wants to see if person’s IQ changes as they get older. To do this he takes three groups of subjects. Group i is made up of 10 years old, and Group III of 25 years old. Dr. Jamshed tests all three groups of their IQ level. The design of this experiment is called:

   A. longitudinal study
   B. more information is needed to determine the design of the experiment
   C. Gesell’s dome
   D. cross sectional study

6. Haley thinks Keith’s silence indicates that he’s angry, so she avoids talking to quietness signifies that she’s angry and wants to be left alone. This situation best illustrates:

   A. superordinate goals
   B. scapegoating
   C. mirror- image perceptions
   D. the reciprocity norm

7. A researcher wants to test the hypothesis that the number of bystanders affects the probability of helping behavior. She sets up three conditions, one with no bystanders, one with two bystanders and one with four bystanders. Which of the following is true?

   A. there is one independent variable having three levels
   B. there are three independent variables having one level each
   C. there is one independent variable and three dependent variables
   D. there is one independent variable having four levels

8. Jeff, who is 14, engages in rigorous tennis drills or competitive play at least four hours every day because he wants to master the sport and play on one of the best college teams in the country. His goal and behavior best illustrate the concept of:

   A. human factors psychology
   B. achievement motivation
   C. homeostasis
   D. 360-degree feedback

9. The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from:

   A. crystallized intelligence
   B. social influence
   C. abnormal cognitive development
   D. postconventional moral thinking

10. On Monday, the meteorologist forecast a 20 percent chance of rain, so Sharmila took her umbrella to work. On Friday, he reported an 80 percent chance than it would not rain, so Sharmila left her umbrella at home. Sharmila’s behavior illustrates the impact of:

    A. the representative heuristic
    B. the belief perseverance phenomenon
    C. overconfidence
    D. the framing effect