Which of the following statements about identity development is true?
a) Erikson observed that identity formation was taking longer and longer for young people in developed countries.
b) People are getting married at earlier ages today than in the past.
c) Studies of college students find that identity achievement was almost always completed during adolescence.
d) Studies comparing adolescents from ages 12 through 18 have found that about two-thirds are classified as having reached identity achievement.
Answer: a
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A study by Hankoff (1987) using Adler's personality analysis methods showed that the early memories of adult criminals dealt with:
a. disturbing or aggressive interactions. b. envy of rich people. c. feelings of social deprivation. d. striving for material goods.
Bluebond-Langner's research with dying children demonstrated that as such children acquired information about their illnesses, changes occurred in their
a. concepts of their professional caregivers b. concepts of their parents c. concepts of themselves d. all of these e. none of these