Adolescents may go through a period of actively exploring various personal identities, but not yet committing to one. Erikson called this:
a) extroverted behavior
b) preoperational thought
c) moratorium
d) thinking in terms of concrete things
ANS: C, Erikson called this exploration moratorium, which he saw as a positive process leading eventually to a clearer and stronger personal identity.
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Suppose that a friend of yours has 3-year-old twins. He tells you that Sara's language is more advanced than Joe's, because she is a girl. Recalling the information on gender comparisons in verbal ability from your textbook, you reply that
a. most research actually shows that boys are better in the early development of language. b. with some consistency, young boys have better mastery of vocabulary, whereas young girls are better at grammatical structure. c. no carefully conducted study has found any statistically significant gender differences in children's language. d. although occasional studies have demonstrated gender differences in children's language, many other studies do not.