Keith's father is a preacher, and his parents always expected him to become one when he became an adult
Keith never questioned this, and began identifying himself as a spiritual and religious person from an early age, eventually taking over his father's position at his church. Keith's identity development would most likely be described as ____________.
A) identity achievement
B) identity moratorium
C) identity foreclosure
D) identity crisis
Answer: C
Rationale: Identity foreclosure occurs when adolescents do not experience identity crises and commit to the roles and values that are handed down by their parents. In contrast to identity achievement, it does not involve a period of identity experimentation.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
According to research by Posthuma, deGeus, & Boomsma, 2003, early IQ scores are due to
both genetic and environmental influences. However, their findings based on longitudinal data indicates that _____________may have more life-long influence. a. the environment b. genetics c. both genetics and the environment d. first genetics, then the environment