AP PSYCHOLOGY

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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

ADOLESCENCE PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Leanna is 19 years old, but when people ask her what she wants to do when she finishes school, she tells them she hasn’t really given it much thought. She is convinced there is lots of time before she even needs to begin thinking about her various career options. According to James Marcia, Leanna would be considered to be in a state of identity
A
diffusion
B
moratorium
C
achievement
D
foreclosure
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What do older adults tend to do when searching for meaning in later life? Spend time reflecting and sharing memories with their family, Devote more time to close friends, Focus on positive experiences they have had, rather than negative ones.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stage 3: Initiative Versus Guilt Erikson’s third stage of psychosocial development occurs during preschool, between the ages of three and five years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Erik Erikson’s initiative vs. guilt phase occurs in the preschool years. It begins around age 3 and transitions to the next phase (industry vs. inferiority) at about age 5.

Detailed explanation-4: -Psychologist Jean Piaget defined accommodation as the cognitive process of revising existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding so that new information can be incorporated. This happens when the existing schema (knowledge) does not work, and needs to be changed to deal with a new object or situation.

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