PsychSim6 Quiz: Who Am I?

According to Erik Erikson, what is the chief challenge of adolescence?

a.) maintaining a positive relationship with their parents

b.) developing a career path

c.) identity formation

d.) maintaining strong peer relationships

c.) identity formation

Who developed assessment tools for identity?

a.) James Marcia

b.) Erik Erikson

c.) Robert Sternberg

d.) Abraham Maslow

a.) James Marcia

According to Erik Erikson, what is the chief challenge of adolescence?

a.) maintaining a positive relationship with their parents

b.) developing a career path

c.) identity formation

d.) maintaining strong peer relationships

c.) identity formation

Who developed assessment tools for identity?

a.) James Marcia

b.) Erik Erikson

c.) Robert Sternberg

d.) Abraham Maslow

a.) James Marcia

What are the two dimensions of identity?

a.) exploration and identification

b.) commitment and investigation

c.) exploration and commitment

d.) classification and identification

c.) exploration and commitment

The Ego Identity Process Questionnaire completed during this activity assessed:

a.) identity exploration and commitment.

b.) identity achievement and foreclosure.

c.) identity commitment and achievement.

d.) identity diffusion and moratorium.

a.) identity exploration and commitment.

The degree to which one investigates their identity and struggles with identity issues is:

a.) identity commitment.

b.) identity diffusion.

c.) identity achievement.

d.) identity exploration.

d.) identity exploration.

The degree of obligation one feels toward the identity choices made thus far is:

a.) identity foreclosure.

b.) identity commitment.

c.) identity exploration.

d.) identity diffusion.

b.) identity commitment.

Who identified various identity statuses?

a.) Erik Erikson

b.) Robert Sternberg

c.) Abraham Maslow

d.) James Marcia

d.) James Marcia

According to James Marcia, those who are low on exploration and low on commitment have which identity status?

a.) achievement

b.) diffusion

c.) moratorium

d.) foreclosure

b.) diffusion

According to James Marcia, those who are high on exploration and low on commitment have which identity status?

a.) moratorium

b.) diffusion

c.) foreclosure

d.) achievement

a.) moratorium

According to James Marcia, those who are low on exploration and high on commitment have which identity status?

a.) moratorium

b.) diffusion

c.) achievement

d.) foreclosure

d.) foreclosure

According to James Marcia, those who are high on exploration and high on commitment have which identity status?

a.) achievement

b.) moratorium

c.) foreclosure

d.) diffusion

a.) achievement

The identity status common among 13 to 16 year olds and is demonstrated by being relatively apathetic and uninterested in questions of identity is:

a.) foreclosure.

b.) achievement.

c.) moratorium.

d.) diffusion.

d.) diffusion.

Those with identity _____ status are mature and balanced thinkers.

a.) achievement

b.) foreclosure

c.) diffusion

d.) moratorium

a.) achievement

Stephanie has based her identity on the values and beliefs of her parents. Which best describes her identity status?

a.) foreclosure

b.) diffusion

c.) moratorium

d.) achievement

a.) foreclosure

Membership in a cult or gang can lead to which identity status?

a.) moratorium

b.) achievement

c.) foreclosure

d.) diffusion

c.) foreclosure

Jason is experimenting with different roles and lifestyles but has made no commitment to any of them. Which best describes his identity status?

a.) diffusion

b.) achievement

c.) foreclosure

d.) moratorium

d.) moratorium

College students are more likely to be in which identity statuses?

a.) identity foreclosure and achievement

b.) identity diffusion and foreclosure

c.) identity diffusion and moratorium

d.) identity moratorium and achievement

d.) identity moratorium and achievement

Juan defines himself by rebelling against his parents. He definitely knows who he is not. What type of identity does he currently have?

a.) positive identity

b.) identity achievement

c.) identity foreclosure

d.) negative identity

d.) negative identity

Those with the identity status of _____ have struggled with questions of identity and purpose but have formed a direction for the future. They have considered a provisional career choice and a set of important values and beliefs about key life style issues of young adulthood.

a.) achievement

b.) moratorium

c.) foreclosure

d.) diffusion

a.) achievement

Margo is not interested in identity exploration and lacks direction. Which best describes her current identity status?

a.) moratorium

b.) foreclosure

c.) achievement

d.) diffusion

d.) diffusion