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misspop

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According to Jeffery Arnett, a key characteristic of emerging adulthood (the period from about age 18 to the mid-20s) in the United States is that individuals
 
  a. are able to resolve their career paths once and for all.
  b. do not go through identity exploration any more.
  c. seek to live independently of their parents.
  d. generally form a romantic relationship and start a family.

Question 2

Using the conceptual framework of Marcia, the proportion of individuals who are in identity achievement ________ across late adolescence and early adulthood, and the proportion in identity diffusion ________ .
 
  a. increases/increases
  b. increases/decreases
  c. decreases/increases
  d. decreases/decreases



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c. identity achievement.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b. increases/decreases



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