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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Womanhood and the Inner Space.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does William James state is discernible in mental or moral attitudes?
(a) Culture.
(b) History.
(c) Character.
(d) Family.

2. What does Erikson suggest occurs in institutionalized settings such as a hospital with regard to identity?
(a) Development of oneliness.
(b) Conformity of identity.
(c) Emergence of self.
(d) Desperation for identity.

3. Throughout the stages of Erikson's theory of identity development, what happens if youth do not take advantage of the wisdom elders have to share?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They may become isolated.
(c) They form distinct identities.
(d) They can not form their identities.

4. What do youth recognize the need for during Erikson's stages of identity development?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Community.
(c) Family.
(d) Friends.

5. How does Erikson think ideologies should be filled?
(a) By society.
(b) Technology.
(c) Intellectual cultivation.
(d) By the youth themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of the 20th century, what demonstrated the possibility to destroy human kind?

2. What to processes, according to Erikson as discussed in Chapter 5, are tied together?

3. What does Erikson propose reflects the body, personality, and social roles of the person?

4. Why does Erikson suggest women are more passive than men?

5. In Chapter 2, what does Erikson feel about how psychologists treat social dynamics and external social elements?

(see the answer key)

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