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Risk-taking during emerging adulthood _____ society.

A) is beneficial to
B) is harmful to
C) rarely has an effect on
D) may benefit or harm

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Ami has been skipping meals and eating very little for months.One night she goes out with friends and eats a full,heavy meal.Within hours,she is vomiting and has diarrhea.Ami's symptoms are likely the result of a(n) _____ adjustment.

A) organ reserve
B) homeostatic
C) senescence
D) allostatic

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Question 73

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For MOST emerging adults,what is considered the primary prerequisite for marriage?

The average young adult holds one to two distinct jobs between the ages of 18 and 25.

Students from all backgrounds learn more if they involve themselves in the campus community.

Building on Jean Piaget's four stages of cognitive development,some developmentalists have proposed an additional stage referred to as "_____ thought."

Today,struggles around identity identification are usually resolved in adolescence.

A possible fifth stage of cognitive development that characterizes adult thinking is "_____ thought."

Business is the most popular academic major.

Friendships reach their peak of functional significance during:

Emerging adults of both sexes say that if they want a serious relationship with someone,they are more likely to hook up with them to find out whether they are sexually compatible.

Historically,most babies were born before their mothers reached 18 years of age.

Ashlin,age 24,started an extreme diet last month.She has already lost 20 pounds,and due to restricting her food intake,Ashlin rarely feels hungry.Ashlin's eating behavior has triggered new _____,allowing her to function with fewer daily calories.

An example of _____ is when adults can think things through and change their minds after listening.

An arrangement in which a couple lives together in a committed romantic relationship but is not formally married is referred to as:

Emerging adults today often have stronger links with their parents than young adults did in the past.

Due to their skepticism,college graduates tend to think more narrowly and rigidly than those who did not attend college.

During emerging adulthood,self-esteem and happiness _____ for MOST people.

A hallmark of postformal cognition is intellectual flexibility,a characteristic far more typical of middle-aged adults than of younger people.

Women's friendships are typically more intimate and _____ than men's friendships.