Carl Thorne Has Just Passed the Final Test to Become

question 64

Multiple Choice

Carl Thorne has just passed the final test to become a member of a college fraternity. This rite of passage has moved Carl from being an individual to being a member of a bonded group. When Carl receives his fraternity pin in a final ceremony and joins his new brothers, he will have passed through the final stage of a rite of passage. According to the text, what is this stage called?

• A) separation
• B) aggregation
• C) liminality
• D) finality

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Definitions:

Agreeableness

A personality trait characterized by attributes such as trust, altruism, kindness, affection, and other prosocial behaviors.

Suspicious

Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something, often involving a sense of fear or doubt.

Five-Factor Model

A model describing human personality traits in five broad dimensions: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Neuroticism

A personality trait characterized by emotional instability, anxiety, moodiness, worry, and jealousy.