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Question #1
Anna Freud viewed the teenage years as a
A.
Pleasant time of life in which the social environment is responsible for the range of teenage experience
B.
Biologically based "developmental disturbance"
C.
Period so turbulent that is resembles the era in which humans evolved from savages into civilized beings
D.
Time in which teenagers grasp scientific and mathematical principles and grapple with social and political issues
Question #2
_______ viewed the social environment as entirely responsible for the range of teenage experiences, from erratic and agitated to calm and stress-free
A.
Anna Freud
B.
Jean Piaget
C.
Margaret Mead
D.
G. Stanley Hall
Question #3
Today we know that adolescent development is
A.
Influenced by biological, psychological, and social forces
B.
Environmentally determined
C.
Biologically determined
D.
Socially determined
Question #4
In industrialized societies, adolescence is ______ in tribal societies
A.
Much longer than
B.
Briefer but more intense than
C.
Briefer but less intense than
D.
The same length as
Question #5
The hormonal changes that underlie puberty
A.
Are unimpressive
B.
Occur suddenly
C.
Are underway at birth
D.
Are underway by age 8 or 9
Question #6
Which of the following statements about body growth in adolescence is true?
A.
In early adolescence, the typical girl is shorter and lighter than the typical boy
B.
Growth in body size is complete for most girls by age 16 and for boys by age 17 1/2
C.
The first outward sign of puberty is menarche for girls and spermarche for boys
D.
On average, the growth spurt is underway in North America around age 8 for girls and 10 for boys
Question #7
Trey, a late-developing teenage boy, is quickly gaining muscle mass. He is exhibiting aggressive behavior and mood swings. An initial health screening indicates that Trey has acne, excess body hair, and high blood pressure. Trey's symptoms are consistent with
A.
Anabolic steroid use
B.
Sexual maturation
C.
Excessive exercise
D.
The onset of puberty
Question #8
During puberty, as neurons become more responsive to excitatory neurotransmitters, adolescents
A.
Cope better with stressful events and rarely experience negative emotion
B.
Become capable of reading and interpreting emotional cues
C.
React more strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely
D.
Have difficulty strong and retrieving long-term memories
Question #9
Sleep-deprived adolescents
A.
Perform better on cognitive tasks in the morning hours
B.
Are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors
C.
Are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression
D.
Display increases in executive function
Question #10
Compared to the moods of older adolescents and adults, the moods of younger adolescents are
A.
More positive
B.
Less intense
C.
Strongly related to situational changes
D.
More stable
Question #11
Which of the following teenagers is likely to have the most stable moods?
A.
19-year-old Jesse
B.
16-year-old Tyler
C.
14-year-old Grace
D.
13-year-old Tya
Question #12
Parent-adolescent disagreements focus largely on _______, such as
A.
Everyday matters; driving,dating partners, and curfews
B.
School issues; the importance of education
C.
Important family values; a belief in a higher power
D.
Moral issues; lying, stealing, and cheating
Question #13
Which of the following statements about anorexia nervosa is true?
A.
About 10 percent of North American and Western European teenagers are affected
B.
Boys account for less than 1 percent of anorexia cases
C.
Anorexia nervosa is equally common in all SES groups
D.
Although being anorexia is unhealthy, it is rarely fatal
Question #14
About ______ of anorexic boys are _____
A.
Half; gay or bisexual youths who are uncomfortable with a strong, muscular appearance
B.
Half; also afflicted with bulimia nervosa
C.
Three- quarters; African-American youths who are dissatisfied with their physical characteristics
D.
A quarter; early-maturing youths who are anxious and prone to depression
Question #15
Which of the following statements about individuals with bulimia nervosa is true?
A.
Bulimics are usually excellent students who are responsible and well- adjusted
B.
Bulimics typically deny or minimize the seriousness of their disorder
C.
Bulimics usually feel depressed and guilty about their abnormal eating habits
D.
It is usually harder to treat young people with bulimia than those with anorexia
Question #16
Which of the following statements about contraceptive use in adolescence is true?
A.
School sex education classes prevent teenagers from having unprotected sex
B.
Adolescent contraceptive use has decreased in recent years
C.
Even teenagers who report talking openly with their parents about sex are unlikely to use birth control
D.
About 20 percent of sexual active U.S. teenagers do not use contraception consistently
Question #17
Research suggests that _____ and _______ are important contributors to homosexuality
A.
Genetic factors; authoritarian child rearing
B.
Personal choice; prenatal biological influences
C.
Social influences; genetic factors
D.
Genetic factors; prenatal biological influences
Question #18
Which of the following statements about homosexuality
A.
About 50 or 60 percent of adolescents who report having engaged in homosexual acts identify as heterosexual
B.
Bisexuality is a transient state
C.
Most homosexual adolescents are "gender-deviant" in dress and behavior
D.
Attraction to members of the same sex is limited to teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual
Question #19
Which of the following statements about adolescent mothers is true?
A.
Very few teen mothers experience pregnancy and birth complications
B.
Teenage mothers spend more of their parenting years as single parents
C.
Today, about 95 percent of U.S. adolescent mothers graduate from high school
D.
Many teen mothers perceive their babies as less difficult
Question #20
Compared with adult mothers, adolescent mothers
A.
Know more about child development
B.
More often engage in child abuse
C.
Perceive their babies as less difficult
D.
Interact more efficiently with their infants
Question #21
Children born to teenage mothers
A.
Score higher on intelligence tests than children of adult mothers
B.
Fare better if the teenage parent drops out of high school
C.
Have a better chance of gradating high school than children of adult mothers
D.
Often become adolescent parents
Question #22
Which of the following substances do U.S. adolescents most often experiment with during high school?
A.
Cigarettes
B.
Alcohol
C.
Marijuana
D.
Cocaine
Question #23
Adolescent experimentation with any drug
A.
Is a normal part of adolescence and, therefore is not a cause for concern
B.
is linked to depression, anxiety, and impulsive behavior
C.
Is much greater among African American than among Caucasian-American youth
D.
Should not taken lightly because a single heavy does can lead to permanent injury or death
Question #24
According to Piaget, around age 11 young people enter the ______ stage
A.
Sensorimotor
B.
Formal operational
C.
Proportional
D.
Concrete operational
Question #25
The ability to use propositional thinking
A.
Appears at puberty
B.
Occurs gradually from childhood on
C.
Does appear until adulthood
D.
Is found in children as young as 3
Question #26
College courses in _______ promote gains in methodological and statistical reasoning
A.
Art and music
B.
Social Sciences
C.
Math and science
D.
Literature and writing
Question #27
Information-processing researchers regard ________ as central to adolescent cognitive development
A.
Verbal ability
B.
Advanced spatial reasoning
C.
Metacognition
D.
Emotional self-regulation
Question #28
Adolescents develop scientific reasoning skills
A.
Through exposure to many experiences that require them to match theories against evidence
B.
Through rote memorization
C.
Through direct instruction from adults and more expert peers
D.
As the result of an abrupt, stage wise change
Question #29
Which of the following situations is the best example of the imaginary audience?
A.
Benny goes to the Friday night football game with a group of friends and cheers as loud as anyone else
B.
When her fork falls off her tray in the cafeteria, Hannah is certain that everyone is thinking that she is clumsy
C.
When riley fails to make the volleyball team. She believes that no one has ever felt as disappointed
D.
Harry believes that he will never have a car accident because he is a better driver than most people
Question #30
Which of the following statements about U.S. adolescents is true?
A.
Few high school dropouts return to finish there secondary education
B.
Over 90 percents of U.S. Youths complete high school by age 24
C.
Today, fewer U.S. youths finish their high school education than 50 years ago
D.
High school dropouts have a much higher employment rate than high school graduates
Question #31
Among the diverse strategies available for helping at risk teenagers, which of the following is among the most successful for preventing dropout?
A.
Offering remedial instruction in small classes
B.
Putting students in larger classes
C.
Using standardized testing instead of grades to determine who graduates
D.
Requiring extracurricular involvement
Question #32
Which of the following statements about dropping out of high school is true?
A.
Nearly all dropouts achieve poorly and show high rates of norm-violating acts
B.
The dropout rate is higher among African American teenagers than among Hispanic teenagers
C.
Risk factors in first grade predict dropout nearly as well as risk factors in secondary school
D.
Compared with other students, dropouts are more likely to have involved parents
Question #33
Longitudinal research following thousands of U.S. students from eighth to twelfth grade reveals that assignment to a _______ tract accelerates academic progress
A.
Remedial
B.
General education
C.
Vocational
D.
College preparatory
Question #34
Teenagers whose parents value achievement generally choose friends who
A.
Have parents who value effort
B.
Are less academically successful
C.
Share those values
D.
Are less involved in extracurricular activities
Question #35
IN a study involving weather predictions, multitasks
A.
Were able to apply their learning to new weather problems
B.
Activated the hippocampus, which plays a vital role in explicit memory
C.
Learned more thoroughly than participants working only on the weather task
D.
Activated subcortical areas involved in implicit memory
Question #36
In secondary schools with no formal tracking program ______ tend to be assigned to lower course levels in most or all academic subjects
A.
Girls more often than boys
B.
Late-maturing boys and girls
C.
Low- SES minority students
D.
Early-maturing boys and girls
Question #37
In the U.S. the high school dropout rate is
A.
Especially low among Hispanic teenagers
B.
Close to 20 percent and rising
C.
Particularly high among low SES Caucasian youth
D.
Higher among boys than girls
Question #38
Although man high school dropouts achieve poorly and show high rates of norm-violating acts
A.
Rarely are other warning signs present
B.
A substantial number quietly disengage from school
C.
Rarely do these students report a history of dissatisfaction with school
D.
These students are nonetheless likely to find adequate employment after leaving school
Question #39
Which of the following teenagers is the most likely to drop out of high school?
A.
Hilda, who is in a vocational track
B.
Dustin, who takes high-pressure advanced placement classes
C.
Dwayne, who receives personalized remedial instruction
D.
Linda, who is in a college preparatory track
Question #40
High-quality vocational education
A.
Offers paid employment as a component of the program
B.
Carefully integrates academic and job-related instruction
C.
Focuses heavily on job-related instruction
D.
Focuses heavily on basic skills
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