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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.
Jean Piaget
B.
Anna Freud
C.
G. Stanley Hall
D.
Margaret Mead
Question #3
Today we know that adolescent development is
A.
Biologically determined
B.
Socially determined
C.
Influenced by biological, psychological, and social forces
D.
Environmentally determined
Question #4
In industrialized societies, adolescence is ______ in tribal societies
A.
Briefer but less intense than
B.
Much longer than
C.
The same length as
D.
Briefer but more intense than
Question #5
The hormonal changes that underlie puberty
A.
Occur suddenly
B.
Are unimpressive
C.
Are underway by age 8 or 9
D.
Are underway at birth
Question #6
Which of the following statements about body growth in adolescence is true?
A.
The first outward sign of puberty is menarche for girls and spermarche for boys
B.
Growth in body size is complete for most girls by age 16 and for boys by age 17 1/2
C.
On average, the growth spurt is underway in North America around age 8 for girls and 10 for boys
D.
In early adolescence, the typical girl is shorter and lighter than the typical boy
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.
The onset of puberty
C.
Excessive exercise
D.
Sexual maturation
Question #8
During puberty, as neurons become more responsive to excitatory neurotransmitters, adolescents
A.
Become capable of reading and interpreting emotional cues
B.
React more strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely
C.
Cope better with stressful events and rarely experience negative emotion
D.
Have difficulty strong and retrieving long-term memories
Question #9
Sleep-deprived adolescents
A.
Display increases in executive function
B.
Are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors
C.
Are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression
D.
Perform better on cognitive tasks in the morning hours
Question #10
Compared to the moods of older adolescents and adults, the moods of younger adolescents are
A.
Strongly related to situational changes
B.
Less intense
C.
More stable
D.
More positive
Question #11
Which of the following teenagers is likely to have the most stable moods?
A.
13-year-old Tya
B.
14-year-old Grace
C.
19-year-old Jesse
D.
16-year-old Tyler
Question #12
Parent-adolescent disagreements focus largely on _______, such as
A.
Important family values; a belief in a higher power
B.
Everyday matters; driving,dating partners, and curfews
C.
School issues; the importance of education
D.
Moral issues; lying, stealing, and cheating
Question #13
Which of the following statements about anorexia nervosa is true?
A.
Anorexia nervosa is equally common in all SES groups
B.
Boys account for less than 1 percent of anorexia cases
C.
About 10 percent of North American and Western European teenagers are affected
D.
Although being anorexia is unhealthy, it is rarely fatal
Question #14
About ______ of anorexic boys are _____
A.
Three- quarters; African-American youths who are dissatisfied with their physical characteristics
B.
Half; also afflicted with bulimia nervosa
C.
Half; gay or bisexual youths who are uncomfortable with a strong, muscular appearance
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 typically deny or minimize the seriousness of their disorder
B.
Bulimics usually feel depressed and guilty about their abnormal eating habits
C.
Bulimics are usually excellent students who are responsible and well- adjusted
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.
About 20 percent of sexual active U.S. teenagers do not use contraception consistently
B.
School sex education classes prevent teenagers from having unprotected sex
C.
Even teenagers who report talking openly with their parents about sex are unlikely to use birth control
D.
Adolescent contraceptive use has decreased in recent years
Question #17
Research suggests that _____ and _______ are important contributors to homosexuality
A.
Personal choice; prenatal biological influences
B.
Social influences; genetic factors
C.
Genetic factors; authoritarian child rearing
D.
Genetic factors; prenatal biological influences
Question #18
Which of the following statements about homosexuality
A.
Bisexuality is a transient state
B.
Most homosexual adolescents are "gender-deviant" in dress and behavior
C.
Attraction to members of the same sex is limited to teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual
D.
About 50 or 60 percent of adolescents who report having engaged in homosexual acts identify as heterosexual
Question #19
Which of the following statements about adolescent mothers is true?
A.
Today, about 95 percent of U.S. adolescent mothers graduate from high school
B.
Many teen mothers perceive their babies as less difficult
C.
Very few teen mothers experience pregnancy and birth complications
D.
Teenage mothers spend more of their parenting years as single parents
Question #20
Compared with adult mothers, adolescent mothers
A.
More often engage in child abuse
B.
Interact more efficiently with their infants
C.
Perceive their babies as less difficult
D.
Know more about child development
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.
Marijuana
B.
Cigarettes
C.
Alcohol
D.
Cocaine
Question #23
Adolescent experimentation with any drug
A.
is linked to depression, anxiety, and impulsive behavior
B.
Is much greater among African American than among Caucasian-American youth
C.
Is a normal part of adolescence and, therefore is not a cause for concern
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.
Proportional
B.
Formal operational
C.
Concrete operational
D.
Sensorimotor
Question #25
The ability to use propositional thinking
A.
Is found in children as young as 3
B.
Does appear until adulthood
C.
Occurs gradually from childhood on
D.
Appears at puberty
Question #26
College courses in _______ promote gains in methodological and statistical reasoning
A.
Math and science
B.
Literature and writing
C.
Art and music
D.
Social Sciences
Question #27
Information-processing researchers regard ________ as central to adolescent cognitive development
A.
Verbal ability
B.
Emotional self-regulation
C.
Advanced spatial reasoning
D.
Metacognition
Question #28
Adolescents develop scientific reasoning skills
A.
Through rote memorization
B.
Through direct instruction from adults and more expert peers
C.
Through exposure to many experiences that require them to match theories against evidence
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.
When riley fails to make the volleyball team. She believes that no one has ever felt as disappointed
B.
Harry believes that he will never have a car accident because he is a better driver than most people
C.
Benny goes to the Friday night football game with a group of friends and cheers as loud as anyone else
D.
When her fork falls off her tray in the cafeteria, Hannah is certain that everyone is thinking that she is clumsy
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.
High school dropouts have a much higher employment rate than high school graduates
D.
Today, fewer U.S. youths finish their high school education than 50 years ago
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.
Putting students in larger classes
B.
Offering remedial instruction in small 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.
Compared with other students, dropouts are more likely to have involved parents
B.
Nearly all dropouts achieve poorly and show high rates of norm-violating acts
C.
Risk factors in first grade predict dropout nearly as well as risk factors in secondary school
D.
The dropout rate is higher among African American teenagers than among Hispanic teenagers
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.
College preparatory
B.
General education
C.
Vocational
D.
Remedial
Question #34
Teenagers whose parents value achievement generally choose friends who
A.
Share those values
B.
Are less academically successful
C.
Have parents who value effort
D.
Are less involved in extracurricular activities
Question #35
IN a study involving weather predictions, multitasks
A.
Activated subcortical areas involved in implicit memory
B.
Learned more thoroughly than participants working only on the weather task
C.
Were able to apply their learning to new weather problems
D.
Activated the hippocampus, which plays a vital role in explicit 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.
Late-maturing boys and girls
B.
Low- SES minority students
C.
Girls more often than boys
D.
Early-maturing boys and girls
Question #37
In the U.S. the high school dropout rate is
A.
Close to 20 percent and rising
B.
Higher among boys than girls
C.
Particularly high among low SES Caucasian youth
D.
Especially low among Hispanic teenagers
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.
These students are nonetheless likely to find adequate employment after leaving school
C.
A substantial number quietly disengage from school
D.
Rarely do these students report a history of dissatisfaction with 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.
Linda, who is in a college preparatory track
D.
Dwayne, who receives personalized remedial instruction
Question #40
High-quality vocational education
A.
Offers paid employment as a component of the program
B.
Focuses heavily on job-related instruction
C.
Carefully integrates academic and job-related instruction
D.
Focuses heavily on basic skills
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