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Question #1
Anna Freud viewed the teenage years as a
A.
Period so turbulent that is resembles the era in which humans evolved from savages into civilized beings
B.
Biologically based "developmental disturbance"
C.
Time in which teenagers grasp scientific and mathematical principles and grapple with social and political issues
D.
Pleasant time of life in which the social environment is responsible for the range of teenage experience
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.
G. Stanley Hall
C.
Margaret Mead
D.
Anna Freud
Question #3
Today we know that adolescent development is
A.
Biologically determined
B.
Influenced by biological, psychological, and social forces
C.
Socially determined
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.
Growth in body size is complete for most girls by age 16 and for boys by age 17 1/2
B.
The first outward sign of puberty is menarche for girls and spermarche for boys
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.
The onset of puberty
B.
Excessive exercise
C.
Anabolic steroid use
D.
Sexual maturation
Question #8
During puberty, as neurons become more responsive to excitatory neurotransmitters, adolescents
A.
React more strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely
B.
Have difficulty strong and retrieving long-term memories
C.
Become capable of reading and interpreting emotional cues
D.
Cope better with stressful events and rarely experience negative emotion
Question #9
Sleep-deprived adolescents
A.
Display increases in executive function
B.
Are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors
C.
Perform better on cognitive tasks in the morning hours
D.
Are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression
Question #10
Compared to the moods of older adolescents and adults, the moods of younger adolescents are
A.
More stable
B.
Less intense
C.
More positive
D.
Strongly related to situational changes
Question #11
Which of the following teenagers is likely to have the most stable moods?
A.
16-year-old Tyler
B.
14-year-old Grace
C.
19-year-old Jesse
D.
13-year-old Tya
Question #12
Parent-adolescent disagreements focus largely on _______, such as
A.
Moral issues; lying, stealing, and cheating
B.
Important family values; a belief in a higher power
C.
School issues; the importance of education
D.
Everyday matters; driving,dating partners, and curfews
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; also afflicted with bulimia nervosa
B.
Three- quarters; African-American youths who are dissatisfied with their physical characteristics
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 usually feel depressed and guilty about their abnormal eating habits
B.
Bulimics typically deny or minimize the seriousness of their disorder
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.
Even teenagers who report talking openly with their parents about sex are unlikely to use birth control
B.
About 20 percent of sexual active U.S. teenagers do not use contraception consistently
C.
School sex education classes prevent teenagers from having unprotected sex
D.
Adolescent contraceptive use has decreased in recent years
Question #17
Research suggests that _____ and _______ are important contributors to homosexuality
A.
Social influences; genetic factors
B.
Personal choice; prenatal biological influences
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.
About 50 or 60 percent of adolescents who report having engaged in homosexual acts identify as heterosexual
C.
Attraction to members of the same sex is limited to teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual
D.
Most homosexual adolescents are "gender-deviant" in dress and behavior
Question #19
Which of the following statements about adolescent mothers is true?
A.
Many teen mothers perceive their babies as less difficult
B.
Very few teen mothers experience pregnancy and birth complications
C.
Today, about 95 percent of U.S. adolescent mothers graduate from high school
D.
Teenage mothers spend more of their parenting years as single parents
Question #20
Compared with adult mothers, adolescent mothers
A.
Know more about child development
B.
Perceive their babies as less difficult
C.
More often engage in child abuse
D.
Interact more efficiently with their infants
Question #21
Children born to teenage mothers
A.
Fare better if the teenage parent drops out of high school
B.
Have a better chance of gradating high school than children of adult mothers
C.
Often become adolescent parents
D.
Score higher on intelligence tests than children of adult mothers
Question #22
Which of the following substances do U.S. adolescents most often experiment with during high school?
A.
Cocaine
B.
Marijuana
C.
Cigarettes
D.
Alcohol
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.
Formal operational
B.
Concrete operational
C.
Sensorimotor
D.
Proportional
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.
Art and music
B.
Math and science
C.
Literature and writing
D.
Social Sciences
Question #27
Information-processing researchers regard ________ as central to adolescent cognitive development
A.
Verbal ability
B.
Emotional self-regulation
C.
Metacognition
D.
Advanced spatial reasoning
Question #28
Adolescents develop scientific reasoning skills
A.
Through rote memorization
B.
As the result of an abrupt, stage wise change
C.
Through direct instruction from adults and more expert peers
D.
Through exposure to many experiences that require them to match theories against evidence
Question #29
Which of the following situations is the best example of the imaginary audience?
A.
Harry believes that he will never have a car accident because he is a better driver than most people
B.
When her fork falls off her tray in the cafeteria, Hannah is certain that everyone is thinking that she is clumsy
C.
Benny goes to the Friday night football game with a group of friends and cheers as loud as anyone else
D.
When riley fails to make the volleyball team. She believes that no one has ever felt as disappointed
Question #30
Which of the following statements about U.S. adolescents is true?
A.
Today, fewer U.S. youths finish their high school education than 50 years ago
B.
Few high school dropouts return to finish there secondary education
C.
High school dropouts have a much higher employment rate than high school graduates
D.
Over 90 percents of U.S. Youths complete high school by age 24
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.
Requiring extracurricular involvement
B.
Using standardized testing instead of grades to determine who graduates
C.
Offering remedial instruction in small classes
D.
Putting students in larger classes
Question #32
Which of the following statements about dropping out of high school is true?
A.
Risk factors in first grade predict dropout nearly as well as risk factors in secondary school
B.
Nearly all dropouts achieve poorly and show high rates of norm-violating acts
C.
The dropout rate is higher among African American teenagers than among Hispanic teenagers
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.
College preparatory
B.
General education
C.
Vocational
D.
Remedial
Question #34
Teenagers whose parents value achievement generally choose friends who
A.
Are less academically successful
B.
Share those values
C.
Are less involved in extracurricular activities
D.
Have parents who value effort
Question #35
IN a study involving weather predictions, multitasks
A.
Learned more thoroughly than participants working only on the weather task
B.
Activated subcortical areas involved in implicit memory
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.
Low- SES minority students
B.
Girls more often than boys
C.
Early-maturing boys and girls
D.
Late-maturing boys and girls
Question #37
In the U.S. the high school dropout rate is
A.
Higher among boys than girls
B.
Particularly high among low SES Caucasian youth
C.
Especially low among Hispanic teenagers
D.
Close to 20 percent and rising
Question #38
Although man high school dropouts achieve poorly and show high rates of norm-violating acts
A.
A substantial number quietly disengage from school
B.
Rarely are other warning signs present
C.
These students are nonetheless likely to find adequate employment after leaving 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.
Linda, who is in a college preparatory track
B.
Dustin, who takes high-pressure advanced placement classes
C.
Dwayne, who receives personalized remedial instruction
D.
Hilda, who is in a vocational track
Question #40
High-quality vocational education
A.
Focuses heavily on basic skills
B.
Offers paid employment as a component of the program
C.
Carefully integrates academic and job-related instruction
D.
Focuses heavily on job-related instruction
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