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Question #1
Anna Freud viewed the teenage years as a
A.
Time in which teenagers grasp scientific and mathematical principles and grapple with social and political issues
B.
Period so turbulent that is resembles the era in which humans evolved from savages into civilized beings
C.
Pleasant time of life in which the social environment is responsible for the range of teenage experience
D.
Biologically based "developmental disturbance"
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.
G. Stanley Hall
B.
Anna Freud
C.
Margaret Mead
D.
Jean Piaget
Question #3
Today we know that adolescent development is
A.
Biologically determined
B.
Influenced by biological, psychological, and social forces
C.
Environmentally determined
D.
Socially determined
Question #4
In industrialized societies, adolescence is ______ in tribal societies
A.
The same length as
B.
Briefer but less intense than
C.
Briefer but more intense than
D.
Much longer than
Question #5
The hormonal changes that underlie puberty
A.
Are underway at birth
B.
Occur suddenly
C.
Are underway by age 8 or 9
D.
Are unimpressive
Question #6
Which of the following statements about body growth in adolescence is true?
A.
On average, the growth spurt is underway in North America around age 8 for girls and 10 for boys
B.
The first outward sign of puberty is menarche for girls and spermarche for boys
C.
Growth in body size is complete for most girls by age 16 and for boys by age 17 1/2
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.
Sexual maturation
C.
The onset of puberty
D.
Excessive exercise
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.
Have difficulty strong and retrieving long-term memories
C.
React more strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely
D.
Become capable of reading and interpreting emotional cues
Question #9
Sleep-deprived adolescents
A.
Are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression
B.
Display increases in executive function
C.
Are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors
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.
19-year-old Jesse
B.
14-year-old Grace
C.
13-year-old Tya
D.
16-year-old Tyler
Question #12
Parent-adolescent disagreements focus largely on _______, such as
A.
School issues; the importance of education
B.
Important family values; a belief in a higher power
C.
Everyday matters; driving,dating partners, and curfews
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.
About 10 percent of North American and Western European teenagers are affected
C.
Although being anorexia is unhealthy, it is rarely fatal
D.
Boys account for less than 1 percent of anorexia cases
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.
A quarter; early-maturing youths who are anxious and prone to depression
D.
Half; gay or bisexual youths who are uncomfortable with a strong, muscular appearance
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.
It is usually harder to treat young people with bulimia than those with anorexia
C.
Bulimics are usually excellent students who are responsible and well- adjusted
D.
Bulimics typically deny or minimize the seriousness of their disorder
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.
Adolescent contraceptive use has decreased in recent years
D.
School sex education classes prevent teenagers from having unprotected sex
Question #17
Research suggests that _____ and _______ are important contributors to homosexuality
A.
Genetic factors; prenatal biological influences
B.
Social influences; genetic factors
C.
Personal choice; prenatal biological influences
D.
Genetic factors; authoritarian child rearing
Question #18
Which of the following statements about homosexuality
A.
Most homosexual adolescents are "gender-deviant" in dress and behavior
B.
Bisexuality is a transient state
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.
Very few teen mothers experience pregnancy and birth complications
B.
Many teen mothers perceive their babies as less difficult
C.
Teenage mothers spend more of their parenting years as single parents
D.
Today, about 95 percent of U.S. adolescent mothers graduate from high school
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.
Have a better chance of gradating high school than children of adult mothers
B.
Fare better if the teenage parent drops out of high school
C.
Score higher on intelligence tests 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.
Cocaine
D.
Marijuana
Question #23
Adolescent experimentation with any drug
A.
is linked to depression, anxiety, and impulsive behavior
B.
Should not taken lightly because a single heavy does can lead to permanent injury or death
C.
Is a normal part of adolescence and, therefore is not a cause for concern
D.
Is much greater among African American than among Caucasian-American youth
Question #24
According to Piaget, around age 11 young people enter the ______ stage
A.
Concrete operational
B.
Sensorimotor
C.
Proportional
D.
Formal operational
Question #25
The ability to use propositional thinking
A.
Does appear until adulthood
B.
Is found in children as young as 3
C.
Occurs gradually from childhood on
D.
Appears at puberty
Question #26
College courses in _______ promote gains in methodological and statistical reasoning
A.
Social Sciences
B.
Math and science
C.
Literature and writing
D.
Art and music
Question #27
Information-processing researchers regard ________ as central to adolescent cognitive development
A.
Emotional self-regulation
B.
Verbal ability
C.
Metacognition
D.
Advanced spatial reasoning
Question #28
Adolescents develop scientific reasoning skills
A.
As the result of an abrupt, stage wise change
B.
Through exposure to many experiences that require them to match theories against evidence
C.
Through rote memorization
D.
Through direct instruction from adults and more expert peers
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.
When her fork falls off her tray in the cafeteria, Hannah is certain that everyone is thinking that she is clumsy
D.
Benny goes to the Friday night football game with a group of friends and cheers as loud as anyone else
Question #30
Which of the following statements about U.S. adolescents is true?
A.
Over 90 percents of U.S. Youths complete high school by age 24
B.
High school dropouts have a much higher employment rate than high school graduates
C.
Few high school dropouts return to finish there secondary education
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.
Requiring extracurricular involvement
D.
Using standardized testing instead of grades to determine who graduates
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.
Risk factors in first grade predict dropout nearly as well as risk factors in secondary school
C.
The dropout rate is higher among African American teenagers than among Hispanic teenagers
D.
Nearly all dropouts achieve poorly and show high rates of norm-violating acts
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.
Vocational
C.
General education
D.
College preparatory
Question #34
Teenagers whose parents value achievement generally choose friends who
A.
Are less academically successful
B.
Have parents who value effort
C.
Share those values
D.
Are less involved in extracurricular activities
Question #35
IN a study involving weather predictions, multitasks
A.
Activated the hippocampus, which plays a vital role in explicit memory
B.
Activated subcortical areas involved in implicit memory
C.
Were able to apply their learning to new weather problems
D.
Learned more thoroughly than participants working only on the weather task
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.
Early-maturing boys and girls
C.
Low- SES minority students
D.
Girls more often than boys
Question #37
In the U.S. the high school dropout rate is
A.
Close to 20 percent and rising
B.
Especially low among Hispanic teenagers
C.
Higher among boys than girls
D.
Particularly high among low SES Caucasian youth
Question #38
Although man high school dropouts achieve poorly and show high rates of norm-violating acts
A.
Rarely do these students report a history of dissatisfaction with school
B.
Rarely are other warning signs present
C.
These students are nonetheless likely to find adequate employment after leaving school
D.
A substantial number quietly disengage from school
Question #39
Which of the following teenagers is the most likely to drop out of high school?
A.
Dustin, who takes high-pressure advanced placement classes
B.
Hilda, who is in a vocational track
C.
Linda, who is in a college preparatory track
D.
Dwayne, who receives personalized remedial instruction
Question #40
High-quality vocational education
A.
Carefully integrates academic and job-related instruction
B.
Focuses heavily on job-related instruction
C.
Focuses heavily on basic skills
D.
Offers paid employment as a component of the program
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