1) Which of the following is the best indicator of when an adolescent will begin dating?
A.chronological age
B.biological development
C.the school/community norms
D.whether he or she has older siblings
2) Rosy believes that “fat is beautiful” and has a steady diet of fried chicken, French
fries, and cheeseburgers. Tanya believes that “thin is in” and uses vomiting and
laxatives as a way to keep her weight down. Both girls exhibit what psychologists call:
A.disordered eating.
B.bulimia.
C.anorexia nervosa.
D.normal adolescent eating patterns.
3) Which of the following statements about sex differences in partner preferences is
true?
A.Although girls may believe that they place more weight on interpersonal qualities
(such as support and intimacy) than physical attractiveness, controlled experiments
indicate that girls are more influenced by physical attractiveness than they think.
B.Across adolescence and young adulthood, boys are more likely to emphasize the
importance of physical attractiveness.
C.Natural observational studies and controlled experiments indicate that girls are more
likely to emphasize the desirability of interpersonal qualities in their prospective
partners and boys are more attuned to the physical attractiveness of their prospective
mate.
D.Boys’ and girls’ internal working models of relationships are most sensitive to
evolutionary clues that lead an individual to select a mate that offers the best probability
of having healthy offspring.
4) According to Family Systems Model, financial strain increases mothers’ and
fathers’______, which, in turn, make parents more irritable, which adversely affects the
quality of their parenting.
A.feelings of depression
B.dissatisfaction with their marriages.
C.conflicts over money
D.All of the above are true.
5) When college students were asked to rate the most important criteria for deciding
when someone is ready to get married, what was the most consistently endorsed item?
A.capacity for intimacy
B.being physically mature enough to have a child
C.being emotionally mature enough to have a child
D.being financially secure
6) What is a scientifically valid concern regarding adolescents’ media use?
A.Adolescents who use the Internet for socializing are at a high risk of being the victim
of unwanted sexual attention.
B.Adolescents who frequently use the Internet are highly likely to be contacted by
sexual predators.
C.The amount of time adolescents spend watching TV and playing video games is
inversely linked to the amount of time they spend in physical activity, which can have
detrimental effects on adolescents’ physical health.
D.The increased time spent on the Internet has had a negative effect on adolescents’
social development and relationships.
7) Which of the following would be considered a status offense?
A.using marijuana
B.being truant from school
C.vandalizing property
D.All of the above.
8) According to the textbook, which of the following is not true in classrooms in which
teachers are very performance-oriented?
A.Students feel more alienated from the school.
B.Students have lower feelings of self-efficacy.
C.Students are more likely to engage in self-handicapping behavior.
D.Students are likely to actually learn the material.
9) What kind of job is an eighth grader most likely to have?
A.baby-sitting or childcare
B.farm or agricultural job
C.store clerk or salesperson
D.fast-food-related job
10) Which of the following is not relatively stable during adolescence?
A.class ranking
B.intelligence
C.height
D.mental abilities
11) Which of the following is not associated with disordered eating in the United
States?
A.poor interpersonal relationships
B.depression
C.alcohol and tobacco use
D.All of the following are associated with disordered eating.
12) Some educational psychologists, including Jacquelynne Eccles, argue that the
difficulty adolescents experience in the transition to junior high school is a result of the:
A.increased pressure from parents to succeed.
B.teachers’ beliefs about junior high students.
C.change in curriculum and choice of extracurricular activities.
D.increased class size.
13) Which of the following statements about intelligence in adolescence is true?
A.There is very little debate regarding what exactly intelligence is.
B.The higher an individual’s IQ, the smaller the number of same-aged peers who
perform equally or better.
C.Scientists have not reported any significant correlations between aspects of IQ
performance and synaptic pruning in the brain.
D.An IQ test is the only way to assess intelligence in adolescence.
14) The highest levels of media use are reported by:
A.early adolescents.
B.late adolescents.
C.White adolescents.
D.Asian adolescents.
15) Which of the following messages was not part of the large-scale media campaign
targeted at reducing risky safe and the prevalence of STDs among Black youth?
A.”using condoms would make sex worry-free and therefore more enjoyable”
B.”waiting to have sex is a way of showing respect for your partner”
C.”STDs are painful”
D.”having a steady partner is a safe partner”
16) Which of the following explanations for the effect of parents on adolescents’
occupational ambitions and subsequent success is not true?
A.Working-class families are less likely to raise their children to value attributes such as
obedience and conformity, which affects the types of jobs that are appealing to these
adolescents.
B.Middle-class and upper-class adolescents are likely to have important family
connections that are less available in poorer families.
C.Parents and siblings serve as models for adolescents’ occupational choices.
D.Parents indirectly and directly encourage (and discourage) certain occupational
values.
17) According to the textbook, what was the most effective way to reduce adolescent
smoking?
A.school-wide assemblies with presentations from police officers and doctors
B.on-campus law enforcement personnel who enforce school rules that prohibit
smoking
C.advertisements on TV shows relevant to teens, such as MTV
D.raising the price of cigarettes