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1) Specific learning disabilities are _____ and examples are _____ (impaired ability in
reading or spelling), _____ (impaired ability in handwriting), and _____ (impaired
ability in arithmetic).
A.common; dyslexia; dysgraphia; dyscalculia
B.common; dysgraphia; dyslexia; dyscalculia
C.rare; dyslexia; dysgraphia; dyscalculia
D.rare; dysgraphia; dyslexia; dyscalculia
2) All of the following are examples of the ways adolescents display intimacy with their
friends, except:
A.they know what their friends worry about.
B.their behaviors and emotional states are frequently synchronized.
C.they respond sensitively to their friends' feelings.
D.they become less likely to negotiate than to disengage when resolving their
disagreements.
3) Which of the following parenting behaviors encourages healthy adolescent
development and behavior?
A.having rigidly enforced rules
B.providing a family environment that is characterized by close family relationships
C.taking the time to make frequent "check-in" calls to their adolescent's cell phone
D.providing few guidelines so the adolescent is "forced" to develop, and internalize,
their own standards for behavior
4) How do male and female adolescents differ when they rate the importance of various
work values?
A.Girls are more likely to value leisure rewards in a future job.
B.Boys are more likely to value extrinsic rewards in a future job.
C.There are significant sex differences in the extent to which individuals value power
and altruistic rewards in future jobs.
D.There are significant sex differences in the extent to which individuals value social
and intrinsic rewards in future jobs.
5) Studies of the long-term consequences of adolescent parenthood indicate that the
problems associated with it:
A.are actually relatively minor, and research studies have difficulty replicating the
findings.
B.may actually be greater for the children than for their mothers.
C.may actually be greater for the mothers than for their children.
D.are likely limited to psychological and emotional domains.
6) Based on the definitions outlined in the Five Cs of positive youth development, what
does confidence mean?
A.a positive view of one's actions in domain-specific areas
B.an internal sense of overall positive self-worth and self-efficacy; global self-regard
C.positive bonds with people and institutions that are reflected in bidirectional
exchanges
D.respect for societal and cultural rules
7) Although it is difficult to separate 'selection" and 'socialization" effects, individuals
who are securely attached in infancy are likely to:
A.be socially competent in childhood.
B.be securely attached to close friends in adolescence.
C.have positive romantic relationships in adulthood.
D.All of these statements are true.
8) Why is early adolescence a time during which parents' knowledge of their
adolescent's behavior declines?
A.Parents are less likely to supervise their adolescent children during this period.
B.Adolescents become less likely to spontaneously disclose information to their
parents.
C.Both A and B are true.
D.Neither A nor B is true. Parents are more likely to be privy to their child's behavior
and whereabouts during early adolescence than earlier and later time-points.
