1) According to research presented in the textbook, who is more likely to be sexually
active: Ingrid, who lives in a single-parent home, or Leanne, who lives in a two-parent
home?
A.Ingrid
B.Leanne
C.Ingrid, but only immediately following her parents’ divorce.
D.Both girls are equally likely to be sexually active.
2) One recent brain imaging study that was investigating individual differences in
susceptibility to peer pressure found that individuals who showed a heightened
sensitivity to social rejection were:
A.more likely to be influenced by their emotions when making important decisions.
B.less able to resist peer influences.
C.less likely to be influenced by their emotions when making important decisions.
D.more able to resist peer influences.
3) What would be a situation where a secondary control strategy would be least
effective?
A.situations that are uncontrollable
B.a situation such as being diagnosed with a serious illness
C.a situation such as learning your parents are getting a divorce
D.realizing that you have a final exam on Friday
4) Ruben works over 20 hours a week during the school year and Marianne does not
work at all. Ruben, compared to Marianne, is more likely to:
A.become more socially responsible.
B.know how to manage his money better.
C.drop out of school.
D.not engage in drug and alcohol use.
5) Which of the following statements about extracurricular participation is true?
A.Students who are highly involved in extracurricular activities at the beginning of high
school are likely to stay highly involved throughout high school.
B.Though popular activities are likely to remain popular during all four years of high
school, the specific participants who choose to become involved in these activities is
likely to undergo frequent changes.
C.Students who are uninvolved in extracurricular activities at the beginning of high
school are likely to become highly involved by the end of high school.
D.Extracurricular overscheduling of youth creates pressures that compromise
adolescents’ mental health.
6) Evaluations of mentoring programs have indicated that:
A.mentoring is a sufficient program to meet the needs of at-risk youth.
B.the success of mentoring depends on the amount of financial support for the program.
C.the success of the mentoring program depends on characteristics of the mentor, the
mentee, and the relationship between the two.
D.mentoring tends to be more successful when the mentor involves the adolescent in 1
to 2 specific activities.
7) Which of the following statements about adolescents’ level and degree of interaction
with parents is true?
A.Adolescents interact more often with, are closer to, and argue more with their
mothers than with their fathers.
B.Adolescents interact more often and are closer to their mother; however both sons
and daughters report arguing more often with their fathers than their mothers.
C.There are no differences in adolescents’ level or degree of interaction with mothers
and fathers.
D.Sons interact more often and are closer to fathers and daughters interact more often
and are closer to mothers.
8) In contrast to delinquent individuals who engage in sex in a romantic relationship, at
least one research study found that delinquent adolescents who engage in casual sex:
A.are more depressed and have more psychological issues.
B.tend to have very similar genetic and psychological profiles to individuals who
abstain from sex.
C.may have genes that influence both the propensity to engage in delinquency and the
tendency to seek opportunities to have sex “just for fun,” which is consistent with other
research on the genetic basis of traits like sensation seeking and impulsivity.
D.tend to have parents that have very conservative attitudes toward sexuality.
9) Estimates of the prevalence of sexual intercourse among adolescents:
A.are consistent across time.
B.are consistent across samples.
C.depend on the wording of the questions.
D.are dependent on the sex of the researcher.
10) The ability to see beyond what is directly observable and reason in terms of what
might be possible is called:
A.theory of mind.
B.hypothetical thinking.
C.imaginary audience.
D.formal operations.
11) Taken together, research studies have determined that growing up in a poor
neighborhood:
A.has negative effects on adolescent behavior, achievement, and mental health, and
these effects are above and beyond those effects attributable to growing up in a poor
family.
B.has no effect on adolescent development after you take the effect of family income
into account.
C.is only associated with negative outcomes for minority adolescents.
D.will cause adolescents to rush the transition into adult roles.
12) According to the age-crime curve, when does offending peak?
A.in adolescence
B.in childhood
C.in adulthood
D.there is no peak; the likelihood of offending increases across the life-span
13) Which of the following individuals would be considered to be in an identity
moratorium state?
A.Alexandra, who has not made firm commitments and is not currently trying to make
them
B.Denise, who has made identity commitments without needing a period of exploration
C.Brandon, who is in the midst of a period of exploration
D.Francis, who has established a coherent sense of identity; she has made identity
commitments after a period of exploration
14) Which of the following is considered a shared environmental influence for siblings?
A.family socioeconomic status
B.differential treatment by parents
C.peer relations
D.school experiences
15) Which term below allows individuals to suspend their beliefs about something in
order to argue in the abstract?
A.hypothetical thinking.
B.social cognition.
C.mutual perspective-taking.
D.impression formation.
16) Experts recommend that adolescents with specific learning disabilities receive:
A.no special treatment.
B.exclusive mainstreaming treatment.
C.school vouchers to attend private schools.
D.extra instruction in study skills, time management, organization skills, note-taking,
and proofreading.