1) Which of the following statements about abortion and teen pregnancy is not true?
A.There are no long-term differences between pregnant teenagers who do and do not
seek abortion.
B.Unplanned pregnancies are much more likely to be terminated by abortion among
young women who are academically successfully and ambitious.
C.Approximately one-third of teenage pregnancies result in abortion.
D.Young women who terminate their pregnancy by abortion are less likely over the
next two years to experience a subsequent pregnancy and more likely to practice
contraception than those who do not abort their pregnancy.
2) Which of the following adolescents is not likely to develop a
performance-orientation?
A.Sheryl, whose parents give her cash when she gets As on her exams
B.Leslie, whose parents ground her when she does not do well in her courses
C.Rachel, whose parents excessively check her homework every night
D.Autumn, whose parents encourage her autonomy
3) Which of the following statements about social cognition is false?
A.Adolescents have a more differentiated and more nuanced understanding of social
norms.
B.Adolescents are more able than children to step outside themselves and see things
from other vantage points.
C.Adolescents are less likely to see that social rules are subjective.
D.Adolescents are more likely to believe that there are some situations under which it
may be appropriate to limit the rights of certain people.
4) Based on information presented in the textbook, in the United States today, which of
the following strategies would be the least efficient way to promote adolescent health?
A.increasing adolescents’ knowledge and understanding of health-promoting behaviors
B.changing an aspect of the context in which adolescents live
C.ensuring that school bathrooms are sanitary
D.parental encouragement of adolescent exercise
5) What is the best way to conceptualize adolescents’ free time?
A.Adolescents’ free time is best thought of as a “zero sum” phenomenon, whereby
involvement in one activity displaces involvement in another.
B.There appear to be well-rounded adolescents who have substantial time commitments
across many different activities and others who do not participate in anything.
C.There appear to be two groups of adolescents: those who focus on one type of
activity and others who are nonparticipants.
D.There appear to be adolescents who have substantial time commitments across many
activities, adolescents who focus on one type of activity, and adolescents who do not
participate in any activities.
6) Which of the following research findings does not provide evidence to support the
achievement gap between White and non-White youngsters?
A.Twelve percent of the high schools in the United States produce half of the country’s
dropouts, and nearly half the nation’s Black and Latino students attend one of these
schools.
B.In the District of Columbia, which serves a predominately Black population, only 8
percent of all eighth graders are judged proficient in math, and only 12 percent in
reading.
C.In California, eighth-grade White students who are proficient in math outnumber
Latino students by a ratio of 4 to 1.
D.The Harlem Children’s zone demonstrated positive effects.
7) Jennifer has never had a very good relationship with her parents, especially her mom.
Lately, Jennifer has been exhibiting quite a lot of depressive symptomatology along
with an extremely disordered relationship with food. Based on research from the
textbook and according to the Adult Attachment Interview, which attachment style
would you guess Jennifer most likely falls under?
A.anxious
B.dismissive or preoccupied
C.avoidant
D.secure
8) In general, according to the textbook, is “Americanization” a positive and desirable
experience for immigrant adolescents?
A.No, Americanization appears to be associated with worse, not better, outcomes.
B.Yes, Americanization appears to be associated with better outcomes.
C.The textbook indicates that Americanization is associated with both better and worse
outcomes.
D.Yes, Americanization has been associated with less likelihood of drug and alcohol
use.
9) High school dropout rates are highest among _____ adolescents.
A.Black
B.American-born Hispanic
C.White
D.foreign-born Hispanic
10) Why are adolescents better than children at abstract, multidimensional, and
hypothetical thinking?
A.improvements in memory
B.improvements in attention
C.improvements in processing speed
D.All of the above
11) According to one study from Furman and Simon, on whom does an internal
working model of relationships have the greatest affect?
A.Sarah, an adolescent girl
B.Tom, an adolescent boy
C.An internal working model of relationships has an equal affect on boys and girls
D.An internal working model of relationships has no affect on boys or girls
12) Which of the following does not support adolescents’ improved ability to use
deductive reasoning, as described by the text?
A.the ability to inhibit a prepotent response
B.the ability to stop oneself from acting automatically
C.the ability to make an inference based on accumulated evidence
D.the ability to recognize when a question cannot be answered with certainty