1) According to the textbook, approximately _____ of American children will
experience their parents’ divorce.
A.10%
B.50%
C.40%
D.60%
2) Robert Sellers and colleagues have presented a model to help make sense of the
complicated relations among perceived discrimination, ethnic identity, and mental
health among minorities. This model is called:
A.the racial centrality model of identity (RCMI).
B.the multicultural model of discrimination (MMOD).
C.the multidimensional model of racial identity (MMRI).
D.the multitrait multimethod model of discrimination (MMMD).
3) Chris and his parents had an argument because they did not want him to go to a New
Year’s Eve party across town. A few days after the argument, Chris’s anger subsided
because he realized his parents were worried about his safety. Which cognitive process
did Chris most likely use to reach this conclusion?
A.implicit personality theory
B.deductive reasoning
C.response inhibition
D.theory of mind
4) Someone who is more likely to engage in excessive false-self behavior is most
likely:
A.to report less emotional support from parents and peers.
B.to have lower self-esteem.
C.to report depressive symptoms.
D.All of the above.
5) Compared to childhood, reward seeking and sensation seeking during adolescence:
A.are equally as high during childhood and adolescence.
B.are lower during adolescence than childhood.
C.are caused by biological forces during adolescence while it is typically caused by
environmental forces in childhood.
D. are higher during adolescence than childhood.
6) According to the textbook, a good deal of adolescents’ risk taking takes place in
contexts in which:
A.they are unsupervised by adults and exposed to peers who encourage risky behaviors.
B.older, opposite sex peers are present.
C.they are in a new, exciting environment.
D.there are at least three peers present.
7) Theresa has been known to go on eating binges and then purge immediately
afterward. Theresa is probably suffering from:
A.anorexia nervosa.
B.bulimia.
C.binge eating disorder
D.obesity.
8) Which aspect of parent-adolescent communication about sex is likely to have a
meaningful effect on the adolescent’s behavior?
A.parent-child communication specifically focused on the topic of contraception lowers
the rate of risky sex
B.parent-child discussion about whether the adolescent should have sex at all
C.parent-child communication that involves an authoritarian approach with specific,
rigid rules with respect to sexual activity
D.parent-child communication that directly cautions their teenager against sex but
avoids implying that sex is a moral or religious issue
9) Who of the following is probably a child (and not an adolescent)?
A.Jeanette, someone who can easily describe her thought process
B.Christine, someone who tends to think about things one aspect at a time
C.Bryan, who tends to question everything, just for the sake of argument
D.Brandon, someone who entertains many possibilities before making the final decision
10) A look at the commission of violent crimes by adolescents in the United States
shows all of the following, except:
A.today, the male-to-female ratio in juvenile arrests for violent crime is about 4 to 1.
B.in general, violent crime among young people has slightly increased since 1993.
C.in general, violent crime among young people has declined since 1993.
D.as of 2009, violent crime among adolescents was at its lowest level since 1980.
11) Which of the following statements about puberty’s impact on family relationships is
true?
A.Puberty appears to increase distance between parents and children.
B.Other species do not experience distance during the pubertal transition.
C.Distancing effect of puberty on adolescent-parent relationships is consistently
observed in minority families.
D.Puberty does not interfere with family relations.
12) Findings from research studies have found that the most marked fluctuations in
self-image occur:
A.during the transition into adolescence.
B.during middle adolescence.
C.over the course of adolescence.
D.during the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
13) During puberty, individuals who mature early are likely to experience which of the
following?
A.more intellectual curiosity
B.less frequent temper tantrums
C.less depression
D.more frequent and more intense temper tantrums
14) Robert and Todd have both recently been diagnosed with a serious chronic illness
that will most likely present itself in late adulthood. Discuss how Robert and Todd,
similarly aged peers who are exposed to the same stressor, may respond to hearing this
news very differently? What are the “best” ways to cope with this news?
15) Which of the following is a reason that “identity development” is an adolescent
issue?
A.An identity crisis occurs during adolescence.
B.A sense of identity emerges for the first time during adolescence.
C.Identity development is one of the inevitable changes of puberty.
D.Changes take place during adolescence that cause young people to change how they
view and feel about themselves.
16) During late adolescence, the susceptibility to peer pressure _________
A.remains stable.
B.increases.
C.changes in form.
D.decreases.
17) Which of the following is not likely to predict students’ achievement-related
behavior?
A.whether the student has experienced a failure
B.whether the student believes intelligence is fixed or malleable
C.whether the student is mastery or performance motivated
D.whether the student is confident in his/her abilities
18) Compared to how her grandmother felt when she was an adolescent 50 years ago,
how does Femina most likely feel about work?
A.Femina is more likely to see work as a central part of her life than her grandmother
did.
B.Compared to her adolescent grandmother, Femina is less likely to say that if she had
enough money, she would not work.
C.Compared to her adolescent grandmother, Femina is more likely to work overtime to
make sure her job is done well.
D.Femina is more likely to say that it is important to have a job that allows sufficient
time for leisure than her grandmother would have said.
19) Although Miguel and Luis both consider themselves to be Hispanic, Miguel’s
parents were born in Mexico while Luis’s family has been in the United States for three
generations. What do you predict about these youths’ school engagement and
performance?
A.Miguel is more likely to drop out of high school.
B.Miguel is likely to achieve more in school than Luis.
C.Miguel’s stronger sense of family obligation will contribute to his school success.
D.All of the above are true.
20) In the United States today, the peer group is most likely to have _______ influence
on an adolescent’s academic achievement.
A.a positive
B.a negative
C.little
D.both a positive and a negative