1) Margie sees herself as competent and genuinely enjoys learning. Manny experiences
a great deal of anxiety and hesitation when facing a challenge because he doubts his
abilities. All he wants to do is receive high grades so his parents won’t punish him. Both
are A students. Margie is most likely ________ motivated and Manny is most likely
________ motivated.
A.mastery; intrinsically
B.mastery; performance
C.extrinsically; intrinsically
D.performance; extrinsically
2) Which of the following is not true for adolescents who have been exposed to
violence?
A.they are more likely to engage in violence
B.they more likely to think about killing themselves
C.they are more likely to report symptoms of depression
D.they are less likely to experience feelings of hopelessness
3) With age, adolescents become more likely to consider both the risks and benefits
associated with the decisions they make and more likely to weigh the long-term
consequences of their choices, and not just the immediate ones. According to the
textbook, these improvements seem to be due to all of the following except:
A.the decline in the extent to which decisions are influenced by their potential to
produce an immediate reward.
B.the increase in the ability to give equal weight to the potential costs and benefits of a
decision.
C.the increase in the ability to control their impulses.
D.the increase in the probability that decision making is influenced by emotions.
4) How has the digital divide changed over the last 50 years?
A.As a result of the accessibility of new technologies, the digital divide has continued
to grow.
B.As public access to the Internet has spread, the digital divide has become larger.
C.Because the Internet has become more accessible to more and more people, the
digital divide has become much smaller.
D.Because smartphones have become more popular and common, the digital divide has
become larger in recent years.
5) Which of the following terms applies more to adolescent thought than to childhood
thought?
A.conservation, reversibility, structure
B.assimilation, accommodation, complexity
C.preoperational, egocentric, concrete
D.flexible, speculative, abstract
6) Which of the following is not a problem that young adults face as they crystallize
their occupational plans?
A.obtaining accurate information about the labor market needs of the future
B.obtaining accurate information about the appropriate means of pursuing positions in
various fields
C.forming educational plans that are consistent with the educational requirements of the
jobs they hope to enter
D.being overly pessimistic about their chances for success in the labor market
7) High school dropout rates would be expected to be highest:
A.in schools that emphasize academic achievement.
B.in large schools that group students according to ability and that fail a relatively high
proportion of students in the early years of high school.
C.when students who are having difficulties are allowed to change schools.
D.when students are promoted from one grade to the next based on age rather than
achievement.
8) Identity states:
A.are stable across time.
B.proceed from uncommitted to committed patterns.
C.shift across the life span.
D.occur in the following order: 1) diffused, 2) foreclosed, 3) moratorium, and 4)
achieved.
9) Approximately what percent of high school seniors have tried alcohol? What about
marijuana?
A.Approximately 70% of adolescents have tried alcohol and approximately 46% of
high school seniors have tried marijuana.
B.Approximately 40% of adolescents have tried alcohol and approximately 66% of
high school seniors have tried marijuana.
C.Approximately 90% of adolescents have tried alcohol and approximately 56% of
high school seniors have tried marijuana.
D.Approximately 30% of adolescents have tried alcohol and approximately 16% of
high school seniors have tried marijuana.
10) Social scientists believe that the transition from adolescence into adulthood in
contemporary society is:
A.too rocky.
B.too vague.
C.too long.
D.All of the above responses are true.
11) According to the textbook, which identity status is associated with a coherent sense
of identity?
A.achievement
B.foreclosure
C.moratorium
D.diffusion
12) Achievement concerns the development of motives, capabilities, interests, and
behavior that relate to ______________ in evaluative situations.
A.performance
B.outcomes
C.emotional response
D.None of the above.
13) Greg, a 17-year-old, has gotten his girlfriend pregnant. If he is typical of other
males who impregnate adolescent women, we would expect him to experience all of the
following, except:
A.low self-esteem.
B.school or work problems.
C.an increased sense of responsibility and optimism about the future.
D.problems with alcohol and other drugs.
14) Fourteen-year-old Fatimah, who has relatively low self-esteem and is relatively
high in rejection sensitivity, is most likely to be upset with her best friend if the friend:
A.criticizes Fatimah’s clothes.
B.spends more time with a new friend she has made.
C.cannot come shopping with Fatimah because she has to babysit her sister.
D.disagrees with Fatimah about the boys each girl is dating.
15) Within the United States and in Canada, adolescents of which racial/ethnic group
are the least likely to date?
A.Asian
B.Hispanic
C.American Indian
D.White
16) Many immigrant families place an especially high value on _____, an orientation in
which the needs of one’s family take precedence over the needs of the individual.
A.familism
B.family system theory
C.self-fulfilling prophecy
D.deidentification.
17) With respect to the rate of unemployment, which of the following is a “recent”
phenomenon?
A.the high unemployment rate for high school dropouts
B.the high rate of unemployment among high school graduates who do not go to
college
C.the high rate of unemployment for high school dropouts and non-college-bound high
school graduates
D.None of these is a recent phenomenon.
18) How does the average age of first intercourse vary by geographical region?
A.It doesn’t-the average age of first intercourse is fairly similar around the world.
B.The average age of first intercourse varies considerably around the world.
C.The average of first intercourse is roughly the same in industrialized countries, giving
support for the idea that sexual activity is driven primarily by biological development,
not socialization practices.
D.Because societies differ in their use of ‘sex” terminology, the average age of first
intercourse is extremely difficult to compare across different geographical, temporal,
and cultural contexts.