1) What is the most striking aspect of the transition into adulthood for contemporary
adolescents?
A.The extended amount of time between pubertal onset and the achievement of adult
work and family roles.
B.The discontinuity in the transition into adulthood.
C.The expanded range of opportunities for today’s adolescents.
D.Feeling more mature than adolescents, but less mature than adults.
2) According to U.S. surveys, what percent of American adolescents report an
affiliation with a religious group?
A.about 85%
B.about 50%
C.about 35%
D.less than 20%
3) Which adolescent would be predicted to have the closest relationship with a maternal
grandfather?
A.a boy living with both of his biological parents
B.a girl living with both of her biological parents
C.a boy whose body is just starting to undergo the physical changes of puberty and is
living with his divorced mother
D.a girl whose body is just starting to undergo the physical changes of puberty and is
living with her divorced mother
4) “Decreased enjoyment of pleasurable activities” and “low self-esteem” would be
examples of what type of depressive symptoms?
A.cognitive
B.emotional
C.motivational
D.physical
5) Late 19th-century adolescents spend _____ time working with their parents and
_____ with their peers, being educated or prepping for the future.
A.less, more
B.less; less
C.more; less
D.more; more
6) All of the following are features of hypothetical thinking, except:
A.seeing beyond what is directly observable
B.applying logical reasoning to anticipate what might be possible
C.imagining the logic behind another person’s argument
D.greater awareness of concrete, observable events.
7) Karen has been known to exercise excessively, count calories, and diet obsessively.
She is currently depriving herself of food even though she is 20 pounds underweight.
Karen is probably suffering from:
A.anorexia nervosa.
B.bulimia.
C.binge eating disorder.
D.deprivation syndrome.
8) Which of the following individuals is not especially likely to be engaged in
volunteerism?
A.Ashley, whose parents actively volunteer in the community
B.Joshua, who is a male adolescent
C.Nancy, who is actively involved in neighborhood church
D.Carolyn, who scores high on measures of extroversion
9) According to a study of more than 10,000 American adolescents, approximately
_____ of all teenagers report having an anxiety disorder by age 18 and ______ of these
individuals developed an anxiety disorder before turning 12.
A.60%; 2%
B.one-third; almost all
C.50%; over 90%
D.15%; just over half
10) According to the textbook, which adults are most likely to describe their fathers as
distant and rejecting?
A.bisexual males
B.homosexual males
C.bisexual and homosexual adolescents
D.transgender males
11) Which of the following scenarios would Amy, an older adolescent, be most likely to
accept her parents’ rules?
A.whether it is permissible to cheat on a school test
B.whether it is permissible to drink and drive
C.whether she should let her parents know what time she’ll be home after going out
D.all of these situations are scenarios where Amy will feel that her parents’ have a
legitimate right to make (and enforce) rules.
12) Approximately what percent of sexually active women between the ages of 14 and
19 have at least one of the following infections: HPV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, or
trichomoniasis?
A.5%
B.20%
C.40%
D.80%
13) What is the main difference in time-use between 15- to 17-year-olds in the late
1970s and 15- to 17-year-olds in the early 2000s?
A.Boys had a significant decline in the proportion of time devoted to paid jobs and girls
had a significant increase in time devoted to leisure activities.
B.There was a significant decline in time devoted to homework among girls.
C.Among boys and girls, there was a significant decline in the proportion of time
devoted to paid jobs and leisure activities.
D.Among boys and girls, there was a significant decline in the proportion of time
devoted to paid jobs and a significant increase in time devoted to leisure activities.
14) Compared to a child, an older adolescent is likely to:
A.experience more stress and less happiness.
B.face a range decisions that may have serious long-term consequences.
C.have fewer long-term possibilities.
D.have an identity crisis.
15) Research has indicated that one source of conflict between teenagers and parents is
that they define issues very differently. This finding:
A.has not been replicated in non-White groups.
B.is not true for middle and lower class adolescents.
C.has not been replicated internationally.
D.has been replicated across many cultural and ethnic groups.
16) When the author of the textbook, Laurence Steinberg, says that “Some researchers
have argued that the question of whether self-esteem is stable during adolescence is a
poor one,” what does he mean?
A.Researchers have argued that asking whether self-esteem is stable is a poor question
because it is impossible to measure self-esteem, let alone measure whether it changes
during adolescence.
B.Researchers have argued that asking whether self-esteem is stable is a poor question
because self-esteem does not change across development; self-esteem is one of the most
stable traits.
C.Researchers have argued that asking whether self-esteem is stable is a poor question
because group averages often hide substantial differences between people.
D.Researchers have argued that asking whether self-esteem is stable is poor because the
answer is incredibly obvious and, as a result, it does not deserve any more scientific
research.