1) Which of the following research findings supports the hypothesis that, “under
conditions of low collective efficacy, social problems are contagious”?
A.Adolescents who associate with delinquent peers are more likely to be drawn into
criminal and delinquent activity.
B.Adolescents who live in neighborhoods with high rates of teenage childbearing are
exposed to large numbers of peers who are relatively more tolerant of this behavior,
which affects their own attitudes toward premarital childbearing.
C.Both statements A and B support the hypothesis.
D.Neither of these statements supports the hypothesis.
2) Rose is transitioning from elementary into junior high school and Sally will be
starting her senior year of high school in the fall. According to research presented in the
textbook, who is more likely to experience disruptions in self-esteem?
A.Rose
B.Sally
C.Rose and Sally are equally likely to experience disruptions in self-esteem
D.neither Sally nor Rose is likely to experience disruptions in self-esteem
3) Research assessing adolescent work experiences found:
A.adolescents have little opportunity to interact with other adolescents on the job.
B.adolescents often form close relationships with adults with whom they work.
C.high rates of misconduct on the job among adolescent workers (stealing from
employers, lying about the number of hours worked).
D.adolescents find it easier to talk about their personal problems with adults at work
than with their parents.
4) Today, _____ of high school graduates enroll in college immediately after
graduation.
A.more than three-fourth
B.approximately one-third
C.approximately one-half
D.more than two-thirds
5) Which of the following characteristics is not true for individuals high in
callous-unemotional (CU) traits?
A.Individuals high in CU traits don’t experience distress as easily or as often as others.
B.Individuals high in CU traits are less likely to empathize with others.
C.Individuals high in CU traits show a blunted response to emotional and painful
stimuli.
D.Almost all adolescents who score high in CU traits are likely to be career criminals.
6) Which term refers to achievement that is measured by standardized tests?
A.school performance
B.academic achievement
C.educational attainment
D.social promotion
7) Connie believes that intelligence is fixed. Which of the following is most likely true
for Connie?
A.Connie is likely to be performance-oriented.
B.Connie’s school or task performance is not likely to be affected by fluctuations in her
confidence.
C.Connie is likely to be mastery-oriented.
D. Connie is likely to seek opportunities to engage in challenging tasks.
8) The Bas Mitzvah, the confirmation, and the quincea€era are all examples of:
A.graduations.
B.inventionism.
C.initiation ceremonies.
D.universal rights of passage.
9) It is important to keep in mind that an individual’s relationships with parents,
siblings, peers, and romantic partners:
A.vary drastically in form and function.
B.have a reverse causal relation.
C.are spuriously related.
D. are correlated.
10) Although research presented in the textbook indicates that physical appearance
self-esteem is the best predictor of adolescents’ overall self-esteem:
A.adolescents, when asked, say that their physical appearance is one of the least
important contributors to how they feel about themselves.
B.adolescents may be unaware of the degree to which their self-worth is based on their
feelings about their appearance.
C.young girls appear to be more concerned than boys about physical attractiveness and
physical appearance self-esteem is a more important influence on overall self-esteem
among girls than among boys”.
D.All of the above.
11) Adolescents whose parents are not both from the same ethnic or racial group are
known as ________ adolescents.
A.multilingual
B.culture brokering
C.maternal-race
D.multiethnic
12) Cassandra and Rosemarie spend a lot of time obsessing over each other’s problems.
What is this called?
A.co-rumination
B.being intimate
C.engaging in mutual self-disclosure
D.co-internal working model
13) Alcohol is the commonly used and abused substance in terms of:
A.prevalence
B.recency of use.
C.Both A and B.
D.Neither A nor B.
14) According to self-report data, what explains why the male-to-female arrest ratio has
decreased in recent years?
A.Girls are being arrested more frequently for the same things they did in the past but
were not arrested for.
B.The proportion of females who engage in violent crimes has increased substantially.
C.Both A and B are true.
D.Neither A nor B is true. The gender gap in offending has actually increased over the
past several decades.
15) Current efforts aimed at encouraging healthy behaviors among adolescents involve
all of the following, except:
A.changing the contexts in which adolescents live.
B.increasing adolescents’ knowledge and understanding of health enhancing behaviors.
C.encouraging adolescents to sign contracts promising to abstain from unhealthy
behaviors.
D.encouraging health care professionals to do more screening for risky health practices.