1) evaluations of drug prevention programs have found that:
a.these programs are largely ineffective.
b.these programs are more effective for changing adolescents’ sexual behaviors than
their drug use.
c.scare tactics are more effective in changing behavior than rational information.
d.random drug testing in schools has been the only effective strategy for reducing
adolescents’ use of drugs.
2) which of the following was not a result of industrialization?
a.new patterns of work
b.less time in school
c.increased school preparation
d.less time working with family members
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. 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 ways in which rewards and costs influence decisions change over the course of
adolescence
c.the increase in the ability to control their impulses
d.the increase in the probability that decision-making is influenced by emotions
4) evaluations of school-based clinics have found that:
a.they increase adolescents’ use of contraception
b.they appear to increase adolescents’ sexual activity
c.they do no appear to increase sexual activity
d.they are largely effective, especially among white and hispanic youths.
5) which of the following observations suggests that rising levels of the protein leptin is
the most important signal that the body is ready for puberty?
a.production of pubic hair relates to increased sex drive
b.excessive thinness can delay onset of puberty
c.puberty tends to occur earlier among boys who are obese
d.excessive exercise promotes early physical development
6) in general, the earlier an adolescent’s criminal career begins:
a.the easier it is for that person to be treated.
b.the more likely the adolescent is to stop the criminal behavior on his or her own.
c.the less likely he or she is to be arrested.
7) which of the following is the most likely scenario for adolescent sexual activity?
a.it takes place in the boy’s home on a weekday after school.
b.it takes place in the back of the boy’s car on a weekend evening.
c.it takes place in the girl’s home on a weekend evening.
d.it takes place at a friend’s home on a weekday after school.
8) the ability to think about one’s own thoughts is called:
a.hypothetical think.
b.egocentric logic.
c.metacognition.
d.social cognition.
9) achievement concerns the development of motives, capabilities, interests, and
behavior that relate to ______________ in evaluative situations.
a.performance
b.outcomes
c.scores
d.none of the above
10) the first intelligence test was derived in france for the purpose of determining
whether:
a.a student should be graduated from high school.
b.an individual was qualified to serve in the army.
c.a student would profit from formal education.
d.a student was qualified for a job.
11) the potentially fatal disorder in which young women actually starve themselves is
called:
a.bulimia.
b.anorexia nervosa.
c.obesity nervosa.
d.purging.