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1) the text suggests that one set of factors that may differentiate the "rich" from the
"poor" early in the educational setting is _________ and _________.
a.motivation to succeed; beliefs about the causes of success and failure
b.neighborhood; socioeconomic factors
c.genetic inheritance; prejudice against minorities
d.parents' level of education; parents' attitudes toward education
2) kurt is 15 and spends most of his energy wondering who he is and what kind of
person he will become. erikson would describe him as facing the crisis called:
a.basic trust versus mistrust.
b.autonomy versus shame and doubt.
c.industry versus inferiority.
d.identity versus identity diffusion.
3) as used in the study of adolescence, the term "intimacy" refers to an emotional
attachment between two people that is characterized by all of the following, except:
a.concern for each other's well-being.
b.a sexual and/or physical relationship.
c.a willingness to disclose private, sometimes sensitive, information.
d.sharing common interests and activities.
4)
in the mandingo tribe, boys and girls are separated until they have completed their
religious instruction. this separation also occurs because sexual contact before marriage
is strictly forbidden. according to ford and beach, this society would be characterized
as:
a.semi-restrictive.
b.permissive.
c.prohibitive.
d.restrictive.
5) the sexual ______ of males and females may be similar, but the sexual _____ of
males and females is quite different.
a.behavior; socialization
b.socialization; behavior
c.attitudes; experiences
d.experiences; attitudes
6) the accentuation of differences between sexes during the social redefinition of
adolescence occurs partly because of:
a.the physical changes of puberty
b.adult work roles are highly sex-differentiated
c.adult family roles are highly sex-differentiated
d.all of the above
7) esther has been rejected by her peers because she is withdrawn and reclusive. esther
is most likely to be at risk for:
a.conduct problems.
b.diminished social competence.
c.aggressive behavior in adulthood.
d.drug and alcohol abuse.
8) dan planned a party and invited his whole english class by passing out personal
invitations. dan accidentally forgot to make an invitation for sam. sam assumed he
intentionally wasn't invited and became irate at dan for excluding him. this is an
example of:
a.relational aggression.
b.hostile attributional bias.
c.aggressive-withdrawal.
d.bullying.
9) initiation ceremonies for young women in traditional societies most often coincide
with:
a.marriage.
b.menarche.
c.extrusion.
d.the completion of formal schooling.
10) many studies find that rates of smoking, drinking, and drug use are _____ among
teenage workers than nonworkers, especially among students who _____.
a.lower; choose not to work at all
b.higher; also participate in athletics
c.higher; choose to work long hours
d.higher; are involved in 2 or more extracurricular activities
11) mary is having trouble understanding how to do a math problem. her teacher asks
her just the right question and mary understands the problem. vygotsky would refer to
the structuring process used by the teacher to guide mary's thinking as:
a.laddering.
b.enabling.
c.pillaring.
d.scaffolding.
12) professor bertrande understands that most adolescents she talks to are not likely to
engage in abstinence. her research has demonstrated that the next best way for
adolescents to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases is:
a.effective condom use during sex.
b.use of withdrawal.
c.use of the rhythm method.
d. taking antiviral drugs before and after having sex.
