1) which of the following statements is true about arnett’s concept of emerging
adulthood?
a.it is seen more commonly among politically conservative youth
b.not all people in their mid-20s fit the profile
c.it is positively associated with economic pressures to support a family
d.sit exists in all cultures
2) which of the following is not thought to contribute to the onset of puberty?
a.the presence of sexually mature partners in the environment
b.whether the individual is healthy enough to begin reproduction
c.the development of primary sex characteristics
d.whether there are nutritional resources available to support a pregnancy
3) according to the textbook, because _____ girls do not feel as _____ about their
appearances as girls of other racial backgrounds, these individuals typically have _____
overall self-esteem.
a.white; negatively; higher
b.white; insecure; lower
c.black; negatively; higher
d.black; positively; lower
4) jillian’s family is moving to another town. her parents are concerned that jillian will
have a difficult time adjusting to the new school. in which of the following areas should
they anticipate disruptions for jillian?
a.academic performance
b.behavior
c.self-image
d.all of the above
5) mr. edwards is the principal at a public school and has just read a research study that
discussed ways to maximize student’s success. the main message of the research study
was that what takes place within a school is probably more important than the nature of
its funding and oversight. based on what you learned from the textbook, what do you
think the researchers argued that schools should focus on?
a.the ways in which schools train, certify, place, and compensate teachers
b.successfully tracking students
c.trying to become a private school
d.allowing students to choose more of their coursework
6) psychologist jeffery arnett has suggested that 18 – to 25-year-olds are caught between
adolescence and adulthood in “emerging adulthood,” which is characterized by all but
which of the following?
a.functioning as an independent person
b.exploring possible identities before making permanent choices
c.the subjective feeling of emotional immaturity
d.the subjective feeling that life is full of possibilities
7) based on the definitions outlined in the five c’s of positive youth development, what
does competence mean:
a.a positive view of one’s actions in domain-specific areas
b.an internal sense of overall positive self-worth and self-efficacy
c.positive bonds with people and institutions that are reflected in bidirectional
exchanges
d.respect for societal and cultural rules
8) in contrast to sullivan’s claims about adolescent friendships, more current research
has found:
a.cross-sex intimacy replaces intimacy with same-sex peers.
b.as the number of same-sex peers increases, the number of cross-sex peers decreases.
c.as the number of cross-sex peers increases, the number of same-sex peers either stays
the same or increases.
d.although cross-sex interactions increase, there is little cross-sex intimacy.
9) what factors would explain the fact that dorothy and rose, sisters who are only 1 year
apart in age, have different memories of their family life as they were growing up?
a.shared environment
b.nonshared environment
c.genetic factors
d.differentiated environment
10) overall, the greatest number of working high school students are employed in:
a.construction and manual labor.
b.restaurants and retail establishments.
c.offices and other clerical settings.
d.factories and manufacturing plants.
11) eccles argues that the difficulty adolescents experience in the transition to junior
high school is a result of the:
a.increased pressure from parents to succeed.
b.teachers’ beliefs about junior high students.
c.change in curriculum and choice of extracurricular activities.
d.increased class size.
12) the belief that being on welfare has a negative impact on adolescents:
a.has been substantiated by the research.
b.is incorrect because there are few differences in the behavior, values, and family
relationships between adolescents whose families are or are not on welfare.
c.is incorrect because the most current research finds that adolescents whose families
receive welfare do better in school and later in their professional lives.
d.has been neither supported nor rejected.
13) of the following adolescents, who will be the most well-adjusted?
a.mavis, who is a frequent drug user
b.jennifer, who abstains from drugs because of an irrational fear
c.vicki, who uses drugs occasionally
d.none of the above
14) confidential surveys of adolescents suggest all of the following, except:
a.between 60 and 80% of adolescents have engaged in delinquent behavior at one time
or another.
b.ethnic differences in the prevalence of delinquent and criminal activity are greater
than what would be expected from information in official records.
c.one-third of adolescents in high socioeconomic neighborhoods report involvement in
violence and serious delinquency.
d.nearly half of all males report being responsible for an assault sometime during
adolescence.
15) as alex enters adolescence, he and his parents are experiencing severe relationship
problems. these difficulties suggest that:
a.g. stanley hall was correct in stating that adolescence is a period of ‘storm and stress.”
b.the generation gap is a major issue for parents and their adolescents.
c.their problematic relationship has existed since alex’s childhood.
d. alex has been negatively affected by his entrance into the high school system.