1) which of the following is an example of academic achievement?
a.kelly received a c on her report card.
b.naomi received a 1200 on the sats.
c.mel has been in school for 7 years.
d.vinny has 3.7 gpa.
2) before the industrial revolution, the term “child” referred to:
a.ages 3-12.
b.ages 5-10.
c.anyone under age 18 or 21.
d.ages 3-25.
3) during childhood, boys and girls are:
a.highly oriented toward their parents and far less oriented toward their peers
b.less oriented toward their parents and far more oriented toward their peers
c.highly oriented toward their peers and far less oriented toward their teachers
d.highly oriented toward their peers and far less oriented toward their parents
4) a group against which an individual compares himself or herself is called:
a.a clique.
b.a reference group.
c.a crowd.
d.a youth culture.
5) which of the following statement about comorbidity is not true?
a.co-occurring internalizing and externalizing problems are more prevalent among
females than among males
b.some experts question whether it makes sense to draw distinctions between anxiety
and depression because rates of comorbidity are so high
c.there is hardly any comorbidity among different psychosocial problems during
adolescence within or across the broad categories (i.e., internalizing disorders,
externalizing disorders, substance abuse)
d.substance abuse problems are likely to be comorbid with both externalizing and
internalizing problems
6) the text states that _________ is/are the most critical influence on adolescents’
adjustment.
a.the quality of their relationships at home
b.good schools
c.financial security
d.safe neighborhoods
7) which of the following behaviors is characteristic of increased emotional autonomy
among adolescents?
a.adolescents are eager to get their parents help and advice with problems.
b.adolescents feel their parents are all-knowing and all-powerful.
c.adolescents are able to see their parents as people.
d.adolescents have difficulty sympathizing with their parents’ problems.
8) researchers have found all of the following with regard to problem behavior in
adolescence, except:
a.adolescents often exhibit one specific problem, such as depression, without exhibiting
any others.
b.adolescents may exhibit more than one problem within the same general category,
such as depression and anxiety.
c.adolescents may exhibit both internalizing and externalizing problems, such as
depression and delinquency.
d.adolescents with severe behavior problems are likely to have followed similar
pathways to deviance, most typically with similar family problems.
9) the idea that pressure to behave in sex-appropriate ways increases during
adolescence, especially for girls, is called the _______ hypothesis.
a.gender intensification
b.self-image stability
c.sex-role stereotyping
d.androgyny
10) taisha was discouraged from taking math classes throughout her high school years.
although she is intelligent, a likely long-term implication of this biased tracking is that
taisha will:
a.not pursue a college education.
b.miss the opportunity to pursue certain careers for which she may be well qualified.
c.attempt to take these classes on her own.
d.bring a lawsuit against her school for discrimination.
11) on whom does an internal working model of relationships have a greater affect?
a.sarah, an adolescent girl
b.tom, an adolescent boy
c.an internal working model of relationships has an equal affect on boys and girls
d.an internal working model of relationships has no affect on boys nor girls
12) alice has a substance abuse problem. which of the following problems is she also
likely to have?
a.internalizing disorder
b.externalizing disorder
c.both of the above
d.none of the above
13) which of the following is not typical of the obsession many girls in the united states
have to be excessively thin?
a.they have mothers who have body image problems.
b.they are culturally less americanized.
c.they have more negative relationships with their parents than their peers who are less
concerned about being thin.
d.their attempts to control their weight through excessive dieting, use of laxatives, and
deliberate vomiting lead to weight gain, not weight loss.
14) the practice of advancing adolescents to the next grade level in school based on age
rather than their successful completion of the grade level is known as:
a.peer group promotion.
b.age mate promotion.
c.social promotion.
d.upward social comparison.
15) which of the following girls will experience the greatest menstrual discomfort?
a.sarita, who is prepared for the physical changes
b.alison, who is a late maturer
c.loryn, who has a negative attitude toward menarche
d.janet, who is unpopular among her classmates
16) which of the following statements about adolescent cigarette use is true?
a.the 70% increase in the price of cigarettes between 1997 and 2001 has led to a sharp
decrease in the percentage of smoking adolescents.
b.antismoking campaigns have contributed to the steady decline of cigarette use among
adolescents.
c.the most effective way to reduce adolescent smoking has been to enforce laws that
restrict sales of cigarettes to minors.
d.despite changes in tobacco industry policies, the percentage of smoking adolescents
has remained stable over 2 decades.