1) akira wants to be an occupational therapist specializing in the rehabilitation of the
hand. based on super’s stages of occupational development, akira has reached the:
a.composition stage.
b.specification stage.
c.self-directed search stage.
d.crystallization stage.
2) adolescents who have more complex self-conceptions are less likely:
a.to be depressed.
b.to achieve more in school.
c.to have lots of friends.
d.to be foreclosed.
3) the status of adolescents as full-time students arose as a result of.
a.the industrial revolution.
b.increases in scientific knowledge.
c.political changes resulting from the civil war.
d.the advent of technical careers.
4) which boy is most likely to commit an act of lethal violence?
a.mitchell, who has mental health problems.
b.miguel, who has easy access to guns.
c.martin, who has recently dropped out of school.
d.it is virtually impossible to predict which student will commit a lethal crime.
5) according to recent surveys, which drug is used most on a daily basis by high school
students?
a.marijuana
b.alcohol
c.tobacco
d.cocaine
6) which of the following is most likely to influence (both directly and indirectly) a
teenager’s occupational choice?
a.parents
b.part-time work
c.courses in school
d.peers
7) according to the textbook, which of the following is the main reason experts advise
against applying the term “psychopath” to people under 18?
a.most young people who engage in antisocial behavior as teenagers do no continue to
do so after their mid-20s.
b.those with a “psychopath” label are likely to receive lesser sentences.
c.it is very rare for youths to exhibit any psychopathic traits.
d.none of the aboveexperts encourage the use of psychopaths as another dimension of
antisociality.
8) dave knows that kids who drink and drive sometimes get killed, but he believes that
he is somehow immune to having such a terrible thing happen to him. dave’s belief is an
example of:
a.the imaginary audience.
b.a personal fable.
c.social cognition.
d.metacognition.
9) glen and laura ask a counselor what they can do to help protect their teenage son,
jason, from abusing drugs. what might the counselor suggest?
a.enroll jason in a private school
b.get jason involved at the church
c.punish any deviance very heavily
d.make sure jason gets an after-school job
10) although research presented in the textbook indicates that physical self-esteem is
the best predictor of adolescents’ 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.physical self-esteem is a more important influence on overall self-esteem among girls
than among boys and girls’ physical self-esteem is on average lower than boys’
d.all of the above