1) sullivan emphasized the social aspects of growth, suggesting that psychological
development can be best understood when looked at in:
a.societal terms.
b.interpersonal terms.
c.identity terms.
d.medical terms.
2) mitch organizes a party for about 20 of his classmates who are all interested in
theater, and they all watch a tape of the musical the phantom of the opera. this group of
teenagers, who don’t always hang out together, but share common interests, would most
appropriately be labeled:
a.a gang.
b.a reference group.
c.a crowd.
d.a clique.
3) much research on adults as well as adolescents indicates that the gaps between _____
& _____ in everyday situations are very large, with everyday decision making laden
with logical errors that cannot be explained by cognitive incompetence.
a.what individuals want to do & what they actually do
b.what individuals want to do & what they have time for
c.logical reasoning abilities & personal experience
d.logical reasoning abilities & their actual use of logical reasoning
4)
of the students who enter college, what percent complete their degrees within six years?
a.a little more than 20%
b.fewer than 40%
c.fewer than 60%
d.just about 75%
5) what makes adolescents attractive targets for a variety of businesses?
a.the size of the adolescent population
b.the prevalence of student employment
c.the fact that adolescents save less than any other age group
d.all of the above
6) the gap between american students’ performance and that of students from other
countries _____ as they move from elementary to middle to high school.
a.widens
b.shrinks
c.stays the same
d.there is no gap between american students’ performance and that of students from
other countries
7) parker, a senior in high school, is looking for a job. what type of job is he least likely
to take?
a.stock boy in a retail store
b.cashier at a minimart
c.pizza delivery driver
d.nurses’ aide
8) _____ are settings for intimate interactions and friendships, whereas _____ are based
on reputation, rather than on actual social interaction.
a.cliques; crowds
b.crowds; reference groups
c.reference groups; cliques
d.crowds; cliques
9) externalizing problems are hypothesized to reflect an antisocial syndrome just as
internalizing problems are hypothesized to reflect the common underlying factor of:
a.negative affectivity.
b.social control.
c.risk-taking behaviors.
d.comorbidity.
10) based on the developmental research, which adolescent is most likely to experience
healthy development?
a.kenji, whose parents encourage dependence and connection
b.benji, whose parents engage with him in verbal give-and-take
c.sanjay, whose parents encourage dependence and personal distance
d.bernie, whose parents encourage autonomy and personal distance
11) professor farr is studying the individual characteristics of young children that may
predict development of delinquency in adolescence. the best predictors of later
delinquency that professor farr will find include all of the following, except:
a.a history of aggressive and antisocial behavior.
b.problems in self-regulation.
c.high scores on standardized intelligence tests.
d.a history of poor relations with peers.
12) which of the following statements about autonomy is false?
a.adolescents are less emotionally dependent on their parents than they were as
children.
b.children are closer to their parents than adolescents.
c.an absence of conflict between an adolescent and his or her parents indicates a delay
in autonomy development.
d.in general, adolescents get along very well with their parents.
13) high school dropout rates would be expected to be highest:
a.in schools that emphasize academic achievement.
b.in large schools that group students according to ability.
c.when students who are having difficulties are allowed to change schools.
d.when students are promoted from one grade to the next based on age rather than
achievement.
14) high school dropout rates are highest among _____ adolescents.
a.black
b.hispanic
c.white
d.asian
15) all of the following are examples of universalistic norms in american society,
except:
a.taking piano lessons.
b.being allowed to vote upon turning 18.
c.stopping at traffic lights when driving.
d.being required to file taxes annually.
16) according to the text, who is more likely to be sexually active: ingrid, who lives in a
single-parent home, or leanne, who lives in a two-parent home?
a.ingrid.
b.leanne.
c.ingrid, but only immediately following her parents’ divorce.
d.both girls are equally likely to be sexually active.
17) self-disclosure and loyalty become important dimensions of friendship in:
a.childhood.
b.preadolescence.
c.early adolescence.
d.middle adolescence.
18) authoritative parents value all of the following, except:
a.warmth.
b.obedience.
c.behavioral standards.
d.autonomy.