1) american high school students spend fewer than _____ hours per week on
homework, while japanese high school students average closer to _____.
a.10; 20 hours per week
b.20; 20 hours per week
c.5; 5 hours per day
d.5; 5 hours per week
2) involvement in delinquent activity may lead to ________ in self-esteem.
a.an increase
b.a decrease
c.stability
d.no relationship
3) according to national surveys, sexual activity among adolescents is occurring ______
it has in past decades.
a.later than
b.earlier than
c.at the same time as
d.earlier for boys but later for girls than
4) corrina is concerned because she learned that her 13-year-old son henry has started
smoking and that her 14-year-old son hector has started drinking. which boy is most
likely to continue his habit into adulthood?
a.hector.
b.henry.
c.both boys will be addicted and continue drug use into adulthood.
d. neither boy; these are both cases of adolescent experimentation.
5) when evaluating the three different forms of intelligence described in his triarchic
theory of intelligence, sternberg would disagree with which statement?
a.individuals with high componential intelligence are more intelligent than individuals
with either experiential or contextual intelligence.
b.an individual who scores high on experiential or contextual intelligence may be
equally as intelligent as someone who scores high in componential intelligence.
c.society needs individuals with all three forms of intelligence.
d.it is time we should be assessing experiential and contextual intelligence as much as
we test componential intelligence.
6) a separate youth culture is said to promote all of the following, except:
a.academics.
b.sports.
c.dating.
d.partying.
7) eric, a 4th grader, spends a lot of time with his peers and is more likely to engage in
which of the following activities:
a.little league baseball
b.going to the mall with his friends
c.hanging out at his friend’s house unsupervised
d.girl-watching
8) tam is good at drawing conclusions from given information, and lan is good at using
information to generate many possible conclusions. thus, tam is good at _________
reasoning and lan is good at _________ reasoning.
a.deductive; deductive
b.deductive; inductive
c.inductive; deductive
d.inductive; inductive
9) which of the following characteristics is not associated with being an early-maturing
boy?
a.fewer problem behaviors
b.greater popularity
c.a more positive self-concept
d.greater confidence in one’s self
10) albert always follows the clothing trends his friends start at school. carl ignores the
trends at school and strictly adheres to his parents’ guidelines for dressing. which
adolescent is genuinely autonomous?
a.albert
b.carl
c.neither albert nor carl
d.both albert and carl
11) ivan, who believes that intelligence is a malleable trait, is enrolled in several
advanced placement classes. mastering the subject material is more important to him
than getting good grades. ivan probably emphasizes:
a.performance goals.
b.learning goals.
c.self-regulatory goals.
d.evaluation goals.
12) when levels of _____ & _____ fall below the set points, the _____ stops inhibiting
the pituitary gland, thus permitting it to stimulate the release of sex hormones by the
gonads.
a.leptin & thyroid hormones; hypothalamus
b.androgens & estrogen; adrenal gland
c.androgens & estrogens; hypothalamus
d.leptin & thyroid hormones; adrenal gland
13) rose solves a chemistry problem by systematically testing several hypotheses.
according to piaget, which stage is rose functioning at?
a.preoperational
b.concrete operations
c.formal operations
d.sensorimotor
14) the simultaneous release of growth hormones, thyroid hormones, and _________
stimulates rapid acceleration in height and weight during puberty.
a.pituitary glands
b.estrogens
c.androgens
d.thyroid glands
15) jamie works at mcdonald’s. she had a bad day at work. who is she least likely to talk
to about her bad day?
a.other adolescents at work
b.her friends at school
c.her adult supervisor at work
d.her parents
16) jane, an adolescent, can attribute her better planning skills to developments in her
______ and she can attribute her gut-level, intuitive decision making to her ______.
a.dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; orbitofrontal cortex
b.dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; ventromedial prefrontal cortex
c.ventromedial prefrontal cortex; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
d.orbitofrontal cortex; ventromedial prefrontal cortex
17) studies have shown that prepubertal girls who expect menstruation to be
uncomfortable report:
a.milder menstrual symptoms than their peers
b.more severe menstrual symptoms than their peers
c.about the same level of menstrual symptoms as their peers
d.experiencing menarche sooner than their peers
18) all of the following have been cited as possible explanations for low achievement
scores among american students, except:
a.teachers do not spend enough time on basic instruction.
b.students do not take advanced courses when they are offered.
c.parents do not encourage academic pursuits at home.
d.students spend too much time involved in extracurricular activities.
19) behavioral decision theory draws heavily on _____, and is a rational process in
which individuals _____.
a.psychoanalytic theory; are forced to think about the root of their behaviors.
b.information-processing theory; naturally advance in cognitive skills.
c.economics; calculate the costs and benefits.
d.behaviorism; make choices based on rewards and punishments.
20) all of the following research examples support the notion that the environment often
determines whether certain genetic tendencies are actualized, except:
a.genetic influences on sexual activity are stronger when adolescents attend schools in
which a higher proportion of students are having sex at an early age.
b.genetic influences on antisocial behavior are stronger among adolescents who have
delinquent peers.
c.genetic influences on depression are stronger among adolescents exposed to family
conflict.
d.all of the above support this notion.