1) which of the following has the least effect on student achievement?
a.families
b.peer groups
c.the classroom
d.neighborhoods
2) according to the textbook, a good deal of adolescents’ risk taking takes place in
contexts in which:
a.they are unsupervised by adults and exposed to peer pressure.
b.older, opposite sex peers are present.
c.they are in a new, exciting environment.
d.there are at least 3 peers present.
3) rose is transitioning from elementary into junior high school and sally is transitioning
into high school. according to research presented in the textbook, who is more likely to
experience disruptions in self-esteem?
a.rose
b.sally
c.rose and sally are equally likely to experience disruptions in self-esteem
d.neither sally nor rose is likely to experience disruptions in self-esteem
4) changes requiring considerable adjustment for families with adolescents typically
include all of the following, except:
a.financial demands resulting from parents being part of the ‘sandwich generation.”
b.being the central setting for their adolescent’s narrow social world.
c.differing expectations about family obligations.
d.adolescents’ increasing assertiveness and influence in the family.
5) ______ is the peak month for adolescents in a serious relationship to have their first
intercourse.
a.january
b.march
c.september
d.december
6) which of the following is not considered an aspect of positive sexual development
that adolescents face?
a.becoming comfortable with one’s maturing body
b.reconciling feelings of sexual arousal with one’s religious beliefs
c.feeling comfortable in choosing to engage or not to engage in sexual activity
d.understanding and practicing safe sex
7) rejection sensitivity is a term that psychologists use to describe:
a.an oversensitivity to romantic rejection in adulthood that is related to an insecure
attachment in infancy and early childhood.
b.the development of a working model of relationships in which parental and peer
relationships are similar.
c.the development of a working model of relationships in which romantic partners and
parents are less important than peers.
d.an oversensitivity to peer rejection in childhood that leads to an oversensitivity to
rejection in the adult workplace.
8) mark is a teenager who generally respects his parents. on which of the following
issues, however, is mark most likely to side with his friends and against his parents?
a.on how to wear his hair
b.on the issue of capital punishment
c.on the choice of religious preference
d.on the value of a college education
9) in the adolescent society, coleman expressed concern over the finding that
adolescents:
a.showed high rates of drug and alcohol abuse.
b.reported frequent periods of loneliness.
c.placed less emphasis on academic success than their parents.
d.spent more time with their parents than with their peers.
10) according to the textbook, which of the following is not true?
a.today’s high school students are working more than ever before.
b.many students work fairly long hours.
c.many working adolescents are busy with school or work commitments for close to 50
hours a week (not including time devoted to extracurricular activities or homework).
d.many working adolescents are busy with school or work commitments for close to 50
hours a week (including time devoted to extracurricular activities or homework).
11) which behavior would not be seen as a manifestation of lack of impulse control?
a.truancy
b.depression
c.defiance
d.academic difficulties
12)
steve gets all as in his course work but has a hard time relating to the real world.
according to sternberg, steve is above average in _____ intelligence but below average
in _____ intelligence.
a.componential; experiential
b.componential; contextual
c.experiential; componential
d.contextual; experiential
13) with regard to single-parent families in the united states:
a.more of these families are the result of divorce than of the mother never having been
married.
b.only 5% of children in single-parent homes live with their fathers.
c.the classification of ‘single-parent household” often includes other adults, such as the
unmarried partner of a child’s parent.
d.of young people living in two-adult households, almost one-third of them live with
only one of their biological parents.
14) kim lives in a poor neighborhood. as a result, kim’s mother drives her to school each
morning and refuses to let her go out after dark. according to the text, kim’s mother is:
a.suffering from the empty nest syndrome.
b.using the promotive strategy.
c.using the prohibitive strategy.
d.using the restrictive strategy.
15) which of the following did not contribute to the redefinition of the term “youth”?
a.increased materialism among college students
b.a growing college population
c.a rise in student activism
d.changes in attitudes and values among college students
16) concerns of adolescents and their parents are often complementary. all of the
following issues concern both adolescents and their parents, except:
a.the future.
b.sexual appeal.
c.money.
d.adult roles.
17) karen’s parents have noticed that throughout karen’s adolescent years, their
relationship has transformed. what type of autonomy is karen expressing?
a.emotional
b.cognitive
c.behavioral
d.none of the above
18) all of the following changes typically occur during adolescence, except:
a.peer groups disintegrate.
b.pairs of dating adolescents split off from the larger group.
c.larger groups are replaced by smaller cliques.
d.couples become the focus of social activity.
19) aside from athletics, which types of extracurricular activity are next most popular
among adolescents?
a.music-related and academic-related
b.academic-related and church-related
c.occupation-related and music-related
d.church-related and occupation-related