1) when ramon expresses a view that differs from his father’s, ramon’s father asks his
son to clarify the statement and he probes his son’s logic. ramon’s father is:
a.enabling his son’s autonomy.
b.constraining his son’s autonomy.
c.inhibiting his son’s individuation.
d.creating distance between himself and his son.
2) seth and his father are discussing politics. seth says that the government is a corrupt
institution and should be overthrown. his father responds, “that’s the dumbest thing i’ve
ever heard! what are you, some kind of moron?” this type of interaction can be
characterized as:
a.coercive behavior.
b.constraining behavior.
c.repressive behavior.
d.judgmental behavior.
3) a research design in which subjects of different ages are assessed simultaneously is
called a:
a.longitudinal study
b.cross-sectional study
c.cross-sequential study
d.correlational study
4) based on research addressing ethnic differences in the timing and rate of pubertal
maturation, which girl would be expected to be the earliest to mature?
a.anslyene, a middle-income african american
b.miranda, a middle-income hispanic american
c.emily, a low-income anglo american
d.kimberly, a middle-income anglo american
5) which of the following statements about the production of hormones at puberty is
false?
a.the body begins to produce several hormones that have not been present in the body
up until this time
b.there is an increase in the production of certain hormones
c.boys’ bodies produce more androgens and girls’ bodies produce more estrogens
d.the feedback loop regulating the endocrine system’s set point for each hormone
becomes increasingly important
6) evaluations of adolescent treatment programs suggest:
a.placing adolescents who experiment with drugs into treatment programs has been
effective in preventing escalation to drug abuse.
b.drug treatment programs for adolescent substance abuse are more effective when the
adolescent’s family is involved in therapy with the adolescent.
c.the most effective programs are those that deal with substance abusing adolescents in
a private setting, away from their families and friends.
d.most substance abuse treatment programs for adolescents have strict admission
guidelines so they only accept adolescents who are seriously abusing drugs.
7) professor ngo is studying family transitions. according to family systems theory, he is
most likely to see dramatic changes in family relationships during all of the following
events, except when:
a.individual family members are changing, such as during adolescence.
b.a family’s circumstances are changing, such as with divorce or a change in economic
status.
c.the family equilibrium changes, such as when a family member develops a chronic
illness.
d.lack of change creates a sturdy, yet boring, family pattern.
8) early sexuality for males is tinged with elements of ________, whereas for females it
is more linked to feelings of _______________.
a.intimacy; recreation
b.recreation; intimacy
c.enjoyment; guilt
d.guilt; enjoyment
9) based on the definition used by the u.s. department of education (the proportion of
individuals aged 16 to 24 who are not enrolled in school and who have not earned a
high school diploma or ged), the dropout rate has _____ steadily over the past
half-century, to about _____.
a.increased; 24%
b.declined; 9%
c.increased; 19%
d.declined; 14%
10) which of the following is not a characteristic of deductive reasoning in adolescence,
as described by the text?
a.inhibiting a prepotent response
b.having the ability to stop oneself from acting automatically
c.making an inference based on accumulated evidence
d.recognizing when a question cannot be answered with certainty
11) avram is considered a late-maturing boy. a year after pubertal onset, we would
expect avram to show all of the following advantages over his early maturing peers,
except:
a.greater popularity
b.more intellectual curiosity
c.greater exploratory behavior
d.higher levels of social initiative.
12) today’s teenagers spend the most hours:
a.on schoolwork.
b.with members of their families.
c.on leisure activities.
d.working.
13) through which of the following behaviors does an adolescent help shape
authoritative parenting?
a.by acting up to make their parents feel short-tempered, impatient, or distant
b.by being aggressive, dependent, or psychosocially immature to elicit better parenting
c.by providing parents with very little knowledge about their behavior or whereabouts,
to encourage parental monitoring
d.by displaying psychosocial maturity, leading parents to encourage further
development of maturity
14) the most popular type of extracurricular activities are:
a.athletics.
b.music.
c.academic clubs.
d.occupational clubs.
15) by the 1960s, after brown v. board of education of topeka, schools were called on
to:
a.offer more courses in math and science.
b.implement desegregation programs.
c.provide opportunities for work-study programs.
d.become more academically demanding.
16) the _____ is the minimal amount of energy one uses when resting.
a.basal metabolism rate
b.delayed phase preference
c.secular trend
d.feedback loop