1) according to the textbook, all of the following are reasons that adolescents’ ambitions
are consonant with the socioeconomic status of those around them, except:
a.occupational attainment depends strongly on educational attainment and educational
attainment is greatly influenced by socioeconomic status
b.middle-class parents are more likely to raise their children in ways that foster the
development of strong achievement orientation and career exploration
c.parents, siblings, and other important sources of influence serve as models for
adolescents’ occupational choices
d.many employers won’t higher people from certain ses groups
2) one potential explanation for the finding that gifted students who are integrated into
regular classrooms have more positive academic self-conceptions than those in special
classes is:
a.the standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants effect.
b.the big-fish–little pond effect.
c.the upward-social-comparison effect.
d.the bird-in-the-hand effect.
3) according to the textbook, feeling discriminated against is predictive of all of the
following except:
a.conduct problems
b.depression
c.lower achievement in school
d.all of the above
4) while studying for her biology exam, jennifer watches her favorite show on tv. this is
an example of:
a.selective attention.
b.divided attention.
c.short-term memory.
d.long-term memory.
5) research on religious changes during adolescence indicates that:
a.adolescents believe that attending church exhibits a person’s religious commitment.
b.children are more strict observers of religious customs.
c.college students are more religiously oriented than children.
d.religion is more important to older adolescents than to children.
6) ivan, a teenager, is most likely to expend high levels of concentration and interest
when he is:
a.with his friends.
b.in school.
c.playing sports.
d.watching television.
7) current research addressing sex differences in achievement suggests that:
a.girls still lag far behind boys on science and math.
b.when differences in math and science are found today, they are very slight.
c.girls have closed the math/science gap and have now become better in these subjects
than boys.
d.there were so many methodological flaws in the earlier research that the differences in
boys’ and girls’ math and science abilities were unduly exaggerated.
8) during late adolescence, individuals define their religious beliefs based on:
a.their own system of personal religious beliefs
b.the teachings of their parents
c.the beliefs of their peers
d.this question is difficult to answer because adolescents are private about their
religious beliefs
9) which developmental period appears to be when warmth and closeness decline for
siblings?
a.late childhood
b.early adolescence
c.middle adolescence
d.late adolescence
10) harry has failed 9th grade this year and has not learned the material he needs to go
on to higher grade levels. however, his teachers are debating letting him go on to 10th
grade next year so that he does not feel left behind or lose touch with his same-age
friends. this practice is called:
a.disengagement promotion.
b.teacher-based social support.
c.achiever dropout prevention.
d.social promotion.
11) john is a junior in high school. although he is sociable, he feels very self-conscious.
he feels as if everyone is evaluating him. david elkind refers to this loss of perspective
in adolescence as:
a.self-reflection.
b.personal fable.
c.imaginary audience.
d.impression formation.
12) students’ motivation and school performance _______ when they enter into
secondary school.
a.remain the same
b.increase
c.decrease
d.increase sharply and then plateau
13) the main reason that reactive aggression is associated with unpopularity and greater
problems with peers is that reactive aggression is characterized by:
a.a combination of aggression and poor emotion regulation or lack of social skills.
b.a combination of bad karma and well-developed social skills.
c.a combination of delinquent behaviors and extreme shyness in social situations.
d.a combination of being female and plotting an aggressive response in advance.
14) according to the textbook, today, about _____ of american adolescents are from
ethnic minority groups; and, by the end of this century, it is estimated that nearly _____
of american adolescent will be nonwhite.
a.45%; 1/3
b.10%; 2/3
c.10%; 1/3
d.45%; 2/3
15) all of the following are classifications for unpopular or disliked adolescents, except:
a.aggressive.
b.withdrawn.
c.aggressive-withdrawn.
d.offensive-reclusive.
16) which of the following parenting styles is most closely associated with overall
psychological competence?
a.authoritative
b.authoritarian
c.indulgent
d.indifferent