1) the transformation in religious thinking during adolescence can be best understood as
part of the overall development of ________ autonomy.
a.adolescent
b.behavioral
c.emotional
d.cognitive
2) in contrast to the psychoanalytic perspective, many researchers today assert that a
late adolescent who is gradually and progressively sharpening his/her sense of self as
autonomous, competent, and separate from one’s parents is developing a sense of:
a.autonomy.
b.individuation.
c.self-evaluation.
d.morality.
3) the average american school year is _____ days long.
a.100
b.150
c.180
d.220
4) by middle to late adolescence, cliques are often segregated by race. all of the
following are possible explanations for this phenomenon, except:
a.differential abilities in athletics.
b.socioeconomic influences.
c.differential levels of academic achievement.
d.attitudes toward other races.
5) which of the following is the best indicator of when an adolescent will engage in
sexual behavior?
a.chronological age
b.biological development
c.the school norm
d.the age of their parents
6) which of the following is an adolescent the least likely to spend their job earnings
on?
a.drugs and alcohol
b.designer clothing
c.higher education
d.stereo equipment
7) mrs. smith is unable to accept her son’s long hair and loud music. she responds to his
individuality by devaluing and judging rather than questioning and probing. what type
of behavior is mrs. smith demonstrating?
a.enabling
b.autonomous
c.constraining
d.distracting
8) according to the research, conformity to peer pressure:
a.peaks in adolescence and remains high into adulthood.
b.peaks in adolescence relative to childhood and adulthood.
c.shows a linear increase from childhood into adulthood.
9) sex play that is innocuous during childhood is no longer innocuous during
adolescence because:
a.children report erotic feelings before puberty.
b.the hormonal changes of puberty result in an increased sex drive in adolescence.
c.children are not capable of kissing, petting, masturbating, or sexual intercourse before
puberty.
d.with puberty, pregnancy becomes a serious possibility.
10) which adolescent male would be expected to have the highest self-esteem?
a.paul, who is extremely masculine
b.david, who is extremely feminine
c.roger, who is androgynous
d.donald, who is both masculine and feminine
11) cory is more responsible, more self-assured, more adaptive, more creative, and
more intellectually curious than most of her peers. nicole, on the other hand, is very
dependent, more passive, less socially adept, less self-assured, and less intellectually
curious than most of her peers. according to the textbook, what is the best way to
explain this difference?
a.nicole most likely comes from a single-parent family while cory most likely comes
from a two-parent family.
b.cory most likely has authoritative parents and nicole most likely has authoritarian
parents.
c.cory most likely comes from an affluent family and nicole most likely comes from a
low-income family.
d.cory most likely has authoritative parents and nicole most likely has indifferent
parents.
12) among those who study adolescence, an inventionist is one who:
a.develops new products aimed predominantly at the adolescent population.
b.argues that adolescence as a period in the life cycle is mainly a social invention.
c.believes that many of the problems in adolescence are merely invented by the popular
press.
d.believes that adolescents need to be kept away from the labor force for their own
safety.
13) girls are more likely than boys to express intimacy with their friends by doing all of
the following, except:
a.having intimate knowledge about their friends.
b.expressing empathy when comforting their friends.
c.displaying a great deal of interest in close friendships.
d.being concerned about a friend’s faithfulness and experiencing a high degree of
anxiety over rejection.
14) jane has decided not to go along with her friends and drink after school. she realizes
that this is wrong, and decides not to give in to the peer pressure. what type of
autonomy is jane exhibiting?
a.behavioral
b.emotional
c.cognitive
d.none of the above
15) individuals who oppose trying juvenile offenders as adults often base their
arguments on findings that:
a.the legal age of majority is 18.
b.generally speaking, adolescents do not have the same decision-making competence as
adults.
c.no juvenile can think as maturely as an adult.
d.there is consensus that juveniles do not have sufficiently good decision-making skills
to understand right from wrong.
16) which of the following terms applies more to adolescent thought than to childhood
thought?
a.conservation, reversibility, structure
b.assimilation, accommodation, complexity
c.preoperational, egocentric, scheme
d.flexible, speculative, abstract
17) which work values are most likely to remain strong over the course of young
adulthood, as other work values decline?
a.extrinsic
b.altruistic
c.intrinsic
d.social rewards of the job
18) tammy’s father has absolute standards and expects tammy to conform to them
without exception. if she disobeys he generally punishes her, and sees no reason why he
should explain his rules to tammy. instead, his response is, “i’m the father and i love
you. i know what’s best for you.” her father is best described as having what kind of
parenting style?
a.authoritative
b.authoritarian
c.indulgent
d.indifferent