1)
studies that compare adolescents’ working models of their relationships:
a.show that emotional attachments in adolescence were influenced by attachments
formed in infancy.
b.suggest that an individual’s beliefs and expectations about relationships are similar
across different interpersonal domains.
c.demonstrate different beliefs and expectations for different interpersonal domains.
d.show that early life attachments may not be relevant to relationships developed during
adolescence.
2) jesse is a physically immature 14-year-old who goes to school where it is expected
that 14-year-olds date. hillary is a physically mature 14-year-old who goes to school
where it is expected that students delay dating until age 16. which adolescent is more
likely to date?
a.hillary
b.jesse
c.neither hillary nor jesse is likely to date
d.both hillary and jesse are likely to date
3) which type of parenting is the most prevalent among ethnic minorities?
a.authoritative
b.authoritarian
c.indulgent
d.indifferent
4) contemporary adolescents spend _____ time working with their parents and _____
with their peers preparing for the future.
a.less, more
b.less; less
c.more; less
d.more; more
5) research about contemporary adolescents is clear that these adolescents ________
than adolescents in previous times.
a.are more susceptible to the influences of their peers
b.are at higher risk for problem behaviors because of peer influence
c.spend more time in peer groups
d.report more positive experiences from their involvement in peer groups
6) which statement concerning parent-adolescent conflict is false?
a.morals and values are shaped over a long period of time and therefore are less likely
to be subject to disagreement between parents and their adolescents.
b.personal tastes in music and clothing shift quickly and are likely to be influenced by
peers rather than parents.
c.ethnic minority adolescents are more likely than nonminority adolescents to
experience conflict with their parents.
d.the generation gap between parents and adolescents is more likely to be noticed in
such domains as music, clothing, and leisure activity than in matters such as ethics and
morality.
7) bill approaches new tasks with the attitude that he can master them, and he tries to do
so because he wants to gain new skills. bill is motivated by:
a.intrinsic forces.
b.extrinsic forces.
c.fear of failure.
d.learned helplessness.
8) today, the typical student attends nearly ____ of his/her classes throughout the year.
a.50%
b.75%
c.90%
d.100%
9) current research on the effects of remarriage indicates that:
a.younger children have more problems than older children.
b.boys and girls show equal distress.
c.boys have more problems than girls.
d.girls have more problems than boys.
10) robert sellers and colleagues have presented a model to help make sense of the
complicated relations among perceived discrimination, ethnic identity, and mental
health among blacks. this model is called:
a.the racial centrality model of identity (rcmi).
b.the multicultural model of discrimination (mmod).
c.the multidimensional model of racial identity (mmri).
d.the multitrait multimethod model of discrimination (mmmd).
11) which of the following statements about boys’ first sexual experience is false?
a.a boy’s first sexual experience is usually through masturbation.
b.boys typically view sex as recreation.
c.a boy’s first sexual partner is likely to be someone he’s in love with.
d.boys are more likely than girls to keep sex and intimacy separate.