1) which of the following would be considered the least effective method for treating
depression?
a.behavioral psychotherapy
b.insight-oriented psychotherapy
c.cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy
d.use of medications such as ssris
2) optimal development during adolescence appears to be facilitated by the ________
style of parenting.
a.authoritative
b.authoritarian
c.indulgent
d.neglectful
3) which adolescent is most likely to feel anxious and depressed?
a.javier, whose family lacks closeness
b.enrique, whose father often probes his son’s logic
c.humberto, whose family discourages his individuation
d.augusto, whose parents are intrusive
4) according to the textbook, young people who abuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
are more likely as adults to experience all of the following except:
a.physical health problems
b.unemployment
c.out-of-wedlock childbearing
d.increases in externalizing behaviors
5) which of the following has not been identified as a factor in determining the
likelihood of dropping out of high school?
a.socioeconomic status
b.repeating a grade
c.achievement test scores
d.gender
6) according to evidence cited in the text, the ideal size of a school for adolescents is
between:
a.100 and 500 students.
b.200 and 600 students.
c.600 and 900 students.
d.2000 and 4,000 students.
7) adolescents from divorced families frequently display all of the following negative
effects, except:
a.social rejection as a result of stigma.
b.lower academic achievement.
c.behavior problems.
d.poorer psychosocial adjustment.
8) according to marcia’s research, which identity status is associated with healthy
development?
a.achievement
b.foreclosure
c.moratorium
d.diffusion
9) when it comes to basic, core values (e.g., religion, work, education) diversity
_________ is much more striking than are differences _________.
a.within the adolescent population; between the generations
b.between the generations; within the adolescent population
c.within families; within the adolescent population
d.between families; within individuals
10) hillary is a high school senior. which of the following jobs is she most likely to
have?
a.food server at a restaurant
b.baby-sitter
c.gardener
d.housekeeper
11) most research on adolescents’ beliefs about rights and civil liberties comes from:
a.studies of ethnic minority samples
b.studies of western, middle-class youth
c.diverse ses samples
d.adolescent girls
12) hormones play two very different roles in adolescence. _______ hormones program
the brain to behave in certain ways, whereas _______ hormones are thought to
stimulate development of the secondary sex characteristics.
a.activational; organizational
b.organizational; activational
c.testosterone; endocrine
d.endocrine; testosterone
13) bruce, a 2nd-year college student, has switched majors three times. he is still
undecided about what he wants to do with his life. bruce is in:
a.a state of psychological confusion.
b.a period of crystallization.
c.a state of deindividuation.
d.a state of psychosocial moratorium.
14) marlene has had many sexual partners over the last 5 years but has been
monogamous within each relationship. what is this pattern called?
a.abstinence
b.permissiveness
c.serial monogamy
d.semirestrictiveness
15) changes in the structure of secondary schools have been linked to broader societal
revolutions. all of the following factors have contributed to these changes, except:
a.industrialization.
b.urbanization.
c.immigration.
d.intellectualization.
16) according to sellers’s multidimensional model of racial identity (mmri), three
different aspects of racial identity are important to consider in understanding
discrimination and its effects. these three components are:
a.private regard, public regard, and racial centrality.
b.private regard, external regard, and familial regard.
c.racial centrality, external regard, and code switching.
d.public regard, private regard, and perceived discrimination.
17) the experience sampling method involves:
a.observing individuals in their natural setting.
b.witnessing change in the makeup of the population.
c.adolescents carrying beepers and reporting their moods when paged.
d. researchers becoming participants during their observations.
18) which of the following illustrates the typical sequence of sexual behavior among
adolescents?
a.masturbation; necking; sexual intercourse; oral intercourse
b.necking; masturbation; petting; sexual intercourse
c.masturbation; necking; petting; sexual intercourse
d.petting; necking; sexual intercourse; oral intercourse
19) when compared with their less mature peers, adolescents who are physically mature
are:
a.less likely to name other adolescents and more likely to name adults as people who
are important to them
b.more likely to be involved in cross-sex activities such as going out on dates
c.less likely to experience family conflict
d.less likely to be depressed
20) the resources provided within a family allowing the exposure of the adolescent to
art, music, and literature are called:
a.special education.
b.social cultivation.
c.artistic refinement.
d.cultural capital.