1) ford and beach found that sexual expressions varied widely from culture to culture.
their findings suggest that:
a.biology is the key to understanding adolescent sexuality.
b.adolescent sexuality may begin in biology but ends in culture.
c.sexuality cannot be fully understood cross-culturally.
d.adolescent sexuality is very uniform within cultures.
2) which of the following sex characteristics is the first to develop in boys?
a.production of sperm
b.appearance of facial hair
c.growth of testes and scrotum
d.growth of penis
3) according to sullivan, if the interpersonal tasks of adolescence are negotiated
successfully, the young adolescent enters late adolescence able to:
a.be intimate.
b.enjoy sex.
c.experience intimacy and sex in the same relationship.
d.all of the above.
4) between grades 5 and 9, adolescents’ moods while with friends become more
positive, whereas moods while with their families follow a(n) _____ pattern.
a.increasingly positive
b.increasingly negative
c.neutral
d.curvilinear
5) according to the textbook, which of the following explanations support why some
researchers believe the availability of private schools in urban areas has contributed to
racial segregation?
a.many white students who would otherwise attend their neighborhood public school
attend private school instead.
b.many white teachers choose to work at private schools.
c.there are no regulations prohibiting private schools from using ethnicity in admission
decisions.
d.black families have negative stereotypes about private schools.
6) the phenomenon of extrusion is the practice in which children are:
a.punished for failing to obey their elders.
b.prematurely forced into adult roles.
c.separated from members of the opposite sex.
d.expected to sleep in other households.
7) jeb has the choice of several after-school activities. statistically, he is the most likely
to choose:
a.music.
b.science.
c.athletics.
d.a job.
8) cliff is 16 years old, is truant from school, drinks alcohol regularly, and has run away
from home. legally speaking, cliff is a(n):
a.adhd child.
b.habitual criminal.
c.sociopath.
d.status offender.
9) the most common trigger of the first episode of major depression is:
a.parents’ divorce.
b.failing in school.
c.the breakup of a romantic relationship.
d.dating violence.
10) the current school-to-work transition in america is considered a:
a.functional transition.
b.discontinuous transition.
c.continuous transition.
d.consonant transition.
11) black, hispanic, and american indian youth have more trouble negotiating the
transition into adulthood than do their counterparts of which race(s)?
a.white youth only
b.asian youth only
c.white and asian youth
d.none of the above is the correct answer
12) which adults are most likely to describe their fathers as distant and rejecting?
a.heterosexual males
b.heterosexual females
c.both gay and lesbian adults
d.lesbians
13) which of the following is a common finding of recent cyberbullying studies?
a.adolescents who engage in traditional bullying often also engage in cyberbullying.
b.victims of physical or verbal harassment are usually very different than victims of
cyberbullying.
c.as internet use has increased, cyberbullying has become statistically more common
than physical and verbal harassment among the adolescent population.
d.more than 80 percent of adolescents have engaged in some form of cyberbullying.
14) which of the following can delay the onset of puberty?
a.stress
b.nutritional deficiencies
c.excessive exercise
d.all of the above
15) dr. whitney wanted to study the structure of adolescents’ peer groups. she pretended
to be a newcomer to the community and attended the local high school. she met a group
of students and eventually joined their group. this type of observation is called:
a.naturalistic observation.
b.an ethnographic approach.
c.a demographic approach.
d.participant observation.
16) tamara, a late adolescent, often experiences intense feelings of anxiety. how would
sullivan explain this? (hint: think about the developmental progression of these
feelings). how does sullivan’s theory build on erikson’s theory?
17) you have been asked to talk to a child development class about ethnic differences in
parenting practices. what can you tell them about which parenting practices are most
used and least used in these populations? what parenting practices have the greatest
likelihood of facilitating healthy development for adolescents? what cautions can you
offer them about how parenting behaviors are interpreted?
18) as a guidance counselor at a large public high school, you notice that achievement
test scores are very low. from your knowledge of the recent research, suggest the four
main reasons for this disturbing fact.
19) you have been appointed to design a program for youth who are not college-bound.
how would you help these adolescents make the transition from high school to work?
what components would be important to include in this program?
20) the process of individuation is integral to adolescent development. discuss two ways
in which this process is triggered, and one of the first signs that this might be taking
place.
21) annie’s parents believe annie has too much free time on her hands. they would like
her to either enroll in some extracurricular activities are get a part-time job. how might
annie’s experience differ in these two settings?
22) drawing from what you know about adolescent work both here and in other
countries, explain how american adolescents are different from their european
counterparts in terms of the jobs they hold. discuss four possible reasons for these
differences (hint: consider differences in academic schedules in your answer.)
23) you join your friends for coffee and notice they are arguing about whether the
piagetian or the information processing perspective offers a better explanation of
cognitive development. they ask for your opinion, and you tell them that each is useful
but each has limitations. you suggest a third approach that integrates the two
perspectives. what do you tell your friends?
24) you’ve just received a frantic phone call from one of your cousins whose son will
soon be “graduating” from elementary school. your cousin has to make a decision about
where to send the boy next year and, of course, wants him to have the best education
possiblewithin her financial constraints. knowing you are studying adolescent
development, she asks you what type of school you think is best and asks about school
vouchers, wondering if they could help defray the potential costs of private schooling.
how can you help her? what advice would you give your cousin about where to send
her son to school, based on research findings?