1) bobbie jo’s employer has been sexually harassing her. bobby jo has decided to find a
new job, which she will start next week, and she also has filed sexual harassment
charges against her current employer. bobbie jo is using ______ strategies to deal with
her stress.
a.primary control
b.secondary control
c.emotion-focused
d.scapegoating
2) which adolescent is most likely to engage in sexual intercourse at the youngest age?
a.laurence, a black adolescent
b.michael, an asian american adolescent
c.danny, a european american adolescent
d.jesse, a hispanic adolescent
3) parents who use a lot of psychological control are best characterized as being:
a.emotionally close and permissive.
b.overprotective and intrusive.
c.emotionally distant and critical.
d.intrusive and emotionally distant.
4) donald is 19. he is beginning to seek appropriate information about which mental
health career he wishes to pursue so he can narrow the possibilities and make his
choice. according to super, he is in which stage of occupational development?
a.crystallization
b.specialization
c.orientation
d.specification
5) of these students who were initially placed in a low track, ________ is most likely to
be moved to a higher track.
a.selena, a latina,
b.clay, a black adolescent,
c.sarah, a white adolescent
d.rebecca, a native american,
6) mixed-sex cliques start becoming more prevalent during:
a.childhood.
b.preadolescence.
c.middle adolescence.
d.late adolescence.
7) close to ____ of children in the united states grow up either in abject poverty or in
low-income families.
a.15%
b.20%
c.30%
d.40%
8) the rapid increase in body fat that adolescent girls experience:
a.leads to a majority of adolescent girls dieting unnecessarily
b.leads to an increase in healthy eating patterns among adolescent girls
c.increases vulnerability to feelings of body dissatisfaction for african-american
adolescent girls
d.is seen by the centers for disease control as a major risk factor for obesity among
adolescent girls
9) what two dominant characteristics distinguish the development of postsecondary
education in contemporary america from that in other parts of the world?
a.diversity and accommodation
b.diversity and accessibility
c.diplomacy and accessibility
d.democracy and accommodation
10) placing students in tracks that match their abilities is called:
a.exclusive.
b.comprehensive.
c.meritocratic.
d.inclusive.
11) even though scott has some difficulty in english, his school places him in the
highest track. scott’s school follows which type of tracking system?
a.exclusive
b.comprehensive
c.meritocratic
d.inclusive
12) after midlife, parents are more likely to think about the future in terms of:
a.how much time they have been alive.
b.how much time their children have been alive.
c.how much time until their children die.
d.how much time they have left to live themselves.
13) according to the textbook, being placed in a more advanced track has which of the
follow effects:
a.negative influence on school achievement
b.positive influence on subsequent course selection
c.negative influence on ultimate educational attainment
d.positive effect on retaining a strong interest in school
14) motivation based on the rewards one will receive for successful performance is
called:
a.extrinsic motivation.
b.reward-punishment theory.
c.extraneous achievement.
d.intrinsic motivation.
15) the belief of adolescent girls that being slim will increase their popularity is:
a.a myth.
b.a misperception by adolescents.
c.based in reality.
d.a concern for only a minority of adolescent girls.
16) according to the textbook, which of the following resulted from standards-based
reform:
a.educators could not agree on the body of knowledge and skills that comprised what
high school graduates should know and be able to do
b.large numbers of students did, in fact, acquire the knowledge and capabilities assessed
on standardized graduation examinations
c.minority adolescents were 9 times more likely to fail standardized examinations
d.female adolescents were 4 times more likely to fail standardized examinations
17) over the period of adolescence, individuals’ perspectives change. research indicates
that one manifestation of this change in perspective is a(an) _____ in adolescents’
willingness to lie to their parents.
a.increase
b.decrease
c.an initial increase but then a strong decrease
d.increase, but only for girls
18) which statement about underachievement is false?
a.most underachievers are highly intelligent yet afraid of failure.
b.some students choose to appear uninterested in school to get more respect from their
peers.
c.many students want to ensure that they have an “excuse” for poor performance other
than a lack of ability.
d.some students use ‘self-handicapping” strategies to diminish the importance of
academics as a response to their poor performance.
19)
beth attends a multiethnic school. compared to schools that are less well balanced, beth
is most likely to feel:
a.safer.
b.less lonely.
c.less harassed.
d.beth is likely to feel all of the above.
20) why might females be at an increased risk for depression during adolescence?
21) your aunt and uncle are concerned about whether their teenagers will develop into
moral adults. they ask you about moral development, what is normal moral behavior for
adolescents, and want to know the difference between understanding morality and
acting morally. they also want to know what they can do to ensure the healthy moral
development of their teens. explain what you know about kohlberg’s stages of moral
reasoning.
22)
now that sarah is an adolescent, she has changed the way in which she thinks about
religion, morals and politics. specifically, she disagrees with her parents and believes
that protesting against pollution is acceptable because protecting the environment is
more important than living in accord with the law. she knows that breaking the law is
wrong, but she believes that the enforcement of certain laws should depend on the
context in which the law is being evaluated. she believes that some laws are outdated
and should be reexamined and perhaps amended. sarah’s parents think she is just trying
to rebel against them. how can you explain sarah’s change in political ideology based on
cognitive research in adolescence?
23) over the years you’ve kept in touch with your high school counselor, who has now
asked you (an adolescent development expert!) to talk to the parents of his high school
students. he has asked you to give a parenting class focusing on the types of issues and
events parents might expect to occur during puberty, with an emphasis on problems
parents might anticipate and how to avoid these problems. what will you tell the
parents?
24) in what five ways are the intellectual abilities of adolescents superior to those of
children? explain and give a concrete illustration of each developmental trend.
25) why is there a racial separation in adolescents’ peer groups? discuss ways in which
society can break this cycle of separation.