1) ms. willingham sets high standards for her students but is very responsive to their
needs. what type of teaching style is this characteristic of?
a.autocratic
b.authoritarian
c.authoritative
d.permissive
2) individuals who were adolescents in the late 1950s and 1960s are known as members
of the:
a.leave it to beaver generation.
b.baby-boom generation.
c.”free love” generation.
d.great depression generation.
3) over the course of adolescence, which of the following is not true of changes that
take place in crowds?
a.their structure becomes less hierarchical
b.their structure becomes more permeable
c.their descriptions become more concrete (e.g., the “preppy” group becomes “the
playstation crowd”)
d.their structure becomes more differentiated
4) on steve’s 13th birthday, his father wants to educate him about sex, so they sit down
to have a “man to man” talk about the “birds and the bees.” this process is called:
a.sociosexual preparation.
b.sexual socialization.
c.permissive communication.
d.human ecology.
5) justin, a 16-year-old, has a substance-abuse problem. to whom is he most likely to
turn for help?
a.his teacher
b.his friends
c.his parents
d.his siblings
6) which of the following types of parenting promotes healthy emotional autonomy in
adolescents?
a.authoritarian
b.autocratic
c.authoritative
d.permissive
7) according to the textbook, compared to young people who are supervised after
school by adults, stephanie, a self-care adolescent, will likely experience all of the
following except:
a.be more socially isolated and more depressed
b.be sexually active at an earlier
c.be more likely to be involved in problem behavior
d.use less drugs and alcohol
8) sam took an iq test in 4th grade and scored below average. sam’s middle school is
administering the test again. this time, sam’s score is likely to be:
a.below average.
b.average.
c.above average.
d.there’s no way to predict.
9) according to the textbook, julie, a seventeen-year-old living in a college dormitory,
has noticed that her menstrual periods have begun to synchronize with _____, which is
compelling evidence that social relationships can affect biological functioning.
a.the time her female roommate menstruates
b.her most stressful days of the month
c.days she feels most sexually aroused
d.her biological sister living in a different city
10)
which ethnic group, on average, has the highest level of educational achievement?
a.black adolescents
b.asian americans
c.white adolescents
d.hispanic american
11) with age, adolescents develop a more sophisticated theory of mind, which is the
ability to:
a.understand that others have beliefs, intentions, and knowledge that may be different
from one’s own.
b.understand their own thought processes.
c.separate what they know from what they think.
d.separate what is real from what is possible.
12) adam is known for scoring high on moral disengagement assessments. which of the
following is probably true?
a.adam is likely to engage in delinquency and aggression
b.adam is likely to engage in prosocial behavior
c.adam is likely to have authoritative parents
d.adam is likely to abuse substances
13) popularized about 50 years ago, this expression refers to young people in a more
frivolous and lighthearted manner than the term adolescent.
a.youngster
b.youth
c.teenager
d.punk
14) although young children may seem unaffected by a divorce at the time, problems
may emerge when they are adolescents. this delayed effect is called:
a.a sleeper effect.
b.a deferred effect.
c.sluggish adjustment.
d.a generational tendency.
15) advanced levels of moral reasoning are indicative of which parenting style?
a.authoritarian
b.permissive
c.neglectful
d.authoritative