1) an explanation of why students’ motivation and school achievement drop as they
transition into secondary school is that:
a.the subject matter becomes more difficult.
b.teachers focus on grades rather than mastery of the material.
c.they are intimidated by the older students.
d.there is a decline in their use of self-handicapping strategies.
2) high school dropouts are more likely than high school graduates to do all of the
following, except:
a.experience poverty and unemployment.
b.become pregnant.
c.begin working earlier.
d.be involved in criminal activity.
3) cory works long hours. according to the research presented in the textbook, cory
might increase in which of the following:
a.aggression
b.school misconduct
c.minor delinquency
d.all of the above
4) according to jacquelynne eccles, a thorough understanding of school and its impact
on adolescent development requires an examination of:
a.what goes on beyond the classroom.
b.what goes on in the classroom.
c.the influence that parents have on their children’s education.
d.educational contexts outside of the united states.
5) as discussed in the textbook, during the 1950s, how did the u.s. respond when
politicians felt the united states had lost its scientific edge to the former soviet union?
a.increased attention was paid to religious and moral education
b.requirements for classes in european history were intensified
c.students were obligated to take more foreign language courses
d.increased emphasis was placed on math and science education
6) identity formation is best seen as a:
a.series of interrelated developments.
b.single developmental issue.
c.discrete quantitative switch.
d.movement into a new and different person.
7) joe is extremely moody. his mother attributes his mood swings to being an
adolescent. based on your understanding of adolescent mood swings, what would you
tell joe’s mom?
a.joe is a victim of raging hormones
b.moodiness is a genetic trait that joe inherited from his parents
c.joe’s moods are most likely linked to his daily activities
d.moodiness during adolescence is rare and joe should seek psychiatric help
8) emma is dancing to her favorite song on the radio when her electronic pager goes off.
emma proceeds to pull out a notebook and record her current emotional state. this type
of data collection is called:
a.ethnography.
b.participant observation.
c.experience sampling method.
9) christi suffers from depression. she also gets in fights at school to express her anger
and sadness. christi’s problems fall into which category?
a.internalizing disorder
b.externalizing disorder
c.comorbidity
d.substance abuse
10) based on the definitions outlined in the five c’s of positive youth development, what
does character mean:
a.a positive view of one’s actions in domain-specific areas
b.an internal sense of overall positive self-worth and self-efficacy
c.positive bonds with people and institutions that are reflected in bidirectional
exchanges
d.respect for societal and cultural rules
11) which of the following is probably true for ashley, an early-maturing girl who was
short and stocky as a child?
a.after puberty, she will be shorter and heavier than her late-maturing peers
b.after puberty, she will be shorter and thinner than her late-maturing peers
c.after puberty, she will be taller and heavier than her late-maturing peers
d.after puberty, she will be taller and thinner than her late-maturing peers
12) jacquelynne eccles believes that ________ a negative effect on junior high school
teachers, which then affects the teachers’ interactions with their students.
a.the organization and anonymity of junior high schools have
b.positive stereotypes teachers hold about adolescents have
c.the overemphasis placed on academic achievement has
d.concerns about our valueless society have
13) mike, an early maturer, is more likely to __________ than bob, a late maturer.
a.experience pseudomaturity
b.suffer greater consequences if bullied by peers
c.fall in love
d.all of the above
14) professor kendall has been researching adolescent maturation around the world. she
is likely to find that all of the following contribute to the secular trend, except:
a.nutrition
b.sanitation
c.infectious diseases
d.genetics
15) which adolescent is most likely to be rejected as a result of aggressive behavior?
a.darlene, who is highly relationally aggressive
b.robert, who is highly relationally aggressive
c.donald, who is highly physically aggressive
d.ronald, who is moderately physically aggressive
16) since mark was 5 years old, he has been helping his father maintain the family farm.
now, 30 years later, mark owns the farm and is teaching his own son how to manage it.
based on your knowledge about the continuity of adolescence, how would you describe
mark’s transition?
a.attenuated
b.longitudinal
c.discontinuous
d.continuous
17) approximately what percentage of american adolescents have had sexual
intercourse before the end of their sophomore year of high school?
a.40%
b.60%
c.10%
d.75%
18) simmons and her colleagues found that the most marked fluctuations in self-image
occur:
a.during the transition into adolescence.
b.during middle adolescence.
c.over the course of adolescence.
d.during the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
19) the national research council suggests that high rates of youth unemployment,
juvenile delinquency, and teenage alcoholism may all stem from the:
a.educational system’s emphasis on rote memorization tasks.
b.continuous nature of the adolescent transition into adulthood.
c.surge in hormones during the pubertal transition.
d.lack of clarity and continuity in the transition from adolescence to adulthood.