1) which of the following statements about abortion and teen pregnancy is not true?
a.there are no differences between pregnant teenagers who do and do not seek abortion.
b.unplanned pregnancies are much more likely to be terminated by abortion among
young women who are academically successfully and ambitious.
c.unplanned pregnancies are much more likely to be terminated by abortion among
young women who are more inclined to seek psychological counseling than young
women who do not abort their pregnancy.
d.young women who terminate their pregnancy by abortion are less likely over the next
two years to experience a subsequent pregnancy and more likely to practice
contraception than those who do not abort their pregnancy.
2) which adolescent is most likely to spend free time with friends?
a.jenny, who lives in the united states
b.genevieve, who lives in france
c.juana, who lives in span
d.jae, who lives in korea
3) at which of the following ages would you expect susceptibility to peer pressure to be
the greatest?
a.8 years
b.11 years
c.14 years
d.19 years
4) a particular concern regarding the faster progression of sexual activity is an
increased:
a.push for autonomy from parents.
b.risk of pregnancy.
c.rate of adolescent marriages.
d.risk for experimenting with alcohol and other drugs.
5) the most virulent threats to adolescent health come from all of the following, except:
a.unhealthy behaviors, such as drug use.
b.chronic disabilities, such as cancer and arthritis.
c.violence inflicted by themselves or by others.
d.risky activities, such as unprotected sexual intercourse.
6) based on sullivan’s theory of interpersonal development, intimacy is first expressed
in:
a.sexual relationships.
b.opposite-sex friendships.
c.mixed-sex relationships.
d.same-sex relationships.
7) research suggests that creating ‘schools within schools” in larger high schools is
associated with all except which of the following?
a.the development of a more positive social environment
b.inadvertently creating ‘schools” within the school that differ in their educational
quality
c.maintaining a more intimate emotional climate for students
d.improving students’ mental and physical health outcomes
8) all of the following are significant changes in peer groups that occur during
adolescence, except:
a.an increase in the amount of time adolescents spend with their friends.
b.a decrease in the amount of adult supervision.
c.an increase in contacts with opposite sex friends.
d.a decrease in the size of their peer groups.
9) the transition into adulthood is more likely to be impeded among minority teenagers
because they:
a.are more likely to grow up poor.
b.experience more prejudice and discrimination.
c.are more economically dependent on their parents than their white peers.
d.are more likely to be involved in gangs.
10) which of the following statements is most true of minority families and parenting
styles?
a.because ethnic minorities are more likely to live in dangerous areas, authoritarian
parenting may actually be beneficial for these adolescents
b.the distinction between authoritative parenting’s positive outcomes for adolescents
and authoritarian parenting’s negative outcomes holds true across all cultures and ethnic
groups
c.authoritarian parenting is most prevalent among white middle-class families
d.authoritarian parenting styles are associated with an even greater number of adverse
effects for ethnic minority adolescents, relative to their white adolescent counterparts
11) during childhood, boys typically associate with boys, while girls primarily associate
with other girls. this separation of boys and girls has been referred to as:
a.brother-sister avoidance.
b.sex cleavage.
c.youth culture.
d.sex grading.
12) which of the following adolescents’ self-esteem is most likely affected by their
academic success?
a.stacey, a white adolescent
b.bill, an asian-american adolescent
c.henry, a mexican-american adolescent
d.cathy, a black adolescent
13) two characteristics of authoritative parents that positively influence their children’s
school performance are ______ and ______.
a.healthy beliefs about the child’s achievement; less tendency to be over-controlling
b.healthy beliefs about the child’s achievement; greater tendency to be over-controlling
c.exaggerated beliefs about their child’s achievement; involvement in their child’s
academic pursuits
d.a tendency to push their child to succeed; the ability to let their child make his or her
own decisions
14) a reason stated in the text to explain why today’s youth do not place the same value
on education as their parents is that american adolescents:
a.have become alienated from and unfamiliar with the values of adults.
b.have developed a great deal of anger toward adults.
c.look at their country’s leaders and see what a low standard has been set in terms of
education, so they follow these role models.
d.are not challenged by today’s educational curriculum.
15) adolescents whose parents are not both from the same ethnic or racial group are
known as ________ adolescents.
a.multilingual
b.culture brokering
c.maternal-race
d.biracial
16) in a study on the effect of early intensive education on later school performance
among children in poverty, which intervention had the greatest impact on performance
in high school?
a.the preschool intervention
b.the elementary school intervention
c.each intervention was equally effective
d.neither intervention affected high school performance
17)
jessica’s parents are verbally abusive to one another and are constantly fighting. when
jessica interacts with her boyfriend, she will be likely to:
a.avoid arguments.
b.break up with him over an argument.
c.talk to him when they have an argument.
d.fight with him when they have an argument.