1) lydia’s family is always going to art shows, concerts, and poetry readings. they have
a large amount of:
a.societal influence.
b.social capital.
c.cultural capital.
d.monetary success.
2) the term puberty refers to the period during which:
a.an individual is between the ages of 12 and 15
b.an individual’s endocrine system creates new hormones
c.an individual becomes capable of sexual reproduction
d.an individual stops growing
3) elder’s study of the great depression revealed that adolescents who experienced
hardship during those years were more likely to:
a.complete their schooling.
b.postpone marriage and childbearing.
c.be involved in adult-like tasks at an earlier age.
d.suffer from unemployment as adults.
4) ann, a 17-year-old, is still a virgin. what race/ ethnicity is ann likely to be?
a.black
b.asian american
c.native american
d.white
5) when calculating individual performance on an iq test, a child who was of average
intelligence would have an iq score of:
a.100.
b.200.
c.150.
d.there is no “average” iq
6) the transition from concrete operational thought to formal operational thought
occurs:
a.very suddenly and evenly across all domains of functioning.
b.at the same age, regardless of the environment.
c.very gradually and unevenly across domains of functioning.
d.the change is barely noticeable.
7) by the end of high school, crowds:
a.have become a defining influence in the adolescent’s life.
b.increasingly gain in importance for an adolescent’s identity.
c.become less important to adolescents.
d.peak in their importance to adolescents.
8) michael and selma are the parents of 13-year-old luisa. they understand that the home
environment they create can affect their daughter’s achievement. what steps can they
take to positively influence luisa’s achievement?
9) healthy individuation and positive mental health are fostered by _____ family
relationships.
a.constraining
b.authoritarian
c.close
d.distant
10) all of the following contributed to the rise of age segregation in contemporary
society, except:
a.tougher child labor laws.
b.rise of secondary education.
c.decrease in family values.
d.increase of extracurricular activities.
11) according to the textbook, international disparities in rates of teenage childbearing
are associated with:
a.income equality and educational attainment
b.average income and educational attainment
c.the amount of independence a culture allows adolescents to have
d.the influence of the mass media
12) generally speaking, the parenting style that is associated with the healthiest identity
development is:
a.warm but not excessively constraining.
b.the absence of parental warmth.
c.the absence of parental encouragement of individuality.
d.warm but discouraging of individuality.
13) both _____________ are cause by a bacterium, whereas ____________ are caused
by a virus.
a.chlamydia and herpes; gonorrhea and human papilloma virus
b.gonorrhea and herpes; chlamydia and human papilloma virus
c.human papilloma virus and gonorrhea; chlamydia and herpes
d.gonorrhea and chlamydia; herpes and human papilloma virus
14) not only are schools the chief educational arena for adolescents, but they also play
an extremely important role in:
a.defining the young person’s social world and social network
b.shaping psychosocial development
c.the development of motivations, aspirations, and expectations
d.all of the above
15) an analysis of “virginity pledges” that encourage adolescents to promise to abstain
from premarital sex has found that:
a.pledging works equally well for adolescents of all ages.
b.pledging has little effect in schools in which few students take the pledge.
c.pledging works well in schools in which nearly everyone takes the pledge.
d.pledging has little effect on all adolescents’ sexual activity.
16) international comparisons of student achievement consistently found that american
youngsters were faring poorly. noting that america was losing its competitive edge in
the world market, what did reformers call for?
a.schools to be desegregated
b.more academic rigor
c.schools to employ tracking programs
d.work-study programs and classes in career education.
17) in marley’s society adolescents are expected to attain adult roles, however, they are
provided with little training for such responsibilities. additionally, adolescents tend to
be segregated from the workforce and receive little training in school for the types of
jobs they will hold as adults. what type of society does marley most likely belong to?
a.traditional
b.contemporary
c.child protectionist
d.non-industrialized