1) expanding opportunities for adolescents to get involved in community service would
be associated with all but which of the following outcomes?
a.enhancing their feelings of confidence and responsibility
b.helping integrate them into the community
c.increasing their contact with adult role models
d.increasing the likelihood that they drop out of school
2) early-maturing boys are:
a.likely to have low self-esteem
b.often expected to be more mature than they are
c.better prepared to deal with changes of adolescence
d.more childish than their later-maturing peers
3) during adolescence, individuals’ iq scores _____, whereas their mental abilities
_____.
a.remain stable; increase
b.remain stable; decrease
c.increase; remain stable
d.decrease; remain stable
4) alcohol and nicotine are the most common drugs used by adolescents in which
category?
a.prevalence
b.recency of use
c.both a and b
d.neither a nor b
5)
which of the following is not generally a predictor of self-esteem?
a.academic achievement
b.parental love
c.supportive friends
d.religious affiliation
6) diane ravitch, and educational historian, argues that the problem with the
comprehensive high school has been a lack of focus. which of the following is not one
of the beliefs she argues has interfered with successful educational reform:
a.that schools can solve any social or political problem
b.that only a portion of youngsters are capable of benefiting from a high-quality
education
c.that imparting knowledge is relatively unimportant and that schools should focus on
engaging students in activities and experiences
d.that parents need to grant their children more independence
7) of all the developments that take place during the second decade of life, the only one
that is truly inevitable is:
a.physical maturation
b.an identity crisis
c.rebellion against one’s parents
d.the first experience of romantic love
8) according to sullivan, where does the capacity for intimacy first develop?
a.early adolescent, same-sex relationships
b.early adolescent, opposite-sex relationships
c.middle adolescent, opposite-sex relationships
d.preadolescent, same-sex relationships
9) annie is an adolescent enrolled in mr. love’s science class. annie will most likely do
best in class when mr. love:
a.spends a high proportion of time setting up fancy equipment
b.spends a high proportion of time teaching lessons
c.spends a high proportion of time confronting and dealing with disciplinary actions
d.restricts praise to times when students perform exceptionally well
10)
today, people go through ______ earlier than 100 years ago, but tend to stay in ______
longer.
a.puberty; school
b.marriage; school
c.school; puberty
d.school; marriage
11) emotional autonomy develops best when parents encourage _______ and _______.
a.individuation; emotional closeness
b.individuation; emotional distance
c.detachment; emotional distance
d.independence; interdependence
12) larry is an adolescent who frequently engages in false-self behavior and also has
low self-esteem. one explanation for these two characteristics is that:
a.larry might be low in self-esteem because he knowingly puts on a false front
b.larry might engage in false-self behavior because he is low in self-esteem
c.there is no relation between false-self behavior and low self-esteem
d.both a and b are correct
13) tammy’s father has absolute standards and expects tammy to conform to them
without exception. if she disobeys, he generally punishes her, and he sees no reason
why he should explain his rules to tammy. instead, his response is, “i’m the father and i
love you. i know what’s best for you.” kathy’s father sets rules for her, but she feels that
when a rule seems unfair, she can discuss it with him. even if he doesn’t agree to change
the rule, he at least listens to her opinions. what type of parenting style does tammy’s
father employ? kathy’s father? based on what you know about the effects of parenting
on adolescence, what will tammy be like? kathy? (hint: be sure to define each style and
discuss the outcomes.)
14) nicole is an adolescent and has experienced changes in cognition and social
perspective-taking. her mom and dad believe that these changes have both positively
and negatively influenced their relationship with their daughter. how would an
adolescent development psychologist explain the effects of these normative
developmental changes in cognition?
15) sarah admits that she behaves in completely different ways depending on whether
she is at school, on a date, with her family, or with her close friends. using research
cited in the text, how would you describe sarah’s incongruent behaviors?
16)
you are giving a presentation on puberty and eating disorders to parents at a junior high
school. what would you say so that they understood the relation between puberty and
eating disorders?
17) “the social redefinition of the adolescent typically involves a two-sided change in
status.” discuss the meaning of this statement and provide several illustrations of a
two-sided change in status found in contemporary society.
18) suzanne and raul are the last two students in their class to begin the transition into
adolescence. based on what you have learned about the timing of puberty during
adolescence, what effect, if any, will this have on suzanne and raul’s development?
19) your next-door neighbor tells you she read an article about a 17-year-old girl who
was severely punished by her parents when they were informed that she was planning
to have an abortion and had not told them; then your neighbor relates a second article
about a 15-year-old boy who is being tried as an adult for murdering his abusive
stepfather. your neighbor doesn’t understand why the girl was not allowed to make this
personal choice for herself because she was considered a minor, but the boy, who is
younger, is being treated as an adult. what can you tell her?
20) a legislator has introduced a bill that would allow adolescents in her state to hold
after school jobs, but that would limit the number of hours that adolescents can work in
such jobs to 10 hours per week or fewer. there is a group in the legislature who oppose
the bill: they believe that adolescents should be allowed to hold after-school jobs with
no restrictions placed on hours worked per week, and that adolescents should work at
least 20 hours every week in order to build character. based on what you know about
employment and adolescent development, which of these positions would you support?
why do you support this position over the other?
21) pretend you are about to give a lecture to a group of parents about current research
views on media exposure and adolescent development. you know that parents are
concerned with understanding whether all media is bad for all adolescents, or what
determines the effect that media messages and images will have on particular
adolescents. discuss the three major, prevalent theories of media influence on
adolescent development and give examples of each theory to illustrate its points.
22) amanda, a 13-year-old hispanic girl, lives below the poverty line with her mother in
an impoverished neighborhood. based on what you know about the effects of poverty
on the transition to adulthood, what would you predict for amanda? be sure to include
the role of race and neighborhoods in your answer.