1) the following is often a trademark of persistent bullies:
a.more troubled family relationships.
b.more troubled peer relationships.
c.greater difficulty controlling aggression.
d.all of the above.
2) all of the following are defining characteristics of agency, except:
a.feeling in control of one’s own decisions.
b.having confidence that obstacles can be overcome.
c.blaming other people for one’s problems.
d.taking responsibility for one’s self.
3) compared to jocks, adolescents from which of the following crowds experience more
peer pressure to misbehave?
a.”nerds”
b.”populars”
c.”druggies”
d.”normals”
4) nancy, a 13-year-old, has recently become pregnant. statistically, who is most likely
the father of her child?
a.anthony, a 10-year-old
b.zack, a 13-year-old
c.daryl, a 16-year-old
d.clarence, a 20-year-old
5) are adults, or adolescents, more likely to think of themselves as invulnerable?
a.adults
b.adolescents
c.both are equally likely
d.neither group thinks of themselves as invulnerable
6) research on risk factors for adolescent sexual activity has found all of the following,
except:
a.lack of parental support is a risk factor for boys but not for girls.
b.as the number of risk factors increases, the percentage of sexually experienced
adolescents increases.
c.the same risk factors that predict sexual activity for whites also predict sexual activity
among ethnic minority adolescents.
d.efforts aimed at predicting adolescent sexual activity must focus on more than one
risk factor.
7) which theorist adopted the most biological view of development?
a.freud
b.sullivan
c.erikson
d.gilligan
8) which of the following types of households creates adolescents who do not develop
healthy autonomy, have difficulty complying with rules, and are usually dependent on
their friends?
a.authoritarian
b.autocratic
c.authoritative
d.permissive
9) research suggests that which aspect of emotional autonomy does not increase over
the period of adolescence?
a.individuation
b.deidealization of parents
c.seeing parents as people
d.nondependence
10) ta’isha believes that “fat is beautiful” and has a steady diet of fried chicken, french
fries, and cheeseburgers. tanya believes that “thin is in” and uses vomiting and laxatives
as a way to keep her weight down. both girls exhibit what psychologists call:
a.disordered eating.
b.bulimia.
c.anorexia nervosa.
d.normal adolescent eating patterns.
11) secondary education refers to:
a.second grade.
b.middle school, junior high school, and high school.
c.college.
d.graduate school.