1) positive mental health is associated with:
a.having strong positive feelings about one’s own ethnic heritage and feeling separate
from the mainstream culture.
b.separating from one’s own ethnic heritage but having strong positive feelings about
mainstream culture.
c.having strong positive feelings about one’s own ethnic heritage and about mainstream
culture.
d.separating from both one’s own ethnic heritage and mainstream culture.
2) which of the following statements regarding internet harassment is false?
a.perpetrators of internet harassment are likely to show problems in social skills.
b.perpetrators of internet harassment also engage in typical bullying.
c.many of the same adolescents who report having been victimized also report bullying
others and these adolescents have the greatest adjustment problems.
d.most cyberbullying is conducted anonymously.
3) what kind of family environment most closely resembles the optimal classroom
environment?
a.authoritarian
b.authoritative
c.indifferent
d.autocratic
4) which statement represents an important goal of career educators helping adolescents
with their future plans?
a.help adolescents find a job right after high school.
b.help adolescents achieve the highest score possible on the sats.
c.help adolescents make informed choices about their career and free them from
stereotypes that constrain their choices.
d.help adolescents form lasting relationships with teachers and administrators.
5) the ability to see beyond what is directly observable and reason in terms of what
might be possible is called:
a.social perspective taking.
b.hypothetical thinking.
c.imaginary audience.
d.formal operations.
6) the biologically based psychological disorder characterized by impulsiveness,
inattentiveness, restlessness, and inappropriately high levels of activity is called:
a.schizophrenia.
b.nervosa.
c.attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
d.oppositional defiant disorder.
7) being androgynous may have _____ effects for girls and _____ effects for boys.
a.positive; positive
b.positive; negative
c.negative; positive
d.negative; negative
8) friendships based on which of the following criteria are more likely to be found
among adolescents than younger children?
a.play
b.association
c.prosocial behavior
d.loyalty
9) allison says that susan is her friend because she can tell susan secrets and susan won’t
tell anyone else. allison’s definition of friendship is based on:
a.play.
b.prosocial behavior.
c.intimacy and trust.
d.association.
10) possessing both highly masculine and highly feminine traits is called:
a.marginality.
b.virile.
c.androgyny.
d.code switching.
11) madeline is affiliated with a fundamentalist religious group. much of the research
on religion and adolescence would suggest that madeline:
a.would be more likely than other adolescents to rebel against the constraints placed on
her by her religion.
b.would be more likely than other adolescents to rebel against constraints place on her
by her parents.
c.would be less depressed and less likely to engage in premarital sex.
d.would be more likely to live in an inner-city neighborhood.