1) researchers have suggested that the lack of clarity and continuity in the transition into
adulthood may contribute to our relatively high rate(s) of:
a.divorce and family violence.
b.juvenile delinquency and teenage alcoholism.
c.youth unemployment.
d.all of the above might result from the lack of clarity and continuity in the transition
into adulthood.
2) which of the following is not a finding of witkow’s recent study that investigated the
ways in which adolescents use their time:
a.students who earn higher grades than their peers spend more time studying, both on
weekdays and on weekends.
b.high-achieving students spend less time with their friends than do low-achieving
students on weekdays, but not on weekends.
c.study results suggest that high-achieving students are able to maintain an active social
life by allocating time more judiciously during the week.
d.high achieving students spend equal time with their friends than do low-achieving
students on weekdays.
3) the increased bickering between parents and adolescents:
a.is similar to that seen between people of equal status who are trying to assert their
dominance.
b.occurs as the result of some degree of loss of love and respect during this period.
c.becomes more intense during later adolescence.
d.may take a toll on parents’ mental health.
4) according to erikson, a necessary “time out” for adolescents is called:
a.psychosocial moratorium.
b.a period of crystallization.
c.deindividuation.
d.a period of separation.
5) amy is a ‘straight” 16-year-old adolescent. kelly, also 16, has discovered that she has
homosexual interests. which girl is most confused about her gender identity because of
her sexual orientation?
a.amy.
b.kelly.
c.amy and kelly are likely to be equally confused because gender identity is separate
from sexual orientation.
d.neither amy nor kelly will be confused about their gender, because they understand
their sexual orientations.
6) boys’ initial interest in sex is motivated by ________ hormones, whereas girls’ initial
interest in sex is motivated by _______.
a.testosterone; estrogen
b.androgen; estrogen
c.androgen; androgens and estrogen
d.estrogen; testosterone
7) which of the following statements about stepfamilies is false?
a.adolescents have an easier time adjusting to a stepfather if they have a good
relationship with their biological father.
b.younger adolescents have a harder time adjusting to stepfamilies than older
adolescents.
c.adolescents growing up in stepfamilies have more problems than adolescents growing
up in single-parent families.
d.girls show more difficulty in stepfamilies than boys.
8) critics of the american educational system have proposed to reduce the discontinuity
in the school-to-work transition by establishing:
a.youth apprenticeships.
b.private schools for gifted students.
c.in-home tutors.
d.family support systems.
9) compared to 100 years ago, the adolescent period has been _____ and the transition
into adulthood _____.
a.shortened; abbreviated
b.lengthened; prolonged
c.shortened; more continuous
d.lengthened; abbreviated
10) which of the following themes is generally not a universal element in the process of
social redefinition?
a.the accentuation of physical and social differences between males and females
b.the real or symbolic separation of the adolescent from his or her parents
c.the separation of adolescents experiencing menarche from elder members of the
community
d.the passing on of cultural, historical, and practical information
11) because andrea is a lesbian, she is more likely to exhibit what types of behaviors?
a.feminine behaviors.
b.masculine behaviors.
c.androgynous behaviors.
d.there is no connection between sex-role behavior and sexual preference.
12) which of the following terms is often used to describe individuals who are in many
ways more mature than adolescents, but not as mature as adults?
a.teenager
b.youth
c.20-something
d.emancipated minor
13) which would be considered a cognitive symptom of depression?
a.dejection
b.apathy
c.pessimism
d.fatigue
14) professor gates is studying large groups of adolescents to learn about their particular
mini-cultures. professor gates is studying:
a.peer collectives.
b.cliques.
c.crowds.
d.subcultures.
15) luis’s family has lived below the poverty level his entire life. research suggests that
luis is likely to experience all of the following, except:
a.greater exposure than other adolescents to violence.
b.greater family cohesiveness than other adolescents his age.
c.greater alienation from school than other adolescents his age.
d.higher levels of stress than other adolescents his age.
16) according to the textbook, having race as a central part of one’s identity has the
following impact(s) on adolescent development:
a.it makes adolescents more sensitive to discrimination
b.it allows adolescents to be more able to cope with discrimination
c.a and b are both true
d.none of the above are true
17) according to the textbook, all of the following statements about female circumcision
are true except:
a.although the risks are well-known, the prevalence of circumcision in the u.s. has
grown to 18% of female adolescents.
b.female circumcision carries zero health benefits.
c.female circumcision can cause infection and chronic pain during urination,
menstruation, and sexual intercourse.
d.after circumcision, it is virtually impossible for a woman to achieve an orgasm during
sex.
18) which of the following is an example of school performance?
a.kelly received a c on her report card.
b.naomi received a 1200 on the sats.
c.mel has been in school for 7 years.
d.vinny has an iq of 105.
19) which of the following is considered an “internalizing disorder”?
a.drug abuse
b.anxiety
c.truancy
d.delinquency
20) adolescents’ stance on premarital intercourse has changed over the past three
decades. describe the ways in which these attitudes have changed and explain why this
may have happened.
21) applying what you have learned about initiation ceremonies and social redefinition,
design an initiation ceremony for american adolescents in the 19th century. describe at
what age this would take place. what general themes would be present within your
ceremony?
22) researchers have found that siblings’ scores on standard measures of personality
traits are virtually uncorrelated. discuss how parental treatment of their children can
serve as a nonshared environmental influence.
23) as you come into the campus cafeteria you join your friends who are discussing
how occupational choices are made. one friend believes that we choose our careers
based on the importance we place on various work rewards, a second says we are
pushed into our jobs through the social influence of parents and peers, and a third says
there are much more potent forces in the broader social environment that affect where
we end up occupationally. they ask you what you thinkhow do you respond?
24) you have been asked to address a group of parents about how they can talk to their
adolescents about sexual behavior. the two major concerns are pregnancy and
contracting sexually transmitted diseases. they want to know how they can best protect
their teens. what can you tell them?
25) the head of a local youth group in your community has asked you to talk to teens
and their parents about “the evolution of romance during adolescence,” and to include
in your talk how this process may differ for heterosexual girls and boys and for
sexual-minority youth. what will you tell them?
26) discuss several points of confusion that often surface in discussions of adolescent
problem behavior and that lead to exaggerations of its prevalence and seriousness.
27) provide at least two reasons why the nature of an individual’s early attachment
relationships during infancy continues to have an influence on the capacity to form
satisfying intimate relationships during adolescence and adulthood.
28) michael’s father, who is close to 40 years old, no longer feels comfortable playing
football with his adolescent son as they always used to do when michael was younger.
outline three developmental concerns of michael’s dad that might account for this
change.
29) how do self-conceptions change between childhood and late adolescence? define
self-conception and describe the three major patterns of change that are discussed in the
text, giving illustrations of each.