1) pepler, jiang, craig, & connolly (2008) studied a sample of 10 to 17 year old toronto
youths and found that:
a.about 40% of adolescents have never bullied anyone.
b.nearly all adolescents surveyed had engaged in bullying of some form.
c.a correlation exists between bully victimization and drug abuse.
d.victims of harassment are less likely to engage in bullying of others.
2) someone who engages in false-self behavior most likely:
a.reports less emotional support from parents and peers.
b.has low self-esteem.
c.is depressed.
d. all of the above
3) when adolescents in the united states begin to experience specific pubertal events,
which of the following is most likely to occur?
a.a girl’s mother will be the first person the girl tells that she has begun to menstruate
b.a girl’s best friend will be the first person the girl tells that she has begun to
menstruate
c.a girl is likely not to tell anyone that she is menstruating for the first several months
after she begins
d.a boy will tell his friends about his first ejaculation soon after it occurs
4) in addition to the school year being longer than it was in the past:
a.adolescents remain in school for more years
b.adolescents remain in school for less years
c.adolescents have more absences (both excused and unexcused)
d.a smaller percent of adolescents actually complete compulsory education
5) some people who are delinquent as adolescents grow up to be law-abiding adults.
what type of pattern is this?
a.transitory delinquency
b.negative affectivity
c.diathesis-stress model
d.adolescent limited offender
6) what statement about intimacy is false?
a.intimacy is an important concern only in adolescence.
b.one of the central issues in the study of intimacy during adolescence is the onset of
dating.
c.intimacy is characterized by a willingness to disclose private and occasionally
sensitive topics and a sharing of common interests.
d.intimacy can take the form of close friendships between people of both sexes.
7) fourteen-year-old fatimah is most likely to be upset with her best friend if the friend:
a.criticizes fatimah’s clothes.
b.spends more time with a new friend she has made.
c.cannot come shopping with fatimah because she has to babysit her sister.
d.disagrees with fatimah about the boys each girl is dating.
8) the process of separating students into different levels of classes within the same
school is called:
a.mainstreaming.
b.desegregation.
c.acceleration.
d.tracking.
9) at the time of peak height velocity, adolescents grow at about the same rate as:
a.newborns
b.infants
c.toddlers
d.elementary school children
10) fifteen-year-old randall was a participant in a research study on risk-taking.
according to his answers on the survey, randall understands the dangers of drinking and
driving, having unprotected sex, and using marijuana. however, at a party last week,
randall was seen smoking marijuana and getting into a car with an intoxicated driver.
how would you explain this inconsistency in randall’s behavior in terms of the four
main aspects of brain development? obviously, he knows the right answers, yet he
engages in risky behavior.
11) a u-shaped or inverted-u pattern of results, as seen in studies that have examined
how adolescents’ moods change over time when with their families, is called what?
a.a curvy line pattern
b.a linear pattern
c.a quadratic pattern
d.a curvilinear pattern
12) alicia has trouble persisting at tasks and fears failure. her grades are far lower than
one would expect based on her intellectual ability. she is a(n):
a.failure.
b.underachiever.
c.delinquent.
d.normal adolescent.
13) the practice of moving students from one grade to the next regardless of their
academic performance is known as what?
a.affirmative promotion
b.social promotion
c.standardized promotion
d.equality promotion
14) over the course of adolescence, individuals come to _____ prosocial acts that are
done for _____ reasons.
a.respect; self-serving
b.seek out; non-biased
c.devalue; self-serving
d.devalue; humanitarian
15) amy, a 15-year-old, lost her virginity to her boyfriend last night. which of the
following is amy least likely to say?
a.”i’m in love!”
b.”i’m so worriedwhat if i’m pregnant!”
c.”i’m so glad i’m no longer a virgin!”
d.”i’m so excited!”
16) samantha attends a public school that has a great deal of freedom to set its own
curriculum. this type of school is referred to as what in your text?
a.public school
b.private school
c.parochial school
d.charter school
17) bobby’s parents expect him to tell them everything. however, now that he’s 13 years
old, he feels entitled to keep secrets from them. what has this discrepancy been referred
to as?
a.violation of expectations
b.sibling deidentification
c.nonshared environmental effects
d.indulgent parenting