1) peers usually have more influence than parents on matters of:
a.occupational ambitions.
b.educational goals.
c.patterns of leisure activity.
d.values.
2) teenagers often become self-conscious because they believe that people are talking
about them. which characteristic are they exhibiting?
a.an imaginary audience
b.a personal fable
c.propositional logic
d.metacognition
3) as a child, joe doesn’t understand that he simply cannot take the things he wants. as
he gets older, he comes to understand about the concept of ownership. this change is an
example of:
a.moral development.
b.peer pressure.
c.self-reliance.
d.detachment.
4) which country has the highest rate of teen pregnancy?
a.sweden
b.the united states
c.england
d.israel
5) eleanor maccoby states all of the following reasons that adolescents separate
themselves into same-sex cliques, except:
a.cliques are formed on the basis of shared activities and interests.
b.adolescents’ increasing concerns about sex roles.
c.adolescents’ concerns about being ostracized by their friends for engaging in cross-sex
activities.
d.parents’ fears that cross-sex cliques will lead to early sexual activity.
6) which type of parenting is linked to school success during adolescence?
a.authoritarian
b.authoritative
c.indulgent
d.neglectful
7) when the teacher asks a question in class, students raise their hands to answer. this
example illustrates:
a.social conventional behavior.
b.a specialized structural system.
c.metacognitive behavior.
d.dominance theory.
8) according to the textbook, all of the following are factors that affect an individual’s
vulnerability to the negative effects of stress, except:
a.number of stressors.
b.internal or external resources.
c.emotional reactivity.
d.coping strategies.
9) which of the following statements regarding social roles and achievement is not true?
a.adolescence is the period when important educational and occupational decisions are
made
b.in most industrialized societies, it is not until adolescence that individuals attain the
status necessary to decide whether they will continue or end their formal education
c.in most industrialized societies, it is not until adolescence that individuals are allowed
to enter the labor force in an official capacity
d.during adolescence, most individuals solidify career choices
10) which of the following statements about self-conception is most likely to be made
by a child rather than by an adolescent?
a.”i am not a classifiable person.”
b.”most people think i’m very secure, but really i’m pretty shy.”
c.”i am a girl; i have two brothers; i like to read.”
d. “i am honest; i am helpful; i am friendly.”
11) which adolescent is most likely to use contraception effectively while engaging in
sex?
a.vanessa, who feels guilty about having sex with her boyfriend
b.lynn, who belongs to a conservative religious faith
c.vesta, who had previously pledged to remain a virgin
d.tasha, who is sexually active and relatively conventional
12) research shows that the enormous sums of money spent by tobacco companies on
marketing cigarettes to teenagers are:
a.pretty much a waste because the marketing strategies have little effect on adolescents.
b.unnecessary because adolescents would smoke even without the extensive
advertising.
c.effective in persuading adolescents that smoking is a pleasurable activity.
d.important in getting adolescents to stop smoking because these companies now are
required to sponsor antismoking ads.
13) during the school year, the rate of academic progress was equal between students
with higher socioeconomic status and disadvantaged students. during the summer
months:
a.higher socioeconomic students’ scores declined.
b.disadvantaged students’ scores declined.
c.both high- and low-income students’ scores declined.
d.both high- and low-income students’ scores remained the same.
14) steve gets all as in his course work but has a hard time relating to the real world.
jessica has been failing her courses but is an exceptional artist. the guidance counselor,
miss willingham, has stated that steve is ‘smarter” than jessica. do you agree or disagree
with miss willingham’s conclusion? support your answer.