1) the tendency to interpret ambiguous interactions with others as deliberately
antagonistic is called:
a.attention deficit disorder.
b.negative affectivity.
c.hostile attributional bias.
d.oppositional defiant disorder.
2) approximately what percentage of american 20- to 22-year-olds live with or are
supported financially by their parents?
a.90%
b.15%
c.55%
d.70%
3) one reason for the difference in the body shapes of the sexes is:
a.the timing of the growth spurt
b.that females tend to be more “left-brained” and males more “right-brained.”
c.differences in the size of the hypothalamus
d.the difference in the amount and distribution of body fat
4) shaquille is a jock. consequently, we would expect him to be involved in:
a.his peer culture and in institutions valued by adults.
b.institutions valued by adults, but not involved in his peer culture.
c.his peer culture, but not involved in institutions valued by adults.
d.neither his peer culture nor institutions valued by adults.
5) feldman and her colleagues have found evidence for variations in autonomy
expectations as a function of:
a.gender.
b.birth order.
c.ethnicity.
d.all of the above.
6) alice has worked all evening on a psychology assignment that is not being graded.
she has a very strong:
a.need for approval.
b.need for achievement.
c.need for fulfillment.
d.need for success.
7) which of the following hispanic young adults is most likely to graduate from
college?
a.gustavo, who is mexican american.
b.jesus, who is puerto rican.
c.rogelio, who is cuban american.
d.they are all equally likely to graduate from college.
8) in america today, what percentage of individuals between the ages of 14 and 17 are
in school?
a.25
b.50
c.75
d.virtually all individuals
9) researchers are particularly interested in the identity changes that occur in
adolescence for all of the following reasons, except:
a.this is the first substantial reorganization and restructuring of the sense of self at a
time when an individual can fully appreciate the significance of the changes.
b.the physical changes of puberty may prompt fluctuations in self-image.
c.adolescents are capable of thinking in systematic ways about hypothetical and future
events.
d.adolescents are now capable of thinking in concrete terms about who they are and
where they are going.
10) experts who accept that sex is part of life for the average american teenager believe
that all of the following create difficulties for our society, except:
a.providing inadequate sex education.
b.beginning sex education too early.
c.limiting access to effective contraception.
d.not dealing with the issue directly.
11) alejandra, a hispanic adolescent, is best friends with mina, a foreign-born
adolescent. which statement is most likely true about their drug use?
a.alejandra will use fewer drugs than mina.
b.alejandra and mina will use the same amount of drugs.
c.alejandra and mina will use more drugs than their friend susan, a european-american
adolescent.
d.mina will use fewer drugs than alejandra.
12) whose research supports erikson’s theory on identity development?
a.phinney
b.harter
c.marcia
d.gilligan
13) which of the following is true of most adolescents’ jobs?
a.they encourage adolescents to behave independently.
b.they require challenging decision making.
c.adolescents are rarely required to use skills taught in school.
d.adolescents receive strict instruction from supervisors.