1) the positive effects of service learning are most likely to occur in all of the following
circumstances, except when:
a.adolescents have good relationships with their supervisors.
b.adolescents are given sufficient autonomy.
c.adolescents are closely supervised.
d. adolescents have adequate time to learn from their experiences.
2) according to the textbook, in general, how does employment affect adolescent
development?
a.working helps adolescents develop a sense of responsibility and prepares them for the
transition to adulthood.
b.working interferes with other activities, such as school.
c.working promotes the development of undesirable behaviors, such as drug and
alcohol use.
d.the question of how adolescents are affected by working depends on many factors,
including the nature of the job, the number of hours worked each week, and the aspect
of development studied.
3) bickering and squabbling between teenagers and their parents is largely caused by:
a.the generation gap.
b.hormonal changes in adolescents.
c.adolescents’ ability to formulate counterarguments.
d.adolescents’ anti-social tendencies.
4) judy and jessica hang around people their same age. these people are most accurately
described as:
a.friends.
b.buddies.
c.peers.
d.chums.
5) in contrast to the role of the peer group in adolescent development, the family is best
suited for helping the adolescent with regard to:
a.intimacy.
b.responsibility.
c.social interactions.
d.leisure.
6) according to research by wayne osgood and colleagues, the combination of several
factors is the recipe for delinquency and other problem behaviors among adolescents.
this view is called the routine activity theory, and all but which of the following are
thought to be major contributing factors to this combination?
a.a lack of structure
b.lower then average intelligence
c.socializing with peers
d.the absence of adult supervision
7) contemporary societies are more ________, whereas societies from the past were
more ________
a.particularistic; universalistic
b.universalistic; idealistic
c.universalistic; particularistic
d.idealistic; particularistic
8) over the course of adolescence, relationships among siblings become more
egalitarian but _______ distant and _______ emotionally intense.
a.more; less
b.less; more
c.more; more
d.less; less
9) compared to childhood, reward-seeking and sensation seeking during adolescence:
a.are equally as high during childhood and adolescence.
b.are lower during adolescence than childhood.
c.are caused by biological forces during adolescence while it is typically caused by
environmental forces in childhood.
10) which of the following statements about sexual abuse during adolescence is false?
a.histories of individuals who commit dating violence suggest the perpetrators are likely
to have been exposed to physical punishment and abuse at home.
b.younger children are more likely than adolescents to be abused and neglected.
c.adolescent victims of sexual abuse are disproportionately female and poor.
d.both perpetrators and victims of sexual assaults are often reluctant to admit the assault
occurred.
11) the text suggests that _________ is/are not a good explanation of adolescent
egocentrism.
a.cognitive deficiencies
b.emotional reasons
c.social reasons
d.the impact of other people’s opinions
12) researchers have found that, with regard to adolescent sleep patterns:
a.adolescents today are getting more sleep than adolescents 30 years ago
b.the reason that high schools begin classes earlier than middle schools or junior high
schools is that adolescents are more alert during the morning hours than later in the day
c.getting fewer than 8 hours of sleep a night is associated with poorer mental health and
lower grades for adolescents
d.although most adolescents do not get sufficient sleep during the week, they are able to
make up for the deficit by sleeping later on weekends
13) according to the textbook, one limitation of studies of youth in self-care is that:
a.self-care youths are a difficult sample to recruit
b.researchers typically lump together all children who take care of themselves after
school
c.parents of self-care youths rarely agree to allow their teenagers to participate in
research studies
d.self-care youths are more likely than non-self-care youth to drop out of research
studies
14) identities that are undesirable to parents and community members are referred to by
erikson as:
a.negative identities.
b.marginal identities.
c.false identities.
d.offensive identities.
15) which of the following statements concerning sexual-minority youth is false?
a.the progression through the phases of dating and romance is as similar for them as for
heterosexual adolescents
b.the stigmas attached to homosexuality complicate the development of intimate
relations
c.these youngsters often pursue sexual activity outside the context of a dating
relationship to avoid harassment by peers
d.for sexual-minority youth, development of close, nonsexual friendships with
same-sex peers may be hampered by their peers’ homophobia
16) molly’s breasts are beginning to develop, she is beginning to grow pubic hair, and
her body is growing rapidly. this change is brought about by the secretion of _____ by
the _____.
a.estrogen; testes
b.androgens; ovaries
c.estrogen; ovaries
d.androgens; testes
17) the text cautions against trying to determine the relationship between family
characteristics and adolescent development because:
a.adolescent behavior may be a stronger determinant of family relationships than
parents’ behavior patterns.
b.parents and adolescents reciprocally influence each other.
c.we cannot tell how parents’ parenting patterns impact their adolescents’ behavior until
it is too late.
d.genetic inheritance has a stronger impact on adolescent behavior than parenting
practices.
18) before industrialization, the term “youth” referred to:
a.all children.
b.ages 12-24.
c.ages 10-18.
d.ages 3-12.