1) a look at the commission of violent crimes by adolescents in the united states shows
all of the following, except:
a.from 1965 to 1988, arrests for the most serious violent crimes increased substantially.
b.from 1965 to 1988, the average age at which individuals were arrested for violent
crimes fell.
c.from 1993 to the present, youth violence has increased dramatically.
d.almost one-third of arrests for serious crimes involves suspects under 18.
2) members of which of the following racial groups are most likely to become sexually
experienced at earlier ages?
a.anglo american adolescents
b.hispanic adolescents
c.asian american adolescents
d.black adolescents
3) the extent to which students are psychologically committed to learning and mastering
the material rather than simply completing the assigned work is called:
a.self-fulfilling prophecy.
b.student engagement.
c.tracking.
d.desegregation.
4) _______________ is an example of an internalizing disorder; _______________ is
an example of an externalizing disorder.
a.depression; psychosomatic disturbance
b.anxiety; delinquency
c.drug and alcohol abuse; delinquency
d.truancy; psychosomatic disturbance
5) according to smetana, adolescents often judge keeping one’s room clean and style of
dress as _____, whereas parents tend to judge these issues as _____.
a.personal; conventional
b.personal; moral
c.conventional; personal
d.moral; personal
6) sullivan believed that important interpersonal transitions are more likely to be
negotiated successfully if:
a.they have a solid foundation of security in past relationships.
b.an individual develops appropriate cognitive skills.
c.an individual had many playmates in childhood.
d. they have a solid basis in social cognition.
7) while children tend to use __________ when asked to describe others, adolescents
are more likely to describe people in terms of __________.
a.attitudinal descriptors; interests and personality characteristics.
b.concrete descriptors; global descriptors.
c.personality descriptors; global and concrete descriptors.
d.global and concrete descriptors; interests and personality characteristics.
8) who is more likely to be employed during the school year?
a.daryl.
b.theresa.
c.both daryl and theresa are equally likely to be employed.
d.theresa during early adolescence and daryl during late adolescence.
9) identity status:
a.is stable across time.
b.proceeds from uncommitted to committed patterns.
c.shifts across the life span.
d.proceeds from diffused, to foreclosed, to moratorium, to achieved.
10) the experience sampling method was created by:
a.greenberger.
b.larson.
c.steinberg.
d.bachman.
11) individuals are more likely to engage in risky behavior when they see the behavior
as:
a.a personal choice rather than an ethical dilemma
b.an ethical dilemma rather than a personal choice
c.a private issue rather than a personal choice
d.something they are entitled to, rather than an ethical issue
12) you overhear two of your classmates talking about mona, another classmate that has
been diagnosed with depression. one of your classmates contends that the root of
mona’s depression is biological, since her mother is also clinically depressed. however,
your other classmate argues that mona is depressed because her parents are going
through a divorce. with whom do you agree? how can research inform this debate?
13) marji, a 10-year-old preadolescent, is going to enter junior high next year. based on
your knowledge of adolescent development, what can you predict about how marji’s
relationships with her friends will change throughout junior high and high school?
(hint: how do childhood peer relations differ from adolescent peer groups?)
14) maria and john are the first two students in their class to begin the transition into
adolescence. based on what you know about the timing of puberty during adolescence,
what effect, if any, will this have on maria and john’s development?
15) adam has lived in chronic poverty his entire life. how will this life experience lead
to a heightened risk of psychological difficulties and problem behavior? what can
parents do to mitigate the effects of poverty?