Question 1

Rates of depression rise in early adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Adolescent friendships are characterized by intimacy, self-disclosure, and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  trust. 
B)  jealousy. 
C)  sexual activity. 
D)  relational aggression. 
A)  trust. 
B)  jealousy. 
C)  sexual activity. 
D)  relational aggression.

Question 3

Which groups of individuals is more likely to form a clique?

Accepted Answer

A)  three girls who live in the same gated community and have similar interests 
B)  a boy and a girl who are from the same ethnicity and belong to the same club in school 
C)  a boy and a girl who are graduating in a month and going to college the following fall 
D)  two boys and a girl who live next door to each other and ride together to school 
A)  three girls who live in the same gated community and have similar interests 
B)  a boy and a girl who are from the same ethnicity and belong to the same club in school 
C)  a boy and a girl who are graduating in a month and going to college the following fall 
D)  two boys and a girl who live next door to each other and ride together to school

Question 4

Which factor mediates the negative effects of low income contexts and is associated with lower levels of delinquency over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  peer relationships 
B)  involvement in school activities 
C)  high profile community involvement 
D)  close extended family 
A)  peer relationships 
B)  involvement in school activities 
C)  high profile community involvement 
D)  close extended family

Question 5

Mr. and Mrs. Adams are the parents of 16-year-old Finn. Which approach to parental monitoring will be most effective with Finn?

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce conflict by avoiding asking about his friends or his whereabouts 
B)  establish a rule that he must be home by 8:00 p.m. on weeknights 
C)  read all of his text messages and limit his online activities to 3 hours a week 
D)  respect his autonomy and privacy as much as possible 
A)  reduce conflict by avoiding asking about his friends or his whereabouts 
B)  establish a rule that he must be home by 8:00 p.m. on weeknights 
C)  read all of his text messages and limit his online activities to 3 hours a week 
D)  respect his autonomy and privacy as much as possible

Question 6

Teenage girls' friendships tend to be ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  characterized by competition 
B)  relatively short-lived 
C)  be closer than those of boys 
D)  involving low levels of intimacy 
A)  characterized by competition 
B)  relatively short-lived 
C)  be closer than those of boys 
D)  involving low levels of intimacy

Question 7

Adolescent parenthood is associated with which outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term economic disadvantage 
B)  earlier age at first marriage 
C)  lower rates of pregnancy and birth complications 
D)  favorable attitudes toward child rearing 
A)  long-term economic disadvantage 
B)  earlier age at first marriage 
C)  lower rates of pregnancy and birth complications 
D)  favorable attitudes toward child rearing

Question 8

Both peer behavior and adolescents' perceptions of peer behavior predicts risky activities, such as smoking, alcohol use, and marijuana use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to ethnic trends in adolescent sexual activity, which teenager is likely to have sex at the earliest age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maria, who is Latina 
B)  Chad, who is European American 
C)  Wen, who is Korean 
D)  Chantel, who is African American 
A)  Maria, who is Latina 
B)  Chad, who is European American 
C)  Wen, who is Korean 
D)  Chantel, who is African American

Question 10

What was the outcome of a longitudinal study on cultural views of gender in Mexican Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender differences in Mexican American males and females is decreasing. 
B)  Gender differences in Mexican American males and females may be increasing. 
C)  Female adolescents born in Mexico showed increases in traditional attitudes. 
D)  Male adolescents born in Mexico showed decreases in traditional attitudes. 
A)  Gender differences in Mexican American males and females is decreasing. 
B)  Gender differences in Mexican American males and females may be increasing. 
C)  Female adolescents born in Mexico showed increases in traditional attitudes. 
D)  Male adolescents born in Mexico showed decreases in traditional attitudes.

Question 11

Adolescents' personal characteristics are called which concept of self?

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentric 
B)  actual 
C)  ideal 
D)  abstract 
A)  egocentric 
B)  actual 
C)  ideal 
D)  abstract

Question 12

Adolescents with a mismatch between ideal and actual selves tend to experience ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  overly high self-esteem 
B)  depression, low self-esteem, and poor grades 
C)  high achievement but have difficulty making friends 
D)  motivation to reconcile inconsistencies in their self-concept 
A)  overly high self-esteem 
B)  depression, low self-esteem, and poor grades 
C)  high achievement but have difficulty making friends 
D)  motivation to reconcile inconsistencies in their self-concept

Question 13

Gabby, age 17, recently told her parents that she is a lesbian. Her parents most likely responded with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  condemnation 
B)  expulsion 
C)  positive feelings 
D)  negative feelings 
A)  condemnation 
B)  expulsion 
C)  positive feelings 
D)  negative feelings

Question 14

A major milestone of adolescence is the desire of children to make their own decisions which is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-sufficiency 
B)  authority 
C)  separation 
D)  autonomy 
A)  self-sufficiency 
B)  authority 
C)  separation 
D)  autonomy

Question 15

In one study, adolescents who perceived their parents made more warnings emphasizing the negative consequences of sex tended to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  stop having sex altogether 
B)  engage in only oral sex 
C)  delay having sex until adulthood 
D)  accumulate more sex partners 
A)  stop having sex altogether 
B)  engage in only oral sex 
C)  delay having sex until adulthood 
D)  accumulate more sex partners

Question 16

Which factor increases the risk an adolescent will self-harm?

Accepted Answer

A)  moderate levels of support 
B)  intense conflict with peers 
C)  moderate family conflict 
D)  ability to form close relationships 
A)  moderate levels of support 
B)  intense conflict with peers 
C)  moderate family conflict 
D)  ability to form close relationships

Question 17

The United States has one of the lowest teen birth rates in the developed world

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Distinguish between cliques and crowds.

Accepted Answer

Cliques are tightly knit peer groups of

Question 19

Adolescents' reports of risky behaviors such as unsafe sex are associated with the sexual behavior of their ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  parents 
B)  siblings 
C)  idols 
D)  peers 
A)  parents 
B)  siblings 
C)  idols 
D)  peers

Question 20

Eighty percent of young people have some dating experience by which age?

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  14 
C)  16 
D)  18 
A)  12 
B)  14 
C)  16 
D)  18

Rates of depression rise in early adolescence.

Adolescent friendships are characterized by intimacy, self-disclosure, and ______.

Which groups of individuals is more likely to form a clique?

Which factor mediates the negative effects of low income contexts and is associated with lower levels of delinquency over time?

Mr. and Mrs. Adams are the parents of 16-year-old Finn. Which approach to parental monitoring will be most effective with Finn?

Teenage girls' friendships tend to be ______.

Adolescent parenthood is associated with which outcome?

Both peer behavior and adolescents' perceptions of peer behavior predicts risky activities, such as smoking, alcohol use, and marijuana use.

According to ethnic trends in adolescent sexual activity, which teenager is likely to have sex at the earliest age?

What was the outcome of a longitudinal study on cultural views of gender in Mexican Americans?

Adolescents' personal characteristics are called which concept of self?

Adolescents with a mismatch between ideal and actual selves tend to experience ______.

Gabby, age 17, recently told her parents that she is a lesbian. Her parents most likely responded with ______.

A major milestone of adolescence is the desire of children to make their own decisions which is called ______.

In one study, adolescents who perceived their parents made more warnings emphasizing the negative consequences of sex tended to ______.

Which factor increases the risk an adolescent will self-harm?

The United States has one of the lowest teen birth rates in the developed world

Distinguish between cliques and crowds.

Adolescents' reports of risky behaviors such as unsafe sex are associated with the sexual behavior of their ______.

Eighty percent of young people have some dating experience by which age?

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

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Exam 12: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Rates of depression rise in early adolescence.

Adolescent friendships are characterized by intimacy, self-disclosure, and ______.

Which groups of individuals is more likely to form a clique?

Which factor mediates the negative effects of low income contexts and is associated with lower levels of delinquency over time?

Mr. and Mrs. Adams are the parents of 16-year-old Finn. Which approach to parental monitoring will be most effective with Finn?

Teenage girls' friendships tend to be ______.

Adolescent parenthood is associated with which outcome?

Both peer behavior and adolescents' perceptions of peer behavior predicts risky activities, such as smoking, alcohol use, and marijuana use.

According to ethnic trends in adolescent sexual activity, which teenager is likely to have sex at the earliest age?

What was the outcome of a longitudinal study on cultural views of gender in Mexican Americans?

Adolescents' personal characteristics are called which concept of self?

Adolescents with a mismatch between ideal and actual selves tend to experience ______.

Gabby, age 17, recently told her parents that she is a lesbian. Her parents most likely responded with ______.

A major milestone of adolescence is the desire of children to make their own decisions which is called ______.

In one study, adolescents who perceived their parents made more warnings emphasizing the negative consequences of sex tended to ______.

Which factor increases the risk an adolescent will self-harm?

The United States has one of the lowest teen birth rates in the developed world

Distinguish between cliques and crowds.

Adolescents' reports of risky behaviors such as unsafe sex are associated with the sexual behavior of their ______.

Eighty percent of young people have some dating experience by which age?

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

Death and Dying

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