Question 1

Thirteen-year-old Donna, whose family life is marked by abuse, has already started dating. There is a strong potential for Donna to

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A)  practice sexual abstinence. 
B)  become more popular among her peers. 
C)  engage in unhealthy eating behaviors. 
D)  experience dating violence. 
A)  practice sexual abstinence. 
B)  become more popular among her peers. 
C)  engage in unhealthy eating behaviors. 
D)  experience dating violence.

Question 2

One benefit of ________ is that they provide a supportive context for boys and girls to get to know one another and offer models for how to interact with the other sex without having to be intimate.

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A)  same-sex cliques 
B)  mixed-sex cliques 
C)  crowds 
D)  groups 
A)  same-sex cliques 
B)  mixed-sex cliques 
C)  crowds 
D)  groups

Question 3

After high school, Tom entered college while his brother Jay went to work. Which of the following is true?

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A)  Jay will probably settle on a self-definition before Tom. 
B)  Jay is unlikely to reach identity achievement. 
C)  Tom is at greater risk for identity diffusion than Jay. 
D)  Tom and Jay are unlikely to differ in their paths to identity. 
A)  Jay will probably settle on a self-definition before Tom. 
B)  Jay is unlikely to reach identity achievement. 
C)  Tom is at greater risk for identity diffusion than Jay. 
D)  Tom and Jay are unlikely to differ in their paths to identity.

Question 4

Johnson County officials are considering four options to help late-onset adolescent delinquents. Based upon research findings, which proposal would you recommend?

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A)  Proposal 1: Implement longer prison terms for repeat offenders. 
B)  Proposal 2: Eliminate juvenile court and prosecute teenagers in adult court. 
C)  Proposal 3: Hold parents of delinquent youths legally accountable for their children's behavior. 
D)  Proposal 4: Help young people to find satisfying jobs. 
A)  Proposal 1: Implement longer prison terms for repeat offenders. 
B)  Proposal 2: Eliminate juvenile court and prosecute teenagers in adult court. 
C)  Proposal 3: Hold parents of delinquent youths legally accountable for their children's behavior. 
D)  Proposal 4: Help young people to find satisfying jobs.

Question 5

Psychological distress resulting from conflict between the minority and host culture is called

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A)  cognitive dissonance. 
B)  a culture war. 
C)  acculturative stress. 
D)  xenophobia. 
A)  cognitive dissonance. 
B)  a culture war. 
C)  acculturative stress. 
D)  xenophobia.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  Responses to moral dilemmas tend to generalize to everyday moral conflicts. 
B)  Adolescents rarely report feeling confused or tempted over real-life dilemmas. 
C)  Situational factors seem to play a very small part in people's responses to moral dilemmas. 
D)  Real-life problems seem to elicit reasoning below a person's actual capacity. 
A)  Responses to moral dilemmas tend to generalize to everyday moral conflicts. 
B)  Adolescents rarely report feeling confused or tempted over real-life dilemmas. 
C)  Situational factors seem to play a very small part in people's responses to moral dilemmas. 
D)  Real-life problems seem to elicit reasoning below a person's actual capacity.

Question 7

Adolescents who immigrate with their family to the United States from a collectivist culture demonstrate ________ the longer their family has been in the United States.

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A)  increased rejection of mainstream U.S. values 
B)  increased commitment to fulfilling family obligations and learning about their collectivist culture 
C)  decreased ability to fit in with mainstream U.S. culture 
D)  decreased commitment to obeying their parents and fulfilling family obligations 
A)  increased rejection of mainstream U.S. values 
B)  increased commitment to fulfilling family obligations and learning about their collectivist culture 
C)  decreased ability to fit in with mainstream U.S. culture 
D)  decreased commitment to obeying their parents and fulfilling family obligations

Question 8

The positive impact of having competent and self-controlled peers is greatest for teenagers whose own parents are

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A)  authoritative. 
B)  authoritarian. 
C)  permissive. 
D)  uninvolved. 
A)  authoritative. 
B)  authoritarian. 
C)  permissive. 
D)  uninvolved.

Question 9

Which of the following statements regarding schools and identity development is true?

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A)  Over the past 20 years, schools have had an increasingly negative impact on identity development. 
B)  Schools foster identity development by promoting high-level thinking. 
C)  Schools often interfere with identity development by emphasizing competition over learning. 
D)  In school settings, boys tend to receive more encouragement than girls to develop a secure identity. 
A)  Over the past 20 years, schools have had an increasingly negative impact on identity development. 
B)  Schools foster identity development by promoting high-level thinking. 
C)  Schools often interfere with identity development by emphasizing competition over learning. 
D)  In school settings, boys tend to receive more encouragement than girls to develop a secure identity.

Question 10

Teenagers with a sense of civic responsibility are most likely to identify ________ as a cause for homelessness.

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A)  low intelligence 
B)  lack of job skills 
C)  unfair government practices 
D)  personal problems 
A)  low intelligence 
B)  lack of job skills 
C)  unfair government practices 
D)  personal problems

Question 11

Events like conflict with parents, the breakup of an important relationship, or the humiliation of being caught engaging in irresponsible or antisocial acts are all

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A)  stressors that can foster depression, but typically do not lead to a suicide attempt. 
B)  triggers that result in more delinquent acts. 
C)  contributing factors to the imaginary audience and the personal fable. 
D)  stressors that can trigger a suicide attempt. 
A)  stressors that can foster depression, but typically do not lead to a suicide attempt. 
B)  triggers that result in more delinquent acts. 
C)  contributing factors to the imaginary audience and the personal fable. 
D)  stressors that can trigger a suicide attempt.

Question 12

Derek is chronically depressed, which means that he

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A)  experiences mild to moderate feelings of depression. 
B)  is gloomy and self-critical for many months and sometimes even years. 
C)  bounces back after short periods of depression. 
D)  is experiencing an incurable and lifelong condition. 
A)  experiences mild to moderate feelings of depression. 
B)  is gloomy and self-critical for many months and sometimes even years. 
C)  bounces back after short periods of depression. 
D)  is experiencing an incurable and lifelong condition.

Question 13

Hillary, an African-American adolescent, would have higher self-esteem

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A)  if she was the only African-American girl in an otherwise all-white school. 
B)  in a school with just a few other African-American students. 
C)  in a school with many other African-American students. 
D)  if she was home schooled by a female relative. 
A)  if she was the only African-American girl in an otherwise all-white school. 
B)  in a school with just a few other African-American students. 
C)  in a school with many other African-American students. 
D)  if she was home schooled by a female relative.

Question 14

As they work to reconcile personal rights and community obligations, adolescents increasingly consider the overlap between

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A)  preconventional morality and racial prejudice. 
B)  moral education and role confusion. 
C)  identity development and matters of personal choice. 
D)  moral imperatives and social conventions. 
A)  preconventional morality and racial prejudice. 
B)  moral education and role confusion. 
C)  identity development and matters of personal choice. 
D)  moral imperatives and social conventions.

Question 15

As Milee transitions from childhood to adolescence, she will likely add several new dimensions of self-evaluations-

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A)  athletic skill, academic competence, and moral understanding. 
B)  identity, autonomy, and initiative. 
C)  close friendship, romantic appeal, and job competence. 
D)  popularity, future aspirations, and spirituality. 
A)  athletic skill, academic competence, and moral understanding. 
B)  identity, autonomy, and initiative. 
C)  close friendship, romantic appeal, and job competence. 
D)  popularity, future aspirations, and spirituality.

Question 16

For disruptive, peer-rejected adolescents, antisocial friends facilitate each other's violent behavior while also

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A)  relieving loneliness. 
B)  lifting depressive moods. 
C)  enhancing popularity. 
D)  fostering a more realistic self-esteem. 
A)  relieving loneliness. 
B)  lifting depressive moods. 
C)  enhancing popularity. 
D)  fostering a more realistic self-esteem.

Question 17

Compared to the other identity statuses, young people who are identity achieved or actively exploring

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A)  have lower self-esteem. 
B)  report a larger discrepancy between their ideal selves and their real selves. 
C)  are more self-conscious and self-focused. 
D)  are more advanced in moral reasoning. 
A)  have lower self-esteem. 
B)  report a larger discrepancy between their ideal selves and their real selves. 
C)  are more self-conscious and self-focused. 
D)  are more advanced in moral reasoning.

Question 18

A study of self-esteem in 13 industrialized countries showed that the majority of teenagers had

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A)  low self-esteem. 
B)  a negative attitude toward school and work. 
C)  a pessimistic outlook on life. 
D)  confidence in their ability to cope with life's problems. 
A)  low self-esteem. 
B)  a negative attitude toward school and work. 
C)  a pessimistic outlook on life. 
D)  confidence in their ability to cope with life's problems.

Question 19

Research on Kohlberg's stage sequence indicates that by early adulthood, Stage ____ is the typical response; few people move beyond it.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  5 
A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  5

Question 20

Why is building Internet relationships so appealing to young people?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allows them to anonymously engage in antisocial behavior without fear of getting caught. 
B)  As teens strive for autonomy and identity, the Internet opens up vast alternatives beyond their immediate community. 
C)  Because teens tend to be more secretive, the Internet allows them a space to maintain their private lives apart from their parents and friends. 
D)  The Internet is an emotionally safer place to develop relationships, particularly romantic relationships, than school. 
A)  It allows them to anonymously engage in antisocial behavior without fear of getting caught. 
B)  As teens strive for autonomy and identity, the Internet opens up vast alternatives beyond their immediate community. 
C)  Because teens tend to be more secretive, the Internet allows them a space to maintain their private lives apart from their parents and friends. 
D)  The Internet is an emotionally safer place to develop relationships, particularly romantic relationships, than school.

Thirteen-year-old Donna, whose family life is marked by abuse, has already started dating. There is a strong potential for Donna to

One benefit of ________ is that they provide a supportive context for boys and girls to get to know one another and offer models for how to interact with the other sex without having to be intimate.

After high school, Tom entered college while his brother Jay went to work. Which of the following is true?

Johnson County officials are considering four options to help late-onset adolescent delinquents. Based upon research findings, which proposal would you recommend?

Psychological distress resulting from conflict between the minority and host culture is called

Which of the following statements is true?

Adolescents who immigrate with their family to the United States from a collectivist culture demonstrate ________ the longer their family has been in the United States.

The positive impact of having competent and self-controlled peers is greatest for teenagers whose own parents are

Which of the following statements regarding schools and identity development is true?

Teenagers with a sense of civic responsibility are most likely to identify ________ as a cause for homelessness.

Events like conflict with parents, the breakup of an important relationship, or the humiliation of being caught engaging in irresponsible or antisocial acts are all

Derek is chronically depressed, which means that he

Hillary, an African-American adolescent, would have higher self-esteem

As they work to reconcile personal rights and community obligations, adolescents increasingly consider the overlap between

As Milee transitions from childhood to adolescence, she will likely add several new dimensions of self-evaluations-

For disruptive, peer-rejected adolescents, antisocial friends facilitate each other's violent behavior while also

Compared to the other identity statuses, young people who are identity achieved or actively exploring

A study of self-esteem in 13 industrialized countries showed that the majority of teenagers had

Research on Kohlberg's stage sequence indicates that by early adulthood, Stage ____ is the typical response; few people move beyond it.

Why is building Internet relationships so appealing to young people?

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Exam 16: Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Thirteen-year-old Donna, whose family life is marked by abuse, has already started dating. There is a strong potential for Donna to

One benefit of ________ is that they provide a supportive context for boys and girls to get to know one another and offer models for how to interact with the other sex without having to be intimate.

After high school, Tom entered college while his brother Jay went to work. Which of the following is true?

Johnson County officials are considering four options to help late-onset adolescent delinquents. Based upon research findings, which proposal would you recommend?

Psychological distress resulting from conflict between the minority and host culture is called

Which of the following statements is true?

Adolescents who immigrate with their family to the United States from a collectivist culture demonstrate ________ the longer their family has been in the United States.

The positive impact of having competent and self-controlled peers is greatest for teenagers whose own parents are

Which of the following statements regarding schools and identity development is true?

Teenagers with a sense of civic responsibility are most likely to identify ________ as a cause for homelessness.

Events like conflict with parents, the breakup of an important relationship, or the humiliation of being caught engaging in irresponsible or antisocial acts are all

Derek is chronically depressed, which means that he

Hillary, an African-American adolescent, would have higher self-esteem

As they work to reconcile personal rights and community obligations, adolescents increasingly consider the overlap between

As Milee transitions from childhood to adolescence, she will likely add several new dimensions of self-evaluations-

For disruptive, peer-rejected adolescents, antisocial friends facilitate each other's violent behavior while also

Compared to the other identity statuses, young people who are identity achieved or actively exploring

A study of self-esteem in 13 industrialized countries showed that the majority of teenagers had

Research on Kohlberg's stage sequence indicates that by early adulthood, Stage ____ is the typical response; few people move beyond it.

Why is building Internet relationships so appealing to young people?

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

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