Question 1

Defining who you are, what you value, and the directions you choose to pursue in life is part of

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A)  constructing an identity. 
B)  moral development. 
C)  gender intensification. 
D)  commitment. 
A)  constructing an identity. 
B)  moral development. 
C)  gender intensification. 
D)  commitment.

Question 2

The ________ child-rearing style is most effective in supporting cognitive and social development in adolescence.

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A)  authoritarian 
B)  permissive 
C)  authoritative 
D)  controlling 
A)  authoritarian 
B)  permissive 
C)  authoritative 
D)  controlling

Question 3

Maria feels a strong sense of ethnic-group membership and has attitudes and feelings associated with that membership. Maria is displaying

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A)  a bicultural identity. 
B)  an ethnic identity. 
C)  identity foreclosure. 
D)  identity confusion. 
A)  a bicultural identity. 
B)  an ethnic identity. 
C)  identity foreclosure. 
D)  identity confusion.

Question 4

The short duration of high school romances is probably

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A)  exaggerated; first romances are usually long-lasting. 
B)  due to competition and jealousy from friends. 
C)  due to difficulties caused by one partner moving away for college or work. 
D)  a result of young people still forming their identities. 
A)  exaggerated; first romances are usually long-lasting. 
B)  due to competition and jealousy from friends. 
C)  due to difficulties caused by one partner moving away for college or work. 
D)  a result of young people still forming their identities.

Question 5

Kohlberg and Piaget both believed that moral understanding

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A)  continues to evolve over the course of the lifespan. 
B)  could be reached by adhering closely to parental and cultural directives. 
C)  was gained by actively grappling with moral issues and perspective taking. 
D)  could lead to close-mindedness and intolerance if it was not grounded in a religious faith. 
A)  continues to evolve over the course of the lifespan. 
B)  could be reached by adhering closely to parental and cultural directives. 
C)  was gained by actively grappling with moral issues and perspective taking. 
D)  could lead to close-mindedness and intolerance if it was not grounded in a religious faith.

Question 6

Early and frequent dating is associated with

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A)  mature behavior. 
B)  high academic achievement. 
C)  drug use and delinquency. 
D)  intimacy. 
A)  mature behavior. 
B)  high academic achievement. 
C)  drug use and delinquency. 
D)  intimacy.

Question 7

Mr. and Mrs. Green are financially secure and have careers that do not introduce a lot of stress into their lives. When dealing with their teenage son, the Greens will probably

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A)  engage in permissive child rearing. 
B)  provide him with too little autonomy. 
C)  provide him with too much autonomy. 
D)  find it easier to grant him the appropriate amount of autonomy. 
A)  engage in permissive child rearing. 
B)  provide him with too little autonomy. 
C)  provide him with too much autonomy. 
D)  find it easier to grant him the appropriate amount of autonomy.

Question 8

Which of the characteristics of close friendships can trigger anxiety and depression?

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A)  loyalty 
B)  trustworthiness 
C)  corumination 
D)  faithfulness 
A)  loyalty 
B)  trustworthiness 
C)  corumination 
D)  faithfulness

Question 9

When asked about her reason for wanting to date, 14-year-old Kayla is most likely to say she wants to

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A)  gain status with her peers. 
B)  share interesting activities with someone. 
C)  please her parents. 
D)  find someone who would make a good permanent partner. 
A)  gain status with her peers. 
B)  share interesting activities with someone. 
C)  please her parents. 
D)  find someone who would make a good permanent partner.

Question 10

Kohlberg's moral stages correspond to

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A)  Selman's perspective-taking stages. 
B)  Erikson's psychosocial theory. 
C)  Freud's psychosexual stages. 
D)  Vygotsky's sociocultural theory. 
A)  Selman's perspective-taking stages. 
B)  Erikson's psychosocial theory. 
C)  Freud's psychosexual stages. 
D)  Vygotsky's sociocultural theory.

Question 11

What can happen to identity formation when either an individual or a context changes?

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A)  There is a possibility for identity reformulation. 
B)  Identity formation is interrupted. 
C)  Identity formation is damaged. 
D)  Individual and contextual changes have no impact on identity formation. 
A)  There is a possibility for identity reformulation. 
B)  Identity formation is interrupted. 
C)  Identity formation is damaged. 
D)  Individual and contextual changes have no impact on identity formation.

Question 12

For the majority of adolescents, a minor brush with the law

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A)  does not lead to a life of antisocial behavior. 
B)  is an early warning of more serious problems in the future. 
C)  is a sign of drug abuse. 
D)  is usually the result of peer pressure. 
A)  does not lead to a life of antisocial behavior. 
B)  is an early warning of more serious problems in the future. 
C)  is a sign of drug abuse. 
D)  is usually the result of peer pressure.

Question 13

A diffused adolescent would most likely say that she

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A)  shares the political perspective of her parents because "it works for them." 
B)  is currently considering several different political perspectives. 
C)  does not really care about politics and is not interested in exploring alternative viewpoints. 
D)  has considered various viewpoints and has decided to commit to a particular political party. 
A)  shares the political perspective of her parents because "it works for them." 
B)  is currently considering several different political perspectives. 
C)  does not really care about politics and is not interested in exploring alternative viewpoints. 
D)  has considered various viewpoints and has decided to commit to a particular political party.

Question 14

Low-SES ethnic minority teenagers

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A)  commit the majority of major crimes in this country. 
B)  have a greater propensity to engage in violence and other lawbreaking acts. 
C)  are more likely to be arrested, charged, and punished for crimes than their higher-SES white and Asian counterparts. 
D)  are arrested, charged, and punished less often than their higher-SES white and Asian peers. 
A)  commit the majority of major crimes in this country. 
B)  have a greater propensity to engage in violence and other lawbreaking acts. 
C)  are more likely to be arrested, charged, and punished for crimes than their higher-SES white and Asian counterparts. 
D)  are arrested, charged, and punished less often than their higher-SES white and Asian peers.

Question 15

In response to the Heinz dilemma, Oliver explains, "Heinz shouldn't steal the drug because it's his duty as a citizen to obey the law. If everyone started breaking the law, there'd be no civilization!" Oliver is in which of Kohlberg's stages?

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A)  punishment and obedience orientation 
B)  instrumental purpose orientation 
C)  "good boy-good girl" orientation 
D)  social-order-maintaining orientation 
A)  punishment and obedience orientation 
B)  instrumental purpose orientation 
C)  "good boy-good girl" orientation 
D)  social-order-maintaining orientation

Question 16

Jos, age 16, thinks, "What am I really like? Who will I become?" These remarks

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A)  are signs of identity development. 
B)  indicate that Jos lacks self-confidence. 
C)  reveal that Jos has a serious adjustment problem. 
D)  indicate that Jos is ready for Erikson's intimacy stage. 
A)  are signs of identity development. 
B)  indicate that Jos lacks self-confidence. 
C)  reveal that Jos has a serious adjustment problem. 
D)  indicate that Jos is ready for Erikson's intimacy stage.

Question 17

Like Piaget's cognitive stages, Kohlberg's moral stages

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A)  are loosely organized and overlapping. 
B)  facilitate concrete reasoning. 
C)  are hypothetical. 
D)  are universal. 
A)  are loosely organized and overlapping. 
B)  facilitate concrete reasoning. 
C)  are hypothetical. 
D)  are universal.

Question 18

Which of the following is true about adolescent crowds?

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A)  They promote intimate interaction with the other sex. 
B)  They grant adolescents an identity within the larger social structure of the school. 
C)  They encourage delinquency and antisocial behavior. 
D)  They have little impact, either positive or negative, on social development. 
A)  They promote intimate interaction with the other sex. 
B)  They grant adolescents an identity within the larger social structure of the school. 
C)  They encourage delinquency and antisocial behavior. 
D)  They have little impact, either positive or negative, on social development.

Question 19

Which of the following is the most common psychological problem of the teenage years?

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A)  anorexia nervosa 
B)  drug abuse 
C)  depression 
D)  social anxiety 
A)  anorexia nervosa 
B)  drug abuse 
C)  depression 
D)  social anxiety

Question 20

Among boys who lack same-sex friends, friendships with girls are associated with

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A)  increased aggression and antisocial behavior. 
B)  a higher risk of being bullied by peers. 
C)  increased feelings of competence. 
D)  greater motivation in school. 
A)  increased aggression and antisocial behavior. 
B)  a higher risk of being bullied by peers. 
C)  increased feelings of competence. 
D)  greater motivation in school.

Defining who you are, what you value, and the directions you choose to pursue in life is part of

The ________ child-rearing style is most effective in supporting cognitive and social development in adolescence.

Maria feels a strong sense of ethnic-group membership and has attitudes and feelings associated with that membership. Maria is displaying

The short duration of high school romances is probably

Kohlberg and Piaget both believed that moral understanding

Early and frequent dating is associated with

Mr. and Mrs. Green are financially secure and have careers that do not introduce a lot of stress into their lives. When dealing with their teenage son, the Greens will probably

Which of the characteristics of close friendships can trigger anxiety and depression?

When asked about her reason for wanting to date, 14-year-old Kayla is most likely to say she wants to

Kohlberg's moral stages correspond to

What can happen to identity formation when either an individual or a context changes?

For the majority of adolescents, a minor brush with the law

A diffused adolescent would most likely say that she

Low-SES ethnic minority teenagers

In response to the Heinz dilemma, Oliver explains, "Heinz shouldn't steal the drug because it's his duty as a citizen to obey the law. If everyone started breaking the law, there'd be no civilization!" Oliver is in which of Kohlberg's stages?

Jos, age 16, thinks, "What am I really like? Who will I become?" These remarks

Like Piaget's cognitive stages, Kohlberg's moral stages

Which of the following is true about adolescent crowds?

Which of the following is the most common psychological problem of the teenage years?

Among boys who lack same-sex friends, friendships with girls are associated with

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Exam 16: Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Defining who you are, what you value, and the directions you choose to pursue in life is part of

The ________ child-rearing style is most effective in supporting cognitive and social development in adolescence.

Maria feels a strong sense of ethnic-group membership and has attitudes and feelings associated with that membership. Maria is displaying

The short duration of high school romances is probably

Kohlberg and Piaget both believed that moral understanding

Early and frequent dating is associated with

Mr. and Mrs. Green are financially secure and have careers that do not introduce a lot of stress into their lives. When dealing with their teenage son, the Greens will probably

Which of the characteristics of close friendships can trigger anxiety and depression?

When asked about her reason for wanting to date, 14-year-old Kayla is most likely to say she wants to

Kohlberg's moral stages correspond to

What can happen to identity formation when either an individual or a context changes?

For the majority of adolescents, a minor brush with the law

A diffused adolescent would most likely say that she

Low-SES ethnic minority teenagers

In response to the Heinz dilemma, Oliver explains, "Heinz shouldn't steal the drug because it's his duty as a citizen to obey the law. If everyone started breaking the law, there'd be no civilization!" Oliver is in which of Kohlberg's stages?

Jos, age 16, thinks, "What am I really like? Who will I become?" These remarks

Like Piaget's cognitive stages, Kohlberg's moral stages

Which of the following is true about adolescent crowds?

Which of the following is the most common psychological problem of the teenage years?

Among boys who lack same-sex friends, friendships with girls are associated with

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

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Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

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