Question 1

Boys and girls with ____ parents tend to be less achievement oriented.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

You attend a workshop on adolescent development.The speaker says that most adolescents have low self-esteem and we need to take drastic steps to boost their self-esteem.Was the speaker correct? Do most adolescents have low self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A)  No-60% have high self-esteem 
B)  No-90% have high self-esteem 
C)  Yes-15% have high self-esteem 
D)  Yes-5% have high self-esteem 
A)  No-60% have high self-esteem 
B)  No-90% have high self-esteem 
C)  Yes-15% have high self-esteem 
D)  Yes-5% have high self-esteem

Question 3

Tom and Cathy are college students who have begun thinking about marriage.In selecting his potential wife,Tom is likely to be more concerned about his future mate's ____ than Cathy is concerned about it in her potential future mate.

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence 
B)  physical attractiveness 
C)  earning capacity 
D)  creativity 
A)  intelligence 
B)  physical attractiveness 
C)  earning capacity 
D)  creativity

Question 4

Carmen is at the age where she is likely to experience menopause.What variable is likely to greatly affect her experiences with menopause?

Accepted Answer

A)  her access to social support from other women going through menopause 
B)  her level of exercise 
C)  her health 
D)  her expectations 
A)  her access to social support from other women going through menopause 
B)  her level of exercise 
C)  her health 
D)  her expectations

Question 5

Which of the following is not accurate regarding adolescents who attempt or commit suicide:

Accepted Answer

A)  They often express the wish to die or threaten suicide. 
B)  There are often precipitants of suicide. 
C)  They make a threat to commit suicide. 
D)  They show no signs of behavioral or psychological problems. 
A)  They often express the wish to die or threaten suicide. 
B)  There are often precipitants of suicide. 
C)  They make a threat to commit suicide. 
D)  They show no signs of behavioral or psychological problems.

Question 6

According to Erikson,an individual who successfully resolves the conflict during adolescence will achieve a sense of:

Accepted Answer

A)  identity 
B)  intimacy 
C)  generativity 
D)  integrity 
A)  identity 
B)  intimacy 
C)  generativity 
D)  integrity

Question 7

Paul is surprised when Marie tells him that she and Gerry are getting engaged and will be married in January.Paul is surprised because he hadn't realized that the relationship had reached the ____ component of Sternberg's theory of love.

Accepted Answer

A)  compassion 
B)  commitment 
C)  intimacy 
D)  passion 
A)  compassion 
B)  commitment 
C)  intimacy 
D)  passion

Question 8

A new sex education class discusses sexuality in the context of cognitive,personality,and social changes.The class emphasizes the ____ model.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kohlberg's 
B)  social role 
C)  psychodynamic 
D)  BioPsychoSocial 
A)  Kohlberg's 
B)  social role 
C)  psychodynamic 
D)  BioPsychoSocial

Question 9

Passionate love involves having trusting and tender feelings for another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Stress can result in the faster aging of DNA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Gender differences are based upon traditional divisions of labor according to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive developmental theory 
B)  psychosexual theory 
C)  evolutionary theory 
D)  social role theory 
A)  cognitive developmental theory 
B)  psychosexual theory 
C)  evolutionary theory 
D)  social role theory

Question 12

Robert is Italian.Although he wants to date Karen he does not,because his parents want him to date only Italian girls and Karen is Irish.At which of Kohlberg's stages does Robert appear to be operating?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The ability to think about abstract and hypothetical concepts takes place in concrete operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The most common cause of death among teenagers is car crashes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Robert Sternberg's triangular theory of love divides love into three components:

Accepted Answer

A)  masculine, feminine, and androgynous 
B)  infatuation, attraction, and arousal 
C)  passion, intimacy, and commitment 
D)  companionship, romance, and fidelity 
A)  masculine, feminine, and androgynous 
B)  infatuation, attraction, and arousal 
C)  passion, intimacy, and commitment 
D)  companionship, romance, and fidelity

Question 16

The separation of the causes of normal aging versus pathological aging is a goal of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the wear-and tear-theory 
B)  the biological limit theory 
C)  androgyny 
D)  gerontology 
A)  the wear-and tear-theory 
B)  the biological limit theory 
C)  androgyny 
D)  gerontology

Question 17

According to evolutionary theory,women increase their chances for reproduction by being:

Accepted Answer

A)  controlling 
B)  dominant 
C)  caring 
D)  aggressive 
A)  controlling 
B)  dominant 
C)  caring 
D)  aggressive

Question 18

Kohlberg studied moral reasoning through the use of:

Accepted Answer

A)  moral dilemmas 
B)  conservation tasks 
C)  telephone surveys 
D)  observations of parent-adolescent interactions 
A)  moral dilemmas 
B)  conservation tasks 
C)  telephone surveys 
D)  observations of parent-adolescent interactions

Question 19

Your textbook describes a model which views adolescent development as a process that involves sexual,cognitive,social,and personality changes which all influence each other.This model is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychosocial model 
B)  Psychosexual model 
C)  BioPsychoSocial model 
D)  Cognitive Learning model 
A)  Psychosocial model 
B)  Psychosexual model 
C)  BioPsychoSocial model 
D)  Cognitive Learning model

Question 20

Zoann doesn't like herself.She doesn't feel competent or attractive.Zoann has low:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-esteem 
B)  self-efficacy 
C)  self-concept 
D)  identity 
A)  self-esteem 
B)  self-efficacy 
C)  self-concept 
D)  identity

Exam 18: Adolescence and Adulthood

Boys and girls with ____ parents tend to be less achievement oriented.

You attend a workshop on adolescent development.The speaker says that most adolescents have low self-esteem and we need to take drastic steps to boost their self-esteem.Was the speaker correct? Do most adolescents have low self-esteem?

Tom and Cathy are college students who have begun thinking about marriage.In selecting his potential wife,Tom is likely to be more concerned about his future mate's ____ than Cathy is concerned about it in her potential future mate.

Carmen is at the age where she is likely to experience menopause.What variable is likely to greatly affect her experiences with menopause?

Which of the following is not accurate regarding adolescents who attempt or commit suicide:

According to Erikson,an individual who successfully resolves the conflict during adolescence will achieve a sense of:

Paul is surprised when Marie tells him that she and Gerry are getting engaged and will be married in January.Paul is surprised because he hadn't realized that the relationship had reached the ____ component of Sternberg's theory of love.

A new sex education class discusses sexuality in the context of cognitive,personality,and social changes.The class emphasizes the ____ model.

Passionate love involves having trusting and tender feelings for another.

Stress can result in the faster aging of DNA.

Gender differences are based upon traditional divisions of labor according to the:

Robert is Italian.Although he wants to date Karen he does not,because his parents want him to date only Italian girls and Karen is Irish.At which of Kohlberg's stages does Robert appear to be operating?

The ability to think about abstract and hypothetical concepts takes place in concrete operations.

The most common cause of death among teenagers is car crashes.

Robert Sternberg's triangular theory of love divides love into three components:

The separation of the causes of normal aging versus pathological aging is a goal of:

According to evolutionary theory,women increase their chances for reproduction by being:

Kohlberg studied moral reasoning through the use of:

Your textbook describes a model which views adolescent development as a process that involves sexual,cognitive,social,and personality changes which all influence each other.This model is called the:

Zoann doesn't like herself.She doesn't feel competent or attractive.Zoann has low:

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