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What does the term "menarche" refer to?
a. Ovulation of the first egg. b. The years prior to puberty. c. The growth of the uterus and vagina. d. A girl's first menstrual period. |
d. A girl's first menstrual period.
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Puberty usually lasts ______ years.
a. 3-5 b. 4-5 c. 5-7 d. 6-9 |
a. 3-5
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Puberty begins with a hormonal signal from the __________ to the _________.
a. adrenal glands; gonads b. gonads; pituitary gland c. pituitary gland; adrenal glands d. hypothalamus; pituitary gland |
d. hypothalamus; pituitary gland
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The sex glands in a female are called ______, and the sex glands in a male are called ______.
a. ovaries; testicles. b. gonads; glands. c. adrenal; gonads. d. the vagina; the penis. |
a. ovaries; testicles.
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For both boys and girls, early puberty correlates with:
a. school success. b. early sexual activity. c. law-breaking. d. high self-esteem. |
b. early sexual activity.
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The hormone that affects appetite and is believed to affect the onset of puberty is:
a. leptin. b. estradiol. c. prolactin. d. cortisol. |
a. leptin.
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Living in a stressful environment has been found to:
a. delay menarche. b. have an insignificant effect on pubertal hormones. c. lead to an increase in sexual activity. d. result in earlier puberty. |
d. result in earlier puberty.
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For boys, late puberty correlates with:
a. school success. b. anxiety and depression. c. lawbreaking. d. high self-esteem. |
b. anxiety and depression.
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About ____ of adult bone mass is acquired between the ages of 10 and 20.
a. one-quarter b. half c. three-quarters d. Adult bone mass is not acquired until after age 20. |
b. half
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Which of the following is a symptom of bulimia nervosa?
a. Binging and purging at least once a week for three months. b. An uncontrollable urge to overeat. c. A distorted body image. d. All of these answers are correct. |
d. All of these answers are correct.
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The last part(s) of the adolescent body to be fully formed is (are) the:
a. feet. b. ears. c. nose. d. torso. |
d. torso.
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. Which of the following is a primary sex characteristic?
a. facial hair b. breast development c. lowering of the voice d. maturation of the testes |
d. maturation of the testes
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. Teenage girls are more susceptible to sexually transmitted infections than mature women are because:
a. teenage girls are more likely to have sex with an infected male. b. teenage girls are less likely to seek medical care. c. fully developed women have some natural biological defenses against STIs. d. the pubertal hormonal profile promotes the development of STIs. |
c. fully developed women have some natural biological defenses against STIs.
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What is the most frequently reported sexually transmitted infection?
a. HPV b. chlamydia c. herpes d. syphilis |
b. chlamydia
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Why do emotions rule behavior for many teens?
a. The onset of puberty is earlier. b. The amygdala matures before the prefrontal cortex does. c. The complexities of emotional restraint are beyond them. d. All of these answers are correct. |
d. All of these answers are correct.
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The years of rapid physical growth and sexual maturation that ends childhood is called:
a. puberty. b. young adulthood. c. menarche. d. growth spurt. |
a. puberty.
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The first VISIBLE sign of puberty in boys is:
a. growth of the testes. b. pubic hair. c. enlargement of the penis. d. facial hair. |
a. growth of the testes.
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An organic chemical substance produced in the body and conveyed via the bloodstream is called a:
a. neurotransmitter. b. gamete. c. white blood cell. d. hormone. |
d. hormone.
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Which of the following is another name for the sex glands?
a. adrenal glands b. gonads c. hypothalamus d. pituitary gland |
b. gonads
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At adolescence, the gonads increase the production of sex hormones: ___________ in girls and __________ in boys.
a. androgens; testosterones b. androgens; estrogens c. testosterones; estradiol d. estradiol; testosterone |
d. estradiol; testosterone
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Sexual development before age 8 is referred to as:
a. precocious puberty. b. advanced puberty. c. estrogen imbalance. d. ganadotropin. |
a. precocious puberty.
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In what way does stress affect puberty?
a. Stress regulates menstruation. b. Stress encourages reproduction at every stage of the process. c. Stress increases the hormones that start puberty. d. Stress decreases the hormones that start puberty. |
c. Stress increases the hormones that start puberty.
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Early-maturing girls:
a. tend to be less depressed than late-maturing girls. b. tend to be more popular than late-maturing girls. c. have a healthy body image. d. tend to have lower self-esteem than late-maturing girls. |
d. tend to have lower self-esteem than late-maturing girls.
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According to the text, adolescents are deficient in their intake of necessary vitamins and minerals because:
a. healthy foods cost more. b. unhealthy foods are more desirable. c. they eat from vending machines in schools. d. All of these answers are correct. |
d. All of these answers are correct.
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Which of the following is a symptom of anorexia nervosa as defined by the American Psychiatric Association?
a. A refusal to maintain a body weight that is at least 85 percent of normal for age and height. b. An uncontrollable urge to overeat. c. Binging and purging at least once a week for three months. d. A depressed or irritable mood nearly every day. |
a. A refusal to maintain a body weight that is at least 85 percent of normal for age and height.
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The relatively sudden and rapid physical growth that occurs during puberty is referred to as:
a. a growth spurt. b. hormonal fluctuations. c. rapid development. d. proximodistal sequence. |
a. a growth spurt.
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During adolescence, the lungs will _________ in weight and the heart will ___________ in size.
a. double; triple b. triple; triple c. triple; double d. double; double |
c. triple; double
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Physical traits that are not directly involved in reproduction but that indicate sexual maturity are referred to as:
a. secondary sex characteristics. b. sexual attributes. c. primary sex characteristics. d. sexual magnetism. |
a. secondary sex characteristics.
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Which complication is associated with teen pregnancy?
a. spontaneous abortion b. low blood pressure c. gestational diabetes d. post-term delivery |
a. spontaneous abortion
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Which statement concerning a teenager's brain growth is true?
a. The limbic system matures before the prefrontal cortex does. b. The prefrontal cortex matures before the limbic system does. c. Maturation of the cortex depends more on hormones than on age. d. The reflective areas of the brain develop before the emotional areas do. |
a. The limbic system matures before the prefrontal cortex does.
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What is adolescent egocentrism?
a. The thinking that leads young people to focus on themselves to the exclusion of others. b. Young people's belief that they cannot be harmed by anything. c. The ability to engage in more systematic thinking. d. An adolescent's belief that he or she is better than everyone else. |
a. The thinking that leads young people to focus on themselves to the exclusion of others.
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At which of the following ages would you expect acute self-consciousness to be at its highest?
a. 8 b. 12 c. 16 d. 18 |
b. 12
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The invincibility fable and the imaginary audience are both related to:
a. adolescent egocentrism. b. Elkind's theory. c. Piaget's theory. d. peer group function. |
a. adolescent egocentrism.
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Julie is obsessed with how others will react to her behavior and appearance. It takes her several hours to dress in the morning as she considers what both her friends and her enemies will think of her. Julie's behavior reflects the power of:
a. adolescent perfection. b. the invincibility fable. c. the imaginary audience. d. formal operational thought. |
c. the imaginary audience.
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Randy is in the stage of _______ if his thinking is no longer dependant on concrete experiences.
a. sensorimotor thought b. preoperational thought c. concrete operational thought d. formal operational thought |
d. formal operational thought
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The thought process that involves using one or more specific experiences or facts to reach a general conclusion is called:
a. inductive reasoning. b. deductive reasoning. c. experiential mentation. d. factual synthesis. |
a. inductive reasoning.
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The notion that two networks exist within the brain, one for emotional and one for analytical processing of stimuli, describes the:
a. dual-process model. b. interchanging phenomenon. c. multipurpose model. d. network processing model. |
a. dual-process model.
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In a study of adolescent thinking, Klaczynski concluded that:
a. teenagers cannot use logic. b. teenagers can use logic, but most did not. c. intuition promoted the use of logic. d. logic promoted the use of intuition. |
b. teenagers can use logic, but most did not.
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Marrisa decided to drive her car to Las Vegas rather than fly after reading a story about a plane crash. This common fallacy is called:
a. statistical rate neglect. b. base rate neglect. c. sunk cost fallacy. d. cost rate neglect. |
b. base rate neglect.
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When it comes to religion:
a. few teens have the same faith as their parents. b. most adolescents feel close to God. c. most adolescents are atheists. d. most adolescents are agnostics. |
b. most adolescents feel close to God.
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"Secondary education" refers to:
a. vocational education programs, where one learns a job skill. b. after-school programs. c. college. d. grades 7 through 12. |
d. grades 7 through 12.
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Developmentalists suspect that one reason for the slowdown in academic achievement that is seen in middle schools is:
a. the lack of emphasis on academic achievement. b. the lack of connection to teachers. c. the failure of most schools to offer a challenging curriculum. d. the shortage of well-prepared teachers. |
b. the lack of connection to teachers.
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The findings of a study of middle school students in Los Angeles suggest that __________ makes students feel safer and less lonely.
a. racial homogeny b. having someone to blame c. a cheerful environment d. engaging in extracurricular activities |
b. having someone to blame
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Which of the following statements about the use of the Internet and other forms of technology is true?
a. They can be used as tools for learning. b. Computer use has NOT been shown to improve test scores. c. Use causes isolation. d. All of these answers are correct. |
a. They can be used as tools for learning.
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High schools today:
a. allow many students to earn a general diploma and thus avoid the rigor of college-preparatory courses. b. often require most students to take two years of math beyond algebra. c. allow most students to choose their own curriculum. d. prepare most students for a trade. |
b. often require most students to take two years of math beyond algebra.
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Which theorist first described adolescent egocentrism?
a. Lawrence Kohlberg b. Jean Piaget c. David Elkind d. Sigmund Freud |
c. David Elkind
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What is the aspect of adolescent egocentrism characterized by the adolescent's belief that his or her thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique?
a. invincibility fable b. uniqueness phenomenon c. personal fable d. the imaginary audience |
c. personal fable
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The adolescent's belief that he or she cannot be overcome or even harmed by anything that might defeat a normal mortal is called the:
a. personal fable. b. invincibility fable. c. superhero fable. d. imaginary audience. |
b. invincibility fable.
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Thirteen-year-old Mark refuses to go to school because he has a pimple. He is convinced that everyone will make fun of him. Mark's behavior is an example of:
a. formal operational thought. b. the imaginary audience. c. the personal fable. d. the invincibility fable. |
b. the imaginary audience.
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The individual who engages in hypothetical thought clearly demonstrates an understanding of the word:
a. "if." b. "how." c. "why." d. "because." |
a. "if."
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Concluding that a four-legged furry animal that wags its tail when it is happy and that likes to fetch sticks is a dog would be an example of:
a. deduction reasoning. b. inductive reasoning. c. hypothetical thought. d. analytical thought. |
b. inductive reasoning.
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What type of thought begins with a prior belief, past experience, or common assumption, rather than a logical premise?
a. presumptive b. intuitive c. methodical d. investigative |
b. intuitive
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"Throwing good money after bad" is a phrase often used when we put more and more money into something that really was not worth it in the first place. Which of the following best explains why we often do not choose to "cut our losses"?
a. egocentrism b. the invincibility fable c. imaginary audience d. sunk cost fallacy |
d. sunk cost fallacy
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A common fallacy in which a person ignores statistical information about the frequency of a phenomenon and instead makes an emotionally based decision is called:
a. base rate neglect. b. dual-process error. c. the sunk cost fallacy. d. statistical rate neglect. |
a. base rate neglect.
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According to a study by Smith and Denton (2005), what percentage of adolescents report that they are not religious?
a. 8 b. 16 c. 24 d. 30 |
b. 16
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The period after primary education and before tertiary education is called:
a. secondary education. b. elementary school. c. college. d. All of these answers are correct. |
a. secondary education.
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Vern just entered high school this year. Recently he has been skipping a lot of classes and is starting to vandalize property at night with his friends. These behaviors could be a sign that Vern is experiencing:
a. delusions. b. satisfaction from the transition to high school. c. stress. d. high academic achievement. |
c. stress.
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Today's "digital divide":
a. separates boys from girls. b. separates rich from poor. c. separates young from old. d. is international. |
c. separates young from old.
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Bullying that occurs when one person spreads insults or rumors about another by means of e-mails, text messages, or the Internet is called:
a. technological assassination. b. unilateral bullying. c. Internet bullying. d. cyberbullying. |
d. cyberbullying.
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High-stakes testing as a requirement for high school graduation potentially results in:
a. advancements in cognitive development. b. greater college success. c. higher-quality curriculum. d. more dropouts. |
d. more dropouts.
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During adolescence, psychosocial development is primarily a search to answer the question:
a. "Who am I?" b. "Where did I come from?" c. "How much can I learn?" d. "Who are my friends?" |
a. "Who am I?"
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The ultimate goal in resolving the crisis of identity achievement is to:
a. reconsider the goals and values set by parents and culture, accepting some and rejecting others. b. accept the traditional values set by parents and culture without questioning them. c. be indifferent and unconcerned about the future. d. become engaged in activities that postpone identity achievement. |
a. reconsider the goals and values set by parents and culture, accepting some and rejecting others.
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A person who adopts his or her parents' values without question or analysis is said to be in:
a. moratorium. b. negative identity. c. foreclosure. d. identity diffusion. |
c. foreclosure.
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Erikson described four aspects of identity as being the religious, the sexual, the vocational, and the:
a. ethnic. b. cognitive. c. political. d. linguistic. |
c. political.
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Teens are less likely to abuse drugs, leave school, and take unnecessary risks when:
a. they are closely supervised. b. they have a lot of friends. c. they feel valued by their communities. d. they are mistrusted by parents. |
c. they feel valued by their communities.
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Petty, peevish arguing, usually repeated and ongoing, is called:
a. sarcasm. b. bickering. c. ridiculing. d. harassing. |
b. bickering.
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An experiment comparing teens' and emerging adults' risk behaviors when playing a video driving game with and without their peers revealed that:
a. teens were more willing to take chances when playing with peers than were the adults. b. adults and teens both were more willing to take chances when playing with peers than when playing alone. c. adults were more willing to take chances when playing with peers than were the teens. d. teens were more willing to take chances when playing alone than were the adults. |
a. teens were more willing to take chances when playing with peers than were the adults.
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Adolescent sexual behavior is strongly influenced by:
a. sexual information received from peers. b. whether or not an adolescent is in an ongoing romantic relationship. c. early puberty and physical attractiveness. d. All of these answers are correct. |
d. All of these answers are correct.
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Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning adolescent suicide?
a. Adolescents are more likely to commit suicide than adults are. b. Parasuicide is more common between the ages of 18 and 24. c. Rumination is common among adolescents, but suicidal ideation is not. d. Suicidal ideation is common among adolescents, but completed suicides are not. |
d. Suicidal ideation is common among adolescents, but completed suicides are not.
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One reason why adolescent suicides have decreased since 1990 may be that:
a. the media is more thorough about reporting adolescent suicides. b. there are fewer cluster suicides. c. there is more effective use of antidepressants. d. there is less access to drugs and alcohol. |
c. there is more effective use of antidepressants.
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The category "psychoactive drugs" refers to:
a. prescription medicine. b. illegal drugs such as marijuana. c. legal drugs such as cigarettes. d. All of these answers are correct. |
d. All of these answers are correct.
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With some exceptions, adolescent boys use ____ drugs, and use them ______ often, than girls do.
a. less; less b. less; more c. more; more d. more; less |
c. more; more
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The most frequently abused drug among North American teenagers is:
a. alcohol. b. marijuana. c. tobacco. d. prescription drugs. |
a. alcohol.
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In terms of drug use, "generational forgetting" refers to:
a. the failure of teens to believe the things that their parents tell them. b. the tendency of knowledge to skip a generation. c. the inability of drug knowledge to pass from one generation to another—a consequence of the ongoing changes in drug availability and potency. d. the idea that each new generation forgets what the previous generation learned about drugs. |
d. the idea that each new generation forgets what the previous generation learned about drugs.
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Few adolescents notice when they move from _____ (experimenting) to __________ (experiencing harm) to _____________ (needing the drug to avoid feeling ill).
a. use; addiction; abuse b. use; abuse; addiction c. abuse; use; addiction d. addiction; use; abuse |
b. use; abuse; addiction
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During the fifth stage of psychosocial development, an adolescent who is confused as to which of the many possible roles to adopt is said to be:
a. in foreclosure. b. in moratorium. c. experiencing a crisis of identity versus role confusion. d. in a search for compatibility. |
c. experiencing a crisis of identity versus role confusion.
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A situation in which an adolescent does not seem to know or care about his or her identity is called:
a. moratorium. b. role confusion. c. identity achievement. d. foreclosure. |
b. role confusion.
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Which of the following is the MOST likely indicator of moratorium?
a. getting engaged b. deciding on a career c. joining the Peace Corps d. getting a job |
c. joining the Peace Corps
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"Gender identity" refers to:
a. a person's biologically determined sex. b. the direction of a person's sexual or romantic attraction. c. a behavior pattern that is appropriate for only men or only women. d. a person's self-definition as male or female. |
d. a person's self-definition as male or female.
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Adolescents are said to have closeness with family when:
a. they can communicate with their parents, yet are not emotionally connected to them. b. there is an emotional closeness with their parents, yet little communication. c. parents control them with little emotional support. d. there is open communication, support, emotional connectedness, and parental control. |
d. there is open communication, support, emotional connectedness, and parental control.
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What is a clique?
a. a large group of adolescents who share something in common but who are not necessarily friends b. a group of close friends who are loyal to one another and who exclude outsiders c. a group of adolescents who dress alike but have different values d. a small group of friends who regularly invite others to join |
b. a group of close friends who are loyal to one another and who exclude outsiders
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Destructive peer support in which one person shows another how to rebel against authority or social norms is referred to as:
a. deviancy training. b. hoodlum apprenticeship. c. peer pressure. d. delinquent apprenticeship. |
a. deviancy training.
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High school romances:
a. are short-lived, rarely lasting more than a year. b. usually evolve into committed relationships. c. are usually one-sided, with the male having a steady girlfriend. d. usually last 2 to 3 years. |
a. are short-lived, rarely lasting more than a year.
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Research has shown that the dip in self-esteem during adolescence:
a. affects only girls. b. is more severe but less prevalent among boys. c. is experienced by both sexes. d. is limited to academic performance. |
c. is experienced by both sexes.
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Any deliberate action of self-harm that could have been lethal but was not is referred to as:
a. suicidal ideation. b. rumination. c. parasuicide. d. cluster suicide. |
c. parasuicide.
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Early neurological impairments increase the risk of a child's becoming a(n) _________, and a teen experiencing a negative psychosocial development is at greater risk of becoming a(n) ___________.
a. adolescent-limited offender; life-course-persistent offender b. life-course-persistent offender; adolescent-limited offender c. female career criminal; male career criminal d. criminal whose activity stops by age 21; criminal whose activity continues throughout life |
b. life-course-persistent offender; adolescent-limited offender
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Which psychoactive drug used during adolescence inhibits growth and may result in the adolescent's becoming a shorter and heavier adult?
a. alcohol b. amphetamines c. cocaine d. tobacco |
d. tobacco
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Jessica is 16-years-old and smokes marijuana every day. Which of the following could be affected by her behavior?
a. her memory b. her motivation c. her language proficiency d. All of these answers are correct. |
d. All of these answers are correct.
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Which of the following attempts to decrease teen drug use appears to INCREASE use?
a. antismoking ad campaigns designed to appeal to the young b. the "your brain on drugs" campaign c. the use of scare tactics d. project DARE |
a. antismoking ad campaigns designed to appeal to the young
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Showing students a black lung damaged by smoking as a way to try to prevent teens from smoking would be considered what type of prevention strategy?
a. educational. b. social policy c. social context d. scare tactic |
d. scare tactic
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The period of emerging adulthood occurs between __________ years old.
a. 16–22 b. 18–21 c. 18–25 d. 21–25 |
c. 18–25
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In today's society:
a. adolescence does not exist. b. work, marriage, and parenting occur later than they used to. c. work, marriage, and parenting are generally delayed until age 40. d. becoming an adult is associated with parenting. |
b. work, marriage, and parenting occur later than they used to.
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In the United States, most 18-to-24-year-olds believe that premarital sex is:
a. always wrong b. sometimes wrong c. not wrong at all d. not an issue in their lives |
c. not wrong at all
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Approximately what percentage of young adults in the United States rate their health as good, very good, or excellent?
a. 56.3 b. 70 c. 81.2 d. 95.8 |
d. 95.8
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Forms of recreation that include apparent risk or injury or death that are attractive and thrilling as a result are referred to as:
a. off-the-wall adventures. b. extreme sports. c. edge sports. d. cliff-hanger sports. |
b. extreme sports.
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Drug abuse:
a. is having more than 2 drinks. b. is harmful physically. c. promotes social well being. d. is not harmful cognitively. |
b. is harmful physically.
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According to Johnston et al. (2009), what percent of young college men reported engaging in extreme drinking (drinking more than 10 drinks in a row in the past 2 weeks)?
a. 5 b. 10 c. 20 d. 25 |
d. 25
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Todd is 26 and when he thinks about things he is more likely to be:
a. practical. b. flexible. c. dialectical. d. All of these are correct. |
d. All of these are correct.
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A practical skill of postformal thought is the ability to:
a. combine emotions with intuitive thought. b. combine subjective thoughts from personal experiences with objective thoughts from abstract logic. c. rely on subjective thoughts and perceptions to make postformal decisions. d. rely on purely objective logical thinking in daily life. |
b. combine subjective thoughts from personal experiences with objective thoughts from abstract logic.
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John is a 20-year-old African American who believes that success in school is for females and whites. He may be experiencing:
a. poor self-esteem. b. identification. c. counter-identification. d. stereotype threat. |
d. stereotype threat.
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Which of the following statements best reflects the change in the campus scene in the United States?
a. More students are full-time. b. More students are parents. c. Fewer students have chosen a specific career-based curriculum. d. Fewer students are from low-income families. |
b. More students are parents.
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An example of culture influencing the relationship between love and marriage is when:
a. parents arrange marriages between children. b. a couple decides to marry and then the man asks the woman's father for permission to marry her. c. a couple marries when they feel that they are financially and emotionally independent. d. All of these answers are correct. |
d. All of these answers are correct.
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A reason for cohabitating is to:
a. save money. b. try out marriage before making the commitment. c. be able to live separately from the parent's home. d. have someone take care of you. |
b. try out marriage before making the commitment.
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Milecka has recently married his parents' approved bride. Though he would like to move to another city to attend college, he has decided to continue to live close to his family so that he can help them. Milecka is modeling:
a. selfishness. b. his individual needs and interests. c. collectivism. d. None of these answers is correct. |
c. collectivism.
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Thinking in adulthood is distinguished from earlier thinking in that it is:
a. more flexible but often is not practical. b. practical but lacks dialectical thought. c. more practical flexible and dialectical. d. less flexible than adolescent thinking is. |
c. more practical flexible and dialectical.
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A stage of cognitive development that enables one to combine contradictory elements into a comprehensive whole is called:
a. postformal thought. b. formal operational thought. c. preformal operational thought. d. psychometric thought. |
a. postformal thought.
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By accounting for _______ the mature adult becomes a more objective and powerful thinker.
a. subjectivity b. objectivity c. synthesis d. antithesis |
a. subjectivity
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The ability to come up with many solutions for a problem:
a. is a hallmark of postformal thought. b. shows the importance of being objective. c. emphasizes the importance of practicality. d. de-emphasizes the importance of subjectivity. |
a. is a hallmark of postformal thought.
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The possibility that one's appearance or behavior will be misread to confirm another's oversimplified prejudiced attitudes is called:
a. stereotype threat. b. threat of bias. c. stereotype confirmation. d. stereotype bias. |
a. stereotype threat.
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In Perry's scheme of cognitive and ethical development the fourth stage is the one in which:
a. dualism is modified and students realize that authorities know the right answers. b. students realize that authorities don't know the right answers and that students have a right to their own opinions. c. commitments are tentatively being made. d. students realize that decisions will have to be made by themselves. |
b. students realize that authorities don't know the right answers and that students have a right to their own opinions.
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. The most obvious change in colleges worldwide in the last 30 years is the increased enrollment of:
a. Hispanic students. b. Japanese students. c. women. d. working men. |
c. women.
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Research on personality reveals that it is:
a. genetically influenced. b. environmentally influenced. c. not fixed; plasticity is evident. d. All of these answers are correct. |
d. All of these answers are correct.
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Aggressive young adults:
a. had fewer friends than temperate peers. b. rated themselves as quite conscientious. c. had high arrest records. d. do not want education. |
b. rated themselves as quite conscientious.
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During this stage, Erikson believed that adults seek someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and self-sacrificing commitment.
a. marriage versus lack of commitment b. commitment versus affiliation c. loneliness versus commitment d. intimacy versus isolation |
d. intimacy versus isolation
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Michelle, a happily married emerging adult, enjoys spending time talking with and doing things with her mother. More than likely Michelle:
a. was an avoidant infant. b. was a securely attached infant. c. lacked emotional development and social skills as a child. d. is too dependent on her mother for identity. |
b. was a securely attached infant.
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Worldwide, emerging adults think about their identities in terms of:
a. political loyalties and religious commitments. b. gender roles. c. ethnic and vocational identities. d. All of these answers are correct. |
d. All of these answers are correct.
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Emerging adults who had been inhibited as children were:
a. discouraged by having to repeat grades. b. more anxious and depressed. c. suffered low self esteem. d. cautious, reserved adults with few signs of internalizing problems. |
d. cautious, reserved adults with few signs of internalizing problems.
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According to Erikson's theory, the crisis that follows identity achievement is called:
a. intimacy versus isolation. b. identity versus intimacy. c. affiliation versus identity. d. intimacy commitment versus lonely isolation. |
a. intimacy versus isolation.
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An important aspect of close human connections in relationships is that they:
a. provide for self-expansion. b. enlarge self-understanding. c. increase one's resources in times of need. d. All of these answers are correct. |
d. All of these answers are correct.
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