Adolescent 5

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Peers usually have more influence than parents on matters of:

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patterns of leisure activity.goals.

Front 2

Research on the nature of parent-adolescent relationships reveals that:

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most adolescents appear to maintain positive, supportive, and mutually respective relationships with parents.

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Professor Ngo is studying family transitions. According to family systems theory, he is most likely to see dramatic changes in family relationships during all of the following events, except when:

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lack of change creates a sturdy, yet boring, family pattern.

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The text cautions against trying to determine the relationship between family characteristics and adolescent development because:

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parents and adolescents reciprocally influence each other

Front 5

The field of behavior genetics examines all of the following, except:

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Behavioral genetics examines all of these issues.

Front 6

Which of the following is least likely to be affected by genetic factors?

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self-perception of scholastic competence

Front 7

Although Sarah's parents divorced seven years ago, the counselor at school attributes Sarah's poor school performance and delinquent behavior to the divorce. This counselor is probably referring to the:

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sleeper effect of divorce.

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Sarah is an excellent writer, but her younger sister Jane has always hated writing classes and instead has focused on developing gymnastic abilities. Sarah readily expresses disdain for gymnastics, so the girls feel that they are different enough to avoid direct competition. One explanation for this type of sibling behavior is called:

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sibling deidentification.

Front 9

All of the following led to an increase in free time for contemporary adolescents, except:

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organized youth movements.

Front 10

Which of the following characteristics of the retail and restaurant industries contributed to the rise in adolescent employment?

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all of the above

Front 11

In contrast to adolescents in the United States, adolescents in Europe:

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are more likely to have an apprenticeship while in high school.

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According to research by Wayne Osgood and colleagues, the combination of several factors is the recipe for delinquency and other problem behaviors among adolescents. This view is called the routine activity theory, and all but which of the following are thought to be major contributing factors to this combination?

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lower then average intelligence

Front 13

The three dominant theories concerning the media's impact on adolescent development today include all but which of the following?

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the routine activity theory

Front 14

Which theory of media's impact emphasizes the idea that media shape adolescents' interests, motives, and beliefs about the world

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cultivation theory

Front 15

Based on the Five C's of positive youth development, which "C" stands for a sense of sympathy and empathy for others:

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caring