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The "storm and stress" view of adolescence sees adolescence as a time of |
Turbulence/Confilct/Mood Swings |
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Mary tells her husband that she is not looking forward to the time their son becomes an adolescent, because she has read that it is a time of great conflict and stress for the family. Which of the following theorists would agree with Mary's view of adolescence? |
G. Stanley Hall |
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Mead believed that cultures in which adolescents' experiences are quite different from adults' experiences produce adolescents who |
experience more stress. |
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Today's adolescents are more _____ than their counterparts of previous generations. |
Diverse/Tolerant/Open-minded |
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Marty, age 16, spends most of his leisure time text messaging his friends and watching YouTube. According to Mark Bauerlein, Marty's behavior is |
typical of someone of his age. |
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Which of the following statements about stereotypes is NOT true? |
*There are very few stereotypes related to adolescents./Stereotypes are difficult to give up once assigned./Stereotypes are generalizations about a broad category of people./Stereotypes describe a typical member of a specific group. |
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Howard is a manager of a fast-food restaurant that employs many adolescents. Howard tells his wife, "They are all self-centered mopes who have no work ethic!" Howard's statement about adolescents is |
a stereotype. |
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Development |
involves growth./is complex./continues through the lifespan. |
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A key task of adolescence is |
preparation for adulthood. |
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In the United States and most other cultures, adolescence begins at approximately _____ years of age. |
10-13 |
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Alex has begun dating and he is interested in taking a course called "Career Exploration" that will help him decide on a future career. Alex is probably in which period? |
late adolescence |
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The transition from childhood to adolescence includes all of the following EXCEPT |
*desire to spend more time with family./biological changes of puberty.//increased egocentric ways./greater interest in romantic relationships. |
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The transition from adolescence to adulthood has been referred to by Jeffrey Arnett as |
emerging adulthood. |
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In the United States the most widely recognized marker for entry into adulthood is |
holding a permanent, full-time job. |
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Ann Masten and her colleagues found that emerging adults who overcame adversity and went on to become competent adults had all of the following characteristics EXCEPT |
*they were well-traveled./they were intelligent./they had high-quality parenting./they had a higher socioeconomic status. |
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Which of the following would a proponent of the nature approach to human development cite as evidence of the strength of genetics? |
the fact that we grow rapidly in infancy |
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Carrie was abused by her parents. She was eventually removed from their care and was later adopted at age 6 by her foster parents. Which of the following doctrines would assert that Carrie's later quality of parental care can overcome her earlier negative experience? |
later experiences |
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An interrelated, coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomenon and to make predictions is called |
a theory. |
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Scientific assertions and predictions that can be tested are |
hypotheses. |
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Lilly is a researcher who wants to know how often high-school students are using their cell phones to cheat on tests. Lilly pretends to be a visiting student. She sits in on classes and observes students as they take tests. Lilly's method of research is known as |
naturalistic observation. |
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Which of the following statements about using surveys to collect data is TRUE? |
*People answer in ways that they see as socially desirable./Surveys are very expensive and time consuming to do./Surveys can only be done on a limited range of topics./All of these choices are correct. |
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Dr. Tremble sends out surveys to faculty at 57 randomly selected colleges to assess their perceptions of faculty harassment. This is an example of _____ research. |
descriptive |
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Which of the following correlation coefficients shows the weakest correlation? |
*-.10/+.15/+.70/-.80 |
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The factor that is manipulated in experimental research is the |
independent variable. |
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The variable that is measured and that is expected to change as a result of experimental research is the |
dependent variable. |
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Which of the following statements about experimental research is NOT true? |
*Experimental design uses experimental groups only./All experiments involve at least one independent variable and one dependent variable./Experiments demonstrate cause and effect./Experimental design uses experimental and control groups. |
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A disadvantage of longitudinal research is |
it is expensive to conduct./it is time-consuming to conduct./participants who remain in the study may be dissimilar to those who dropped out. |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the APA's guidelines for ethical research? |
full disclosure to participants regarding the exact nature of the research |
