Question 1

Conflicts arise between parents and adolescents because

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A)   few parents anticipate how strongly their adolescent will push for autonomy and responsibility.
B)   while parents want autonomy, adolescents want a connection.
C)   parents want their adolescents to push the boundaries, while adolescents want to maintain the status quo.
D)   parents want to relinquish all of their control over their adolescent.

Question 2

A study of tenth-graders revealed that

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A)   the number of romantic experiences reported had no link with the levels of social acceptance experienced by adolescents.
B)   having more romantic experience was linked to a higher level of substance use and delinquency.
C)   co-rumination and romantic involvement predicted a decrease in depressive symptoms.
D)   having no experience of romantic relationships is a consistent predictor of depression and deviant behavior.

Question 3

Which of the following is Erikson's fifth developmental stage?

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A)   identity versus identity confusion
B)   autonomy versus shame and doubt
C)   initiative versus guilt
D)   intimacy versus isolation A

Question 4

According to recent research, which of the following program types was linked to a reduction in delinquency?

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A)   individual treatment
B)   restorative justice
C)   family therapy
D)   case management C

Question 5

Stella has involved, responsive parents who support her in her choices as long as she adheres to certain basic rules that they have set for her, like keeping up her grades and coming home in time for dinner on weekdays. Thus, Stella's relationship with her parents is characterized by a high level of trust, acceptance, and quality. Research indicates that Stella would

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A)   be unwilling to disclose her activities to her parents.
B)   be concerned about parental disapproval and thus more likely to lie to her parents.
C)   be likely to share information about her whereabouts, friends, and activities.
D)   be likely to experience problems in adolescent adjustment.

Question 6

The 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation survey, which included more than 2,000 8- to 18-year-olds, documented that adolescent media use has ________ in the last decade.

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A)   decreased significantly
B)   declined slightly
C)   increased dramatically
D)   stayed the same

Question 7

Early bloomers include

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A)   15 to 20 percent of 14- to 16-year-olds who say that they currently are in a romantic relationship.
B)   10 percent of 17- to 19-year-olds who say that they have had no experience with romantic relationships.
C)   15 to 20 percent of 11- to 13-year-olds who say that they currently are in a romantic relationship.
D)   15 percent of 17- to 19-year-olds who report that they have not engaged in any romantic relationships that lasted more than four months.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about depression in adolescents?

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A)   Females tend to ruminate in their depressed mood and amplify it; hence, they are more likely to develop depression than are males.
B)   Puberty occurs earlier for males than for females; hence, males are more likely to develop depression than are females.
C)   Males face more discrimination than females do; hence, males are more likely to develop depression than are females.
D)   Females' self-images, especially their body images, are more positive than males'; hence, females are less likely to develop depression than males.

Question 9

Which status of identity would be most closely linked to an authoritarian style of parenting?

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Question 10

Which of the following terms did Erik Erikson use to describe the gap between childhood security and adult autonomy?

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A)   psychosocial moratorium
B)   sociological amnesty
C)   societal moratorium
D)   behavioral reprieve

Question 11

In the context of statuses of identity, identity moratorium differs from identity diffusion in that in identity moratorium, ________:

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A)   individuals have vaguely defined commitments or no commitments at all
B)   individuals have not yet experienced a crisis
C)   individuals have undergone a crisis
D)   individuals have not yet decided about occupational and ideological choices

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the trend in cross-cultural gender differences in sexual expression is true?

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A)   Gender differences in sexual expression are minor, especially in Latin America and Southeast Asia.
B)   Gender differences in sexual expression and educational opportunities appear to be narrowing over time.
C)   In India, there are far more restrictions on the sexual activities of men than on those of women.
D)   In Arab countries, both adolescent males and females encounter the same amount of restriction on sexual activities. B

Question 13

Which Eriksonian researcher proposed that Erikson's theory of identity development contains four statuses of identity, or ways of resolving the identity crisis?

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Question 14

Arthur's parents own a home appliances business. His parents along with his three older brothers manage the business together. They want Arthur to help with the business once he graduates. Arthur has agreed to join the family business without putting much thought into this decision. In this scenario, Arthur is in the status of identity referred to as

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A)   identity achievement.
B)   identity foreclosure.
C)   identity moratorium.
D)   identity diffusion.

Question 15

Reggie, a 16-year-old teenager, gets into a lot of arguments with his parents. Going by what is generally observed about parent-adolescent conflict, it is likely that most of the arguments center around

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A)   whether Reggie uses drugs.
B)   Reggie's delinquent behavior.
C)   Reggie's alcoholism.
D)   everyday events of family life.

Question 16

Priscilla is in the eighth grade. Every day after school, she hangs out with her friends from her class who are popular. She is very fond of them and wants to become popular like them. Her friends have recently started shoplifting at departmental stores. According to research studies on the effect of peer pressure on conformity, which of the following is Priscilla most likely to do?

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A)   Priscilla will use her moral reasoning to determine if the behavior should be copied or not.
B)   Priscilla will reject the behavior of her peers.
C)   Priscilla will go along with her friends to engage in the antisocial behavior.
D)   Priscilla will report the behavior to her friends' parents.

Question 17

Explain the two types of romantic involvement that occur between the ages of 14 and 16 years.

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Question 18

Baku is a local guide living and working in Kenya. While explaining some of the local cultures and practices to a group of tourists, he tells that some tribes have customs that relate to rites of passage. A tourist asks Baku about the importance of rites of passage. Which of the following statements would most likely be Baku's response?

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A)   Rites of passage mostly focus on severing ties with adolescents' native culture.
B)   Rites of passage mostly focus on the initiation of adolescents into a nuclear family.
C)   Rites of passage mostly focus on the reaffirmation of adolescents' connection with the immediate family.
D)   Rites of passage mostly focus on the transition of adolescents to adult status.

Question 19

What is the term for an adolescent who breaks the law or engages in behavior that is considered illegal?

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Question 20

According to Erik Erikson, during the ________ stage, adolescents are faced with deciding who they are, what they are all about, and where they are going in life.

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A)   autonomy versus shame and doubt
B)   identity versus identity confusion
C)   initiative versus guilt
D)   intimacy versus isolation

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