Question 1

Alcohol and drug abuse is rampant among teens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Discuss three traits that make young teens different from other age groups.

Accepted Answer

(1)young teens are incredibly socially sensitive and peer oriented;they become frantic when they suffer social disapproval of any kind.(2)Young teens are also prone to act impulsively in risky situations,such as driving fast and testing the limits-but only when they are with people their own age.(3)Young teens are highly emotional,feeling intense highs and lows.These proclivities can lure teens to get involved in dangerous and arousing activities,such as driving very fast or testing the limits by sampling "forbidden acts."

Question 3

Jonelle is a happy,healthy,well-adjusted teen.Based on the research,Jonelle would be expected to:

Accepted Answer

A) avoid risk-taking behaviors. 
B) engage in some risk-taking behaviors. 
C) become involved in seriously dangerous behaviors. 
D) be so well behaved and virtuous that she is called a "goody goody." 
A) avoid risk-taking behaviors. 
B) engage in some risk-taking behaviors. 
C) become involved in seriously dangerous behaviors. 
D) be so well behaved and virtuous that she is called a "goody goody." B

Question 4

The age group that a judge MOST likely would see in her court are males in their:

Accepted Answer

A) early teens. 
B) late teens and early twenties. 
C) early thirties. 
D) late forties. 
A) early teens. 
B) late teens and early twenties. 
C) early thirties. 
D) late forties.

Question 5

Gangs serve all of the following purposes EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) providing a sense of identity and status. 
B) offering physical protection in a dangerous neighborhood. 
C) offering ways to make a living by selling drugs or stealing. 
D) helping children overcome academic difficulties. 
A) providing a sense of identity and status. 
B) offering physical protection in a dangerous neighborhood. 
C) offering ways to make a living by selling drugs or stealing. 
D) helping children overcome academic difficulties.

Question 6

Martez is entering his teens.Statistically speaking,all are good predictions EXCEPT that Martez will:

Accepted Answer

A) be more emotional. 
B) be happy and upbeat about life. 
C) take more risks when he is with his friends. 
D) drink alcohol on a regular basis. 
A) be more emotional. 
B) be happy and upbeat about life. 
C) take more risks when he is with his friends. 
D) drink alcohol on a regular basis.

Question 7

What is the main reason why high school students are sleep deprived?

Accepted Answer

A) Teens need more sleep than younger children,because they have higher metabolic rates. 
B) The hormones of puberty push teens' sleep cycles to later in the evening,yet teens have to get up early to start the school day. 
C) Teenagers are having too much fun at night to get to bed on time;even when they are tired,they rebel against adults by refusing to go to bed. 
D) Teenagers can spend time 24/7 talking to their friends on social media. 
A) Teens need more sleep than younger children,because they have higher metabolic rates. 
B) The hormones of puberty push teens' sleep cycles to later in the evening,yet teens have to get up early to start the school day. 
C) Teenagers are having too much fun at night to get to bed on time;even when they are tired,they rebel against adults by refusing to go to bed. 
D) Teenagers can spend time 24/7 talking to their friends on social media.

Question 8

Michelle is a teenage girl who lives in an affluent community.According to the text,Michelle's mother might be on special alert for:

Accepted Answer

A) suicide. 
B) non-suicidal self-injury. 
C) heroin or methamphetamine abuse. 
D) schizophrenia. 
A) suicide. 
B) non-suicidal self-injury. 
C) heroin or methamphetamine abuse. 
D) schizophrenia.

Question 9

The text's criticisms of Kohlberg's moral reasoning scale all relate to which measurement concept?

Accepted Answer

A) reliability 
B) validity 
C) accuracy 
D) morality 
A) reliability 
B) validity 
C) accuracy 
D) morality

Question 10

According to this chapter,adolescence is:

Accepted Answer

A) a tumultuous but exciting time of life. 
B) the worst life stage. 
C) a blissful life stage. 
D) the happiest life stage. 
A) a tumultuous but exciting time of life. 
B) the worst life stage. 
C) a blissful life stage. 
D) the happiest life stage.

Question 11

A 15-year-old broke into a store with his buddies.One of the older boys shot and killed the store's owner.Given what the text says about the criminal justice system,the 15-year-old:

Accepted Answer

A) is at risk of being tried as an adult. 
B) won't be tried as an adult,as he is clearly underage. 
C) will be released at age 18. 
D) won't be charged at all. 
A) is at risk of being tried as an adult. 
B) won't be tried as an adult,as he is clearly underage. 
C) will be released at age 18. 
D) won't be charged at all.

Question 12

Parent-teen conflict tends to _____ in late adolescence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Parent-teen conflict tends to _____ in late...

Question 13

Neema was highly intellectual and self-confident in elementary school.As she travels into high school (in a normal public school)and finds herself in the "brains crowd," Neema might become:

Accepted Answer

A) less popular and self-confident. 
B) more popular and self-confident. 
C) much happier. 
D) very isolated and depressed. 
A) less popular and self-confident. 
B) more popular and self-confident. 
C) much happier. 
D) very isolated and depressed.

Question 14

Most adults show signs of formal operational thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Joan is giving a scale to fourth graders to predict their risk of having a "stormy adolescence." Which question should NOT be on her measure?

Accepted Answer

A) Does this child have emotion regulation problems? 
B) Does this child feel alienated from his parents? 
C) Is this child highly emotional? 
D) Does this child live in an environment that encourages taking dangerous risks? 
A) Does this child have emotion regulation problems? 
B) Does this child feel alienated from his parents? 
C) Is this child highly emotional? 
D) Does this child live in an environment that encourages taking dangerous risks?

Question 16

High school made adolescence a defined life stage because teens now:

Accepted Answer

A) understood the world better. 
B) spent their days together as a separate group. 
C) acted more adult. 
D) worked in factories. 
A) understood the world better. 
B) spent their days together as a separate group. 
C) acted more adult. 
D) worked in factories.

Question 17

Terrence hangs out with his clique,while his brother,Jherome,spends time with a crowd.Terrence is in a _____ peer group,and Jherome is with a _____ peer group.

Accepted Answer

A) small;larger 
B) large;smaller 
C) loose-knit;close-knit 
D) marginalized;popular 
A) small;larger 
B) large;smaller 
C) loose-knit;close-knit 
D) marginalized;popular

Question 18

Samantha and her five best female buddies are her:

Accepted Answer

A) clique. 
B) crowd. 
C) gang. 
D) gathering. 
A) clique. 
B) crowd. 
C) gang. 
D) gathering.

Question 19

According to the text,Western European crowds in large high schools:

Accepted Answer

A) are very similar to crowds in the United States. 
B) are very different from crowds in the United States. 
C) show some similarities and some differences from U.S.crowds. 
D) are similar to U.S.crowds,but only in Finland. 
A) are very similar to crowds in the United States. 
B) are very different from crowds in the United States. 
C) show some similarities and some differences from U.S.crowds. 
D) are similar to U.S.crowds,but only in Finland.

Question 20

Ms.Jones asks if her child should attend an afterschool program at the local Y.Based on the text,how should a school counselor respond?

Accepted Answer

A) "Go for it,as these programs really work." 
B) "First find out if the program is well structured and supervised." 
C) "Forget it,as these programs do nothing to help teens." 
D) "Make sure that the program involves a lot of physical activity." 
A) "Go for it,as these programs really work." 
B) "First find out if the program is well structured and supervised." 
C) "Forget it,as these programs do nothing to help teens." 
D) "Make sure that the program involves a lot of physical activity."

Alcohol and drug abuse is rampant among teens.

Discuss three traits that make young teens different from other age groups.

Jonelle is a happy,healthy,well-adjusted teen.Based on the research,Jonelle would be expected to:

The age group that a judge MOST likely would see in her court are males in their:

Gangs serve all of the following purposes EXCEPT:

Martez is entering his teens.Statistically speaking,all are good predictions EXCEPT that Martez will:

What is the main reason why high school students are sleep deprived?

Michelle is a teenage girl who lives in an affluent community.According to the text,Michelle's mother might be on special alert for:

The text's criticisms of Kohlberg's moral reasoning scale all relate to which measurement concept?

According to this chapter,adolescence is:

A 15-year-old broke into a store with his buddies.One of the older boys shot and killed the store's owner.Given what the text says about the criminal justice system,the 15-year-old:

Parent-teen conflict tends to _____ in late adolescence.

Neema was highly intellectual and self-confident in elementary school.As she travels into high school (in a normal public school)and finds herself in the "brains crowd," Neema might become:

Most adults show signs of formal operational thinking.

Joan is giving a scale to fourth graders to predict their risk of having a "stormy adolescence." Which question should NOT be on her measure?

High school made adolescence a defined life stage because teens now:

Terrence hangs out with his clique,while his brother,Jherome,spends time with a crowd.Terrence is in a _ peer group,and Jherome is with a _ peer group.

Samantha and her five best female buddies are her:

According to the text,Western European crowds in large high schools:

Ms.Jones asks if her child should attend an afterschool program at the local Y.Based on the text,how should a school counselor respond?

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Exam 9: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Alcohol and drug abuse is rampant among teens.

Discuss three traits that make young teens different from other age groups.

Jonelle is a happy,healthy,well-adjusted teen.Based on the research,Jonelle would be expected to:

The age group that a judge MOST likely would see in her court are males in their:

Gangs serve all of the following purposes EXCEPT:

Martez is entering his teens.Statistically speaking,all are good predictions EXCEPT that Martez will:

What is the main reason why high school students are sleep deprived?

Michelle is a teenage girl who lives in an affluent community.According to the text,Michelle's mother might be on special alert for:

The text's criticisms of Kohlberg's moral reasoning scale all relate to which measurement concept?

According to this chapter,adolescence is:

A 15-year-old broke into a store with his buddies.One of the older boys shot and killed the store's owner.Given what the text says about the criminal justice system,the 15-year-old:

Parent-teen conflict tends to _____ in late adolescence.

Neema was highly intellectual and self-confident in elementary school.As she travels into high school (in a normal public school)and finds herself in the "brains crowd," Neema might become:

Most adults show signs of formal operational thinking.

Joan is giving a scale to fourth graders to predict their risk of having a "stormy adolescence." Which question should NOT be on her measure?

High school made adolescence a defined life stage because teens now:

Terrence hangs out with his clique,while his brother,Jherome,spends time with a crowd.Terrence is in a _____ peer group,and Jherome is with a _____ peer group.

Samantha and her five best female buddies are her:

According to the text,Western European crowds in large high schools:

Ms.Jones asks if her child should attend an afterschool program at the local Y.Based on the text,how should a school counselor respond?

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Physical and Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

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Terrence hangs out with his clique,while his brother,Jherome,spends time with a crowd.Terrence is in a _ peer group,and Jherome is with a _ peer group.