Question 1

Approximately what proportion of American male and female teens report being a victim of dating violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  1/8 
B)  1/6 
C)  1/4 
D)  1/2 
A)  1/8 
B)  1/6 
C)  1/4 
D)  1/2 B

Question 2

When they are deciding what to do with their lives,adolescents are most likely to turn to:

Accepted Answer

A)  their friends. 
B)  their parents. 
C)  the media. 
D)  their teachers. 
A)  their friends. 
B)  their parents. 
C)  the media. 
D)  their teachers. B

Question 3

Which of the following statements about loneliness is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys have greater problems with loneliness than girls do. 
B)  Loneliness occurs less in adolescents than in older people. 
C)  Lonely adolescents tend to be less attractive and less intelligent than non-lonely ones. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Boys have greater problems with loneliness than girls do. 
B)  Loneliness occurs less in adolescents than in older people. 
C)  Lonely adolescents tend to be less attractive and less intelligent than non-lonely ones. 
D)  all of the above A

Question 4

The idea that adolescents are part of a uniform peer group whose values are contrary to those of adults is the idea that there is an adolescent:

Accepted Answer

A)  society. 
B)  culture. 
C)  subculture. 
D)  worldview. 
A)  society. 
B)  culture. 
C)  subculture. 
D)  worldview.

Question 5

Which American adolescents are most likely to marry early and why do they do so? In general,how do these marriages turn out and why?

Accepted Answer

American adolescents who are most likely

Question 6

A boy's first effort to contact a girl usually involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  asking her to play sports with him. 
B)  carrying her books home. 
C)  complimenting her on her clothing. 
D)  teasing her by roughhousing. 
A)  asking her to play sports with him. 
B)  carrying her books home. 
C)  complimenting her on her clothing. 
D)  teasing her by roughhousing.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority of college students who have cohabited have positive feelings about the experience. 
B)  Cohabiting as an alternative to marriage is more common among older adults than among adolescents. 
C)  People who cohabit are generally less likely to split up than people who are married. 
D)  Intimate partner violence is more common among cohabitors than among those who are married. 
A)  The majority of college students who have cohabited have positive feelings about the experience. 
B)  Cohabiting as an alternative to marriage is more common among older adults than among adolescents. 
C)  People who cohabit are generally less likely to split up than people who are married. 
D)  Intimate partner violence is more common among cohabitors than among those who are married.

Question 8

Discuss some of the reasons that cars are important to adolescents.The text lists four main reasons,but feel free to add other reasons you can think of.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons why cars are i

Question 9

Parents and adolescents usually agree on the issue of:

Accepted Answer

A)  honesty. 
B)  noisiness. 
C)  punctuality. 
D)  tidiness. 
A)  honesty. 
B)  noisiness. 
C)  punctuality. 
D)  tidiness.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an effective antibullying intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Motivations for bullying are rarely necessary to address, but instead interventions need to focus on changing behaviors. 
B)  School-wider policies need to be aired and consistently enforced by teachers and administrators. 
C)  Long-term interventions should be used rather than short-term ones. 
D)  All students need to be involved, not just bullies and victims. 
A)  Motivations for bullying are rarely necessary to address, but instead interventions need to focus on changing behaviors. 
B)  School-wider policies need to be aired and consistently enforced by teachers and administrators. 
C)  Long-term interventions should be used rather than short-term ones. 
D)  All students need to be involved, not just bullies and victims.

Question 11

How do cliques and crowds differ?

Accepted Answer

Cliques and crowds are social groupings

Question 12

Diane is friendly,nice,cooperative,helpful,and trustworthy; therefore,she is liked by many of her peers.Psychologists would say that Diane has _______ popularity.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceived 
B)  sociometric 
C)  reputational 
D)  relational 
A)  perceived 
B)  sociometric 
C)  reputational 
D)  relational

Question 13

What is the most important identifier during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender 
B)  Ethnicity 
C)  Grade level 
D)  SES 
A)  Gender 
B)  Ethnicity 
C)  Grade level 
D)  SES

Question 14

Two tools that adolescents with perceived popularity often use to hold on to their high status are:

Accepted Answer

A)  reputational aggression and physical aggression. 
B)  physical aggression and verbal aggression. 
C)  verbal aggression and relational aggression. 
D)  relational aggression and reputational aggression. 
A)  reputational aggression and physical aggression. 
B)  physical aggression and verbal aggression. 
C)  verbal aggression and relational aggression. 
D)  relational aggression and reputational aggression.

Question 15

In terms of friendships,boys are more likely than girls to:

Accepted Answer

A)  want faithfulness in their friends. 
B)  dislike peers who brag about themselves. 
C)  expect material help from friends. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  want faithfulness in their friends. 
B)  dislike peers who brag about themselves. 
C)  expect material help from friends. 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

The organized network of relationships and associations among teenagers is called adolescent:

Accepted Answer

A)  culture. 
B)  SES. 
C)  society. 
D)  subculture. 
A)  culture. 
B)  SES. 
C)  society. 
D)  subculture.

Question 17

Approximately how many minutes per day do adolescents spend watching music videos?

Accepted Answer

A)  90 to 100 
B)  60 to 90 
C)  30 to 60 
D)  15 to 30 
A)  90 to 100 
B)  60 to 90 
C)  30 to 60 
D)  15 to 30

Question 18

The majority of cohabiting college couples can be placed into the category of:

Accepted Answer

A)  living together without commitment. 
B)  being intimately involved with an emotional commitment. 
C)  living together as a prelude to marriage. 
D)  living together as a trial marriage. 
A)  living together without commitment. 
B)  being intimately involved with an emotional commitment. 
C)  living together as a prelude to marriage. 
D)  living together as a trial marriage.

Question 19

Research on bullies has shown that they tend to have all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  low self-esteem. 
B)  authoritarian parents. 
C)  the active or passive support of peers. 
D)  cold, rejecting parents. 
A)  low self-esteem. 
B)  authoritarian parents. 
C)  the active or passive support of peers. 
D)  cold, rejecting parents.

Question 20

Approximately what percent of American teenagers in 2008 owned their own cell phone?

Accepted Answer

A)  92 
B)  77 
C)  58 
D)  46 
A)  92 
B)  77 
C)  58 
D)  46

Approximately what proportion of American male and female teens report being a victim of dating violence?

When they are deciding what to do with their lives,adolescents are most likely to turn to:

Which of the following statements about loneliness is TRUE?

The idea that adolescents are part of a uniform peer group whose values are contrary to those of adults is the idea that there is an adolescent:

Which American adolescents are most likely to marry early and why do they do so? In general,how do these marriages turn out and why?

A boy's first effort to contact a girl usually involves:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Discuss some of the reasons that cars are important to adolescents.The text lists four main reasons,but feel free to add other reasons you can think of.

Parents and adolescents usually agree on the issue of:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an effective antibullying intervention?

How do cliques and crowds differ?

Diane is friendly,nice,cooperative,helpful,and trustworthy; therefore,she is liked by many of her peers.Psychologists would say that Diane has _______ popularity.

What is the most important identifier during adolescence?

Two tools that adolescents with perceived popularity often use to hold on to their high status are:

In terms of friendships,boys are more likely than girls to:

The organized network of relationships and associations among teenagers is called adolescent:

Approximately how many minutes per day do adolescents spend watching music videos?

The majority of cohabiting college couples can be placed into the category of:

Research on bullies has shown that they tend to have all of the following EXCEPT:

Approximately what percent of American teenagers in 2008 owned their own cell phone?

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Adolescent Diversity: Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity

Body Issues Physical Growth and Health-Related Behaviors

Cognitive Development: Improvements in Thinking, Reasoning, and Decision Making

Self-Concept, Identity, Ethnicity, and Gender

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Different Family Patterns

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Exam 10: Being a Member of the Adolescent Subculture: Activities and Interactions with Peers

Approximately what proportion of American male and female teens report being a victim of dating violence?

When they are deciding what to do with their lives,adolescents are most likely to turn to:

Which of the following statements about loneliness is TRUE?

The idea that adolescents are part of a uniform peer group whose values are contrary to those of adults is the idea that there is an adolescent:

Which American adolescents are most likely to marry early and why do they do so? In general,how do these marriages turn out and why?

A boy's first effort to contact a girl usually involves:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Discuss some of the reasons that cars are important to adolescents.The text lists four main reasons,but feel free to add other reasons you can think of.

Parents and adolescents usually agree on the issue of:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an effective antibullying intervention?

How do cliques and crowds differ?

Diane is friendly,nice,cooperative,helpful,and trustworthy; therefore,she is liked by many of her peers.Psychologists would say that Diane has _______ popularity.

What is the most important identifier during adolescence?

Two tools that adolescents with perceived popularity often use to hold on to their high status are:

In terms of friendships,boys are more likely than girls to:

The organized network of relationships and associations among teenagers is called adolescent:

Approximately how many minutes per day do adolescents spend watching music videos?

The majority of cohabiting college couples can be placed into the category of:

Research on bullies has shown that they tend to have all of the following EXCEPT:

Approximately what percent of American teenagers in 2008 owned their own cell phone?

The Social Context of Adolescence

Adolescents in Theoretical Context

Adolescent Diversity: Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity

Body Issues Physical Growth and Health-Related Behaviors

Cognitive Development: Improvements in Thinking, Reasoning, and Decision Making

Self-Concept, Identity, Ethnicity, and Gender

The Development of Moral Values

Relationships with Family Members

Different Family Patterns

Sexual Behaviors

Education and School

Work and Vocation

Adolescent Stress and Alienation

Substance Abuse,Addiction,and Dependency

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