Question 1

What impact does early dating relative to peers have on girls in adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early dating for girls is associated with depression and a higher rate of alcohol and substance use. 
B)  Early dating is associated with peer rejection for girls. 
C)  Early dating for girls is associated with more prosocial behaviors. 
D)  Early dating is associated with dominance in sociometric popularity. 
A)  Early dating for girls is associated with depression and a higher rate of alcohol and substance use. 
B)  Early dating is associated with peer rejection for girls. 
C)  Early dating for girls is associated with more prosocial behaviors. 
D)  Early dating is associated with dominance in sociometric popularity. A

Question 2

How is attachment related to intimacy and autonomy in both parental and peer relationships?

Accepted Answer

Adolescents' attachment to parents can be predictive of peer relationships. Meaning adolescents who are securely attached to parents tend to have more harmonious, intimate, and responsive peer relationships. Adolescents who are insecurely attached to parents tend to be at risk for problematic peer relationships. Adolescents are tasked with developing intimacy and autonomy in their relationships. They must increase intimacy with peers in both friendships and romantic relationships while finding autonomy from parents. This becomes difficult as adolescents simultaneously want to keep close relationships with parents. The internal working model of self during adolescence enables their ability to be influenced by and influence intimacy in close friendships and romantic relationships.

Question 3

Jenna is a well-liked girl in her high school class. She participates in several clubs and sports. Generally, she is a helpful and cooperative student in her classes. She has a pretty active social life on the weekends too. One night at a party, Jenna's friend Charlotte handed her a cup of spiked punch. Jenna tried to refuse saying that she doesn't drink but Charlotte just kept pushing the cup in her hand while they were walking over to their larger social group. Jenna acquiesces and takes the cup, drinking it throughout the party. Jenna most likely acquiesced in order to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  coerce other students 
B)  become a partier 
C)  avoid rejection 
D)  avoid intimacy 
A)  coerce other students 
B)  become a partier 
C)  avoid rejection 
D)  avoid intimacy C

Question 4

Which adolescents tend to show patterns of behavior characterized by combinations of aggression and withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

A)  sociometric 
B)  peer rejected 
C)  nonconformists 
D)  securely attached 
A)  sociometric 
B)  peer rejected 
C)  nonconformists 
D)  securely attached

Question 5

Compatibility not only influences friendship formation but also ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-exploration 
B)  friendship stability 
C)  perceived popularity 
D)  prejudice 
A)  self-exploration 
B)  friendship stability 
C)  perceived popularity 
D)  prejudice

Question 6

What impact does peer approval have on prosocial behavior in adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peer approval has no impact on prosocial behavior conducted by adolescents. 
B)  Adolescents are more likely to express prosocial behavior if they believe their peers approve of the behavior. 
C)  Peer approval decreases the likelihood that adolescents will participate in prosocial behaviors. 
D)  Adolescents are less likely to express prosocial behavior if they believe their peers approve of the behavior. 
A)  Peer approval has no impact on prosocial behavior conducted by adolescents. 
B)  Adolescents are more likely to express prosocial behavior if they believe their peers approve of the behavior. 
C)  Peer approval decreases the likelihood that adolescents will participate in prosocial behaviors. 
D)  Adolescents are less likely to express prosocial behavior if they believe their peers approve of the behavior.

Question 7

The actual or threatened physical or sexual harm or psychological abuse toward a former or current partner is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-disclosure 
B)  assertiveness 
C)  relational victimization 
D)  dating violence 
A)  self-disclosure 
B)  assertiveness 
C)  relational victimization 
D)  dating violence

Question 8

What impact does emotional autonomy have on peer influence in adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotional autonomy determines peer influence during adolescence based on relational victimization. 
B)  Emotional autonomy from parents creates insecure attachment to peers decreasing their influence. 
C)  As adolescents strive for emotional autonomy from parents, peer approval becomes more important increasing peer influence. 
D)  As adolescents strive for emotional autonomy from peers, parental approval becomes more important decreasing peer influence. 
A)  Emotional autonomy determines peer influence during adolescence based on relational victimization. 
B)  Emotional autonomy from parents creates insecure attachment to peers decreasing their influence. 
C)  As adolescents strive for emotional autonomy from parents, peer approval becomes more important increasing peer influence. 
D)  As adolescents strive for emotional autonomy from peers, parental approval becomes more important decreasing peer influence.

Question 9

Liam and Jimmy are on the soccer team together. They are friends but really don't hang out that much. Liam makes sure that his grades are the best they can be while Jimmy doesn't really care about his grades. The other students have put Liam and Jimmy in the same crowd at school. Liam and Jimmy would most likely be put into the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  jocks 
B)  elites 
C)  brains 
D)  partiers 
A)  jocks 
B)  elites 
C)  brains 
D)  partiers

Question 10

A reason that LGBT youth may not take their relationship public would be ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  affirmation 
B)  stigmatization 
C)  emotional regulation 
D)  secure attachment 
A)  affirmation 
B)  stigmatization 
C)  emotional regulation 
D)  secure attachment

Question 11

Adolescents experience an increased sensitivity to rewards in the brain during adolescence. Which is experienced as a reward increasing influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  parents 
B)  peers 
C)  school 
D)  teachers 
A)  parents 
B)  peers 
C)  school 
D)  teachers

Question 12

What impact does friendship dissolution have on an adolescent?

Accepted Answer

Adolescents who are unable to replace a

Question 13

Jennifer's best friend, Cindy, moved away recently. Cindy's father had to relocate for his job. Since she left, Jennifer has not been able to really open up to anyone and feels a great loss in her life. She just goes home every day after school by herself and rarely texts or talks to anyone. If Jennifer does not replace her friendship with Cindy with another friend, she is at risk for ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  depression 
B)  coercion 
C)  discrimination 
D)  autonomy 
A)  depression 
B)  coercion 
C)  discrimination 
D)  autonomy

Question 14

Which becomes more important than proximity in friendships over the course of adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  appreciation of character traits 
B)  sociometric popularity 
C)  co-rumination 
D)  insecure attachment to parents 
A)  appreciation of character traits 
B)  sociometric popularity 
C)  co-rumination 
D)  insecure attachment to parents

Question 15

Jamal and Diego met while playing soccer. They have since discovered that they both like to make things with their hands. They have decided to participate in an afterschool program together that is run by mechanical engineers in order to help students gain a look into that career. Each week two of them go to the club and soccer practices together. They keep discovering more and more things that they have in common. This friendship is based on ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  pressure 
B)  homophily 
C)  dominance 
D)  autonomy 
A)  pressure 
B)  homophily 
C)  dominance 
D)  autonomy

Question 16

How is peer rejection related to emotional regulation abilities in adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aggressive peer-rejected adolescents have trouble understanding but not regulating their emotions. 
B)  Withdrawn peer-rejected adolescents have no trouble regulating or understanding their emotions. 
C)  Aggressive and withdrawn peer-rejected adolescents understand and regulate their emotions well. 
D)  Aggressive and withdrawn peer-rejected adolescents have trouble understanding and regulating their emotions. 
A)  Aggressive peer-rejected adolescents have trouble understanding but not regulating their emotions. 
B)  Withdrawn peer-rejected adolescents have no trouble regulating or understanding their emotions. 
C)  Aggressive and withdrawn peer-rejected adolescents understand and regulate their emotions well. 
D)  Aggressive and withdrawn peer-rejected adolescents have trouble understanding and regulating their emotions.

Question 17

Peer influence or pressure to conform declines after high school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What impact does peer victimization have on mental health in adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents who are victimized are more likely to gain mental strength as a result of their struggle. 
B)  Adolescents who are victimized are more likely to have mental health issues such as depression and suicide ideation. 
C)  Adolescents who are victimized experience no greater mental health issues than those adolescents who are not victimized. 
D)  Adolescents who are victimized experience less mental health issues than those adolescent who are not victimized. 
A)  Adolescents who are victimized are more likely to gain mental strength as a result of their struggle. 
B)  Adolescents who are victimized are more likely to have mental health issues such as depression and suicide ideation. 
C)  Adolescents who are victimized experience no greater mental health issues than those adolescents who are not victimized. 
D)  Adolescents who are victimized experience less mental health issues than those adolescent who are not victimized.

Question 19

Attachment remains with parents aiding in adolescents' ability to refrain from the pressure to conform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Friendships tend to be characterized by similarity, otherwise known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  sociometrics 
B)  rumination 
C)  homophily 
D)  perspective taking 
A)  sociometrics 
B)  rumination 
C)  homophily 
D)  perspective taking

What impact does early dating relative to peers have on girls in adolescence?

How is attachment related to intimacy and autonomy in both parental and peer relationships?

Which adolescents tend to show patterns of behavior characterized by combinations of aggression and withdrawal?

Compatibility not only influences friendship formation but also ______.

What impact does peer approval have on prosocial behavior in adolescents?

The actual or threatened physical or sexual harm or psychological abuse toward a former or current partner is known as ______.

What impact does emotional autonomy have on peer influence in adolescents?

A reason that LGBT youth may not take their relationship public would be ______.

Adolescents experience an increased sensitivity to rewards in the brain during adolescence. Which is experienced as a reward increasing influence?

What impact does friendship dissolution have on an adolescent?

Which becomes more important than proximity in friendships over the course of adolescence?

How is peer rejection related to emotional regulation abilities in adolescents?

Peer influence or pressure to conform declines after high school.

What impact does peer victimization have on mental health in adolescents?

Attachment remains with parents aiding in adolescents' ability to refrain from the pressure to conform.

Friendships tend to be characterized by similarity, otherwise known as ______.

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Exam 9: Peer Context

What impact does early dating relative to peers have on girls in adolescence?

How is attachment related to intimacy and autonomy in both parental and peer relationships?

Which adolescents tend to show patterns of behavior characterized by combinations of aggression and withdrawal?

Compatibility not only influences friendship formation but also ______.

What impact does peer approval have on prosocial behavior in adolescents?

The actual or threatened physical or sexual harm or psychological abuse toward a former or current partner is known as ______.

What impact does emotional autonomy have on peer influence in adolescents?

A reason that LGBT youth may not take their relationship public would be ______.

Adolescents experience an increased sensitivity to rewards in the brain during adolescence. Which is experienced as a reward increasing influence?

What impact does friendship dissolution have on an adolescent?

Which becomes more important than proximity in friendships over the course of adolescence?

How is peer rejection related to emotional regulation abilities in adolescents?

Peer influence or pressure to conform declines after high school.

What impact does peer victimization have on mental health in adolescents?

Attachment remains with parents aiding in adolescents' ability to refrain from the pressure to conform.

Friendships tend to be characterized by similarity, otherwise known as ______.

Introduction to Adolescent Development

Biological Development

Cognitive Development

Self and Identity

Gender

Sexuality

Morality, Religion, and Values

Family Context

School and Work Contexts

Media and Online Contexts

Socioemotional and Behavioral Problems During Adolescence

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