Exam 1: Introduction to Adolescent Development

Dr. Cooper is interested in the amount of time adolescents spend in after-school activities. She decides to start with a group of 13-year-olds and follow them until they are 18 years old. She intends to meet with them at three different intervals over the next 6 years. Which research design is Dr. Cooper using?

Priya's culture holds a strong belief in education and success. These values have propelled her to attend college. She believes that to be successful and independent in her culture, she must have a higher education. These values represent the ______ in Priya's experience.

Which principle of ethics states that researchers need to make every effort to keep any promises made to their participants?

Carlos believes that young people today have it much easier than he did growing up. He is very confused by the priorities of his son, Brandon, who is the first to attend college in the family. Carlos believes that Brandon, at 21 years old, is behind in life and lacks direction because he does not have a steady job, spouse, or children yet. Carlos's conflict with his son Brandon is due to a difference in socioeconomic status. Unlike his father, Brandon's opportunity to go to college resulted in ______, which is an important time for identity development.

Which type of inquiry allows researchers to gather data on abstract emotions like anger or stress without the inherent flaws of self-report methods?

Which is the biological transition to reproductive maturity?

Dr. Ramirez is doing a study on phobias. He measures his participants' heart rates, perspiration, and pupil dilation while they are in contact with the item that they fear. Dr. Ramirez is using ______.

Aliyah was unsure how to get hot water from the office water dispenser. She had tried pressing one of the two red buttons, but nothing happened. Later, she saw a coworker press both red buttons and hot water poured out. The next time Aliyah wanted hot water for her tea, she got it from the dispenser. This is an example of ______.

Which 18th-century philosopher differentiated three stages of maturation throughout the life course?

Which research design is defined as an in-depth view of a single individual?

Which factor is a benefit of correlational research?

Emotional regulation is stable from the beginning of adolescence.

A scientist is researching the experience of African American adolescent boys in underserved neighborhoods. This scientist is focused on the ______.

Which theory emphasizes the interaction between the biological, cognitive, and socioemotional development throughout the life span?

Why does the storm-and-stress view of adolescence continue to persist in popular culture?

A scientist focusing on unconscious drives relating to different parts of the body would be using which theory to understand development?

How do the three factors in Bandura's reciprocal determinism impact one another?

Adolescence defined as a period of "storm and stress" is evidenced by today's research findings.

An adolescent answering the question "Who am I?" is in the midst of ______ development.

What is the relationship between identity and sexuality?