Question 1

Bryan hears the following statement: "Either the train is moving or it is not moving." If Bryan is in the formal operational stage, he will say that

Accepted Answer

A)  he needs to see the train to determine whether the statement is true or false. 
B)  the statement is true. 
C)  the statement is false. 
D)  the statement is both true and false at the same time. 
A)  he needs to see the train to determine whether the statement is true or false. 
B)  the statement is true. 
C)  the statement is false. 
D)  the statement is both true and false at the same time.

Question 2

________________ helps explain the long hours adolescents spend inspecting every detail of their appearance and why they are so sensitive to public criticism.

Accepted Answer

A)  Egocentrism 
B)  Concrete thinking 
C)  The imaginary audience 
D)  Metacognition 
A)  Egocentrism 
B)  Concrete thinking 
C)  The imaginary audience 
D)  Metacognition

Question 3

Mr. and Mrs. Fischman keep tabs on their teenager's school progress and communicate with her teachers frequently. However, as their daughter moves into high school, they wonder whether they should decrease their level of involvement. What should you tell them?

Accepted Answer

A)  They should continue to stay involved; these efforts are just as important during high school as they were earlier. 
B)  They should decrease their level of school involvement, so as not to embarrass their daughter. 
C)  Parents' school involvement has no correlation to grade-point average or other indicators of school success. 
D)  Children pay no attention to their parents' level of school involvement, so they should do whatever feels best to them. 
A)  They should continue to stay involved; these efforts are just as important during high school as they were earlier. 
B)  They should decrease their level of school involvement, so as not to embarrass their daughter. 
C)  Parents' school involvement has no correlation to grade-point average or other indicators of school success. 
D)  Children pay no attention to their parents' level of school involvement, so they should do whatever feels best to them.

Question 4

According to Kuhn, young children faced with the sports ball problem

Accepted Answer

A)  are skilled at coordinating theory with evidence but fail to apply strategies consistently. 
B)  use logical rules to examine the relationship between multiple variables. 
C)  often reason much like adolescents and young adults. 
D)  often ignore conflicting evidence or distort it in ways consistent with their own theories. 
A)  are skilled at coordinating theory with evidence but fail to apply strategies consistently. 
B)  use logical rules to examine the relationship between multiple variables. 
C)  often reason much like adolescents and young adults. 
D)  often ignore conflicting evidence or distort it in ways consistent with their own theories.

Question 5

Joshua recently switched from elementary school to middle school. He feels less academically competent and his liking for school has declined. Which of the following best explains the cause of his feelings?

Accepted Answer

A)  He comes from a high-SES background. 
B)  The class sizes are bigger, and the school work is more challenging. 
C)  Middle school teachers tend to be less caring and supportive than elementary school teachers. 
D)  Boys, more so than girls, tend to struggle with school transitions. 
A)  He comes from a high-SES background. 
B)  The class sizes are bigger, and the school work is more challenging. 
C)  Middle school teachers tend to be less caring and supportive than elementary school teachers. 
D)  Boys, more so than girls, tend to struggle with school transitions.

Question 6

In elementary school,

Accepted Answer

A)  girls more often blame math errors on lack of ability than boys. 
B)  both boys and girls view math as a "female domain." 
C)  girls believe they do not have to work as hard as boys in math. 
D)  boys regard math as less useful for their future lives than girls. 
A)  girls more often blame math errors on lack of ability than boys. 
B)  both boys and girls view math as a "female domain." 
C)  girls believe they do not have to work as hard as boys in math. 
D)  boys regard math as less useful for their future lives than girls.

Question 7

Libby is good at playing the flute and likes the pleasure music gives to others. As a result, she thinks she might want to be a musician. She is likely in the ________ phase of vocational development.

Accepted Answer

A)  capability 
B)  tentative 
C)  realistic 
D)  fantasy 
A)  capability 
B)  tentative 
C)  realistic 
D)  fantasy

Question 8

High-quality vocational preparation programs in high schools

Accepted Answer

A)  have resulted in improved academic achievement and reduced delinquency. 
B)  are widespread in both the United States and Canada. 
C)  are typically available in North American schools, but only for industrial occupations and manual trades. 
D)  have shown no influence on attitudes or vocational outcomes for high school students. 
A)  have resulted in improved academic achievement and reduced delinquency. 
B)  are widespread in both the United States and Canada. 
C)  are typically available in North American schools, but only for industrial occupations and manual trades. 
D)  have shown no influence on attitudes or vocational outcomes for high school students.

Question 9

Why should parents refrain from finding fault with their teenagers in public?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teens already tend to believe that they are the focus of everyone else's attention and concern, so critical remarks in public can be mortifying. 
B)  Parents tend to judge teen behavior incorrectly, so they run a higher risk of being critical without a legitimate reason. 
C)  The best way to ride out the storminess of adolescence is to appease teens as much as possible; being critical will only create more problems. 
D)  Recent research has found that adolescents who suffer such public criticism engage in higher levels of delinquency than their peers. 
A)  Teens already tend to believe that they are the focus of everyone else's attention and concern, so critical remarks in public can be mortifying. 
B)  Parents tend to judge teen behavior incorrectly, so they run a higher risk of being critical without a legitimate reason. 
C)  The best way to ride out the storminess of adolescence is to appease teens as much as possible; being critical will only create more problems. 
D)  Recent research has found that adolescents who suffer such public criticism engage in higher levels of delinquency than their peers.

Question 10

Cynthia is adventurous and exciting. Because of her strong leadership skills and persuasive personality, people are drawn to her. Cynthia displays personality characteristics of a(n) ________ person.

Accepted Answer

A)  enterprising 
B)  investigative 
C)  social 
D)  conventional 
A)  enterprising 
B)  investigative 
C)  social 
D)  conventional

Question 11

The reliance on test scores for making decisions about students

Accepted Answer

A)  sharply reduces the high school dropout rate, particularly among ethnic minorities. 
B)  amplifies achievement gaps between racial and gender groups. 
C)  is more accurate than taking teacher-assigned grades into account. 
D)  coincides with the emphasis on teaching for deeper understanding in high-achieving nations like Japan. 
A)  sharply reduces the high school dropout rate, particularly among ethnic minorities. 
B)  amplifies achievement gaps between racial and gender groups. 
C)  is more accurate than taking teacher-assigned grades into account. 
D)  coincides with the emphasis on teaching for deeper understanding in high-achieving nations like Japan.

Question 12

Which of the following is a behavior displayed by lower-SES parents that influences career choices of their children?

Accepted Answer

A)  engaging in a wide range of strategies to promote a child's progress 
B)  gathering information on colleges and areas of study 
C)  emphasizing conformity and obedience 
D)  identifying knowledgeable professionals who can help children make vocational decisions 
A)  engaging in a wide range of strategies to promote a child's progress 
B)  gathering information on colleges and areas of study 
C)  emphasizing conformity and obedience 
D)  identifying knowledgeable professionals who can help children make vocational decisions

Question 13

Which of the following is consistent with current research on gender differences in intellectual performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  In early childhood, boys are slightly ahead in verbal ability. 
B)  By early childhood, girls do better at abstract mathematical problem solving. 
C)  By adolescence, girls are far ahead in verbal ability. 
D)  Girls score higher on tests of verbal ability throughout the school years. 
A)  In early childhood, boys are slightly ahead in verbal ability. 
B)  By early childhood, girls do better at abstract mathematical problem solving. 
C)  By adolescence, girls are far ahead in verbal ability. 
D)  Girls score higher on tests of verbal ability throughout the school years.

Question 14

Teenagers who perceive their school learning environments to be ________ have more successful school transitions.

Accepted Answer

A)  more rigid and strict than their middle school environments 
B)  competitive 
C)  easy and unstructured 
D)  sensitive and flexible 
A)  more rigid and strict than their middle school environments 
B)  competitive 
C)  easy and unstructured 
D)  sensitive and flexible

Question 15

Parent involvement in eighth grade predicted tenth-grade GPA for

Accepted Answer

A)  white students only. 
B)  white and black students only. 
C)  Asian and Native-American students only. 
D)  white, black, Asian, and Native-American students. 
A)  white students only. 
B)  white and black students only. 
C)  Asian and Native-American students only. 
D)  white, black, Asian, and Native-American students.

Question 16

Young teenagers are convinced that they are the object of everyone else's attention and concern. This feature of adolescent thought is called

Accepted Answer

A)  propositional reasoning. 
B)  the imaginary audience. 
C)  the personal fable. 
D)  rule assessment. 
A)  propositional reasoning. 
B)  the imaginary audience. 
C)  the personal fable. 
D)  rule assessment.

Question 17

Students who are not assigned to a college preparatory track or who do poorly in high school can still get a college education in

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  Western Europe. 
D)  the United States. 
A)  China. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  Western Europe. 
D)  the United States.

Question 18

Janetta and four friends chose a vocational track in high school, similar to those chosen by their parents. None of these students was interested in going to college. They will

Accepted Answer

A)  probably end up working in technical or medical fields. 
B)  have more work opportunities available to them than their parents did. 
C)  have fewer work opportunities than their parents did several decades ago. 
D)  probably receive a lot of vocational counseling and job placement services as they transition from school to work. 
A)  probably end up working in technical or medical fields. 
B)  have more work opportunities available to them than their parents did. 
C)  have fewer work opportunities than their parents did several decades ago. 
D)  probably receive a lot of vocational counseling and job placement services as they transition from school to work.

Question 19

Which child is likely to show an especially large drop in school enjoyment after a school transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joshua, whose friends dislike school 
B)  Jasmine, whose friends are all high-achieving students 
C)  Jared, whose friends like school 
D)  Julie, whose friends call each other to check answers to homework problems 
A)  Joshua, whose friends dislike school 
B)  Jasmine, whose friends are all high-achieving students 
C)  Jared, whose friends like school 
D)  Julie, whose friends call each other to check answers to homework problems

Question 20

The American high school dropout rate is highest for ________ teenagers.

Accepted Answer

A)  female 
B)  rural 
C)  African-American 
D)  low-SES, ethnic minority 
A)  female 
B)  rural 
C)  African-American 
D)  low-SES, ethnic minority

Bryan hears the following statement: "Either the train is moving or it is not moving." If Bryan is in the formal operational stage, he will say that

________________ helps explain the long hours adolescents spend inspecting every detail of their appearance and why they are so sensitive to public criticism.

Mr. and Mrs. Fischman keep tabs on their teenager's school progress and communicate with her teachers frequently. However, as their daughter moves into high school, they wonder whether they should decrease their level of involvement. What should you tell them?

According to Kuhn, young children faced with the sports ball problem

Joshua recently switched from elementary school to middle school. He feels less academically competent and his liking for school has declined. Which of the following best explains the cause of his feelings?

In elementary school,

Libby is good at playing the flute and likes the pleasure music gives to others. As a result, she thinks she might want to be a musician. She is likely in the ________ phase of vocational development.

High-quality vocational preparation programs in high schools

Why should parents refrain from finding fault with their teenagers in public?

Cynthia is adventurous and exciting. Because of her strong leadership skills and persuasive personality, people are drawn to her. Cynthia displays personality characteristics of a(n) ________ person.

The reliance on test scores for making decisions about students

Which of the following is a behavior displayed by lower-SES parents that influences career choices of their children?

Which of the following is consistent with current research on gender differences in intellectual performance?

Teenagers who perceive their school learning environments to be ________ have more successful school transitions.

Parent involvement in eighth grade predicted tenth-grade GPA for

Young teenagers are convinced that they are the object of everyone else's attention and concern. This feature of adolescent thought is called

Students who are not assigned to a college preparatory track or who do poorly in high school can still get a college education in

Janetta and four friends chose a vocational track in high school, similar to those chosen by their parents. None of these students was interested in going to college. They will

Which child is likely to show an especially large drop in school enjoyment after a school transition?

The American high school dropout rate is highest for ________ teenagers.

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Exam 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Bryan hears the following statement: "Either the train is moving or it is not moving." If Bryan is in the formal operational stage, he will say that

________________ helps explain the long hours adolescents spend inspecting every detail of their appearance and why they are so sensitive to public criticism.

Mr. and Mrs. Fischman keep tabs on their teenager's school progress and communicate with her teachers frequently. However, as their daughter moves into high school, they wonder whether they should decrease their level of involvement. What should you tell them?

According to Kuhn, young children faced with the sports ball problem

Joshua recently switched from elementary school to middle school. He feels less academically competent and his liking for school has declined. Which of the following best explains the cause of his feelings?

In elementary school,

Libby is good at playing the flute and likes the pleasure music gives to others. As a result, she thinks she might want to be a musician. She is likely in the ________ phase of vocational development.

High-quality vocational preparation programs in high schools

Why should parents refrain from finding fault with their teenagers in public?

Cynthia is adventurous and exciting. Because of her strong leadership skills and persuasive personality, people are drawn to her. Cynthia displays personality characteristics of a(n) ________ person.

The reliance on test scores for making decisions about students

Which of the following is a behavior displayed by lower-SES parents that influences career choices of their children?

Which of the following is consistent with current research on gender differences in intellectual performance?

Teenagers who perceive their school learning environments to be ________ have more successful school transitions.

Parent involvement in eighth grade predicted tenth-grade GPA for

Young teenagers are convinced that they are the object of everyone else's attention and concern. This feature of adolescent thought is called

Students who are not assigned to a college preparatory track or who do poorly in high school can still get a college education in

Janetta and four friends chose a vocational track in high school, similar to those chosen by their parents. None of these students was interested in going to college. They will

Which child is likely to show an especially large drop in school enjoyment after a school transition?

The American high school dropout rate is highest for ________ teenagers.

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

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