Question 1

Membership in a crowd is based on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  family background and interests 
B)  attitudes and values 
C)  reputation and stereotype 
D)  emotional closeness 
A)  family background and interests 
B)  attitudes and values 
C)  reputation and stereotype 
D)  emotional closeness C

Question 2

By late adolescence, cognitive changes enable teenagers describing themselves to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus mostly on their positive personality traits 
B)  avoid the use of qualifiers and social virtues 
C)  place less emphasis on personal and moral values 
D)  combine their traits into an organized system 
A)  focus mostly on their positive personality traits 
B)  avoid the use of qualifiers and social virtues 
C)  place less emphasis on personal and moral values 
D)  combine their traits into an organized system D

Question 3

According to Erikson, if the psychological conflict of adolescence is resolved negatively, a young person experiences __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mistrust 
B)  isolation 
C)  inferiority 
D)  role confusion 
A)  mistrust 
B)  isolation 
C)  inferiority 
D)  role confusion D

Question 4

__________ individuals are the least mature in identity development.

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term diffused 
B)  Identity-achieved 
C)  Identity-foreclosed 
D)  Short-term moratorium 
A)  Long-term diffused 
B)  Identity-achieved 
C)  Identity-foreclosed 
D)  Short-term moratorium

Question 5

The influence of situational factors on moral judgments indicates that like Piaget's cognitive stages, Kohlberg's moral stages are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  predictable and universal 
B)  highly organized and sequential 
C)  attained in a neat, stepwise fashion 
D)  loosely organized and overlapping 
A)  predictable and universal 
B)  highly organized and sequential 
C)  attained in a neat, stepwise fashion 
D)  loosely organized and overlapping

Question 6

At Kohlberg's Stage 2 of moral development, children __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  want to maintain the affection and approval of friends and relatives by being a "good person" 
B)  typically mention such principles as respect for the worth and dignity of each person 
C)  take societal laws into account when making moral choices 
D)  view right action as flowing from self-interest and understand reciprocity as equal exchange of favors 
A)  want to maintain the affection and approval of friends and relatives by being a "good person" 
B)  typically mention such principles as respect for the worth and dignity of each person 
C)  take societal laws into account when making moral choices 
D)  view right action as flowing from self-interest and understand reciprocity as equal exchange of favors

Question 7

During adolescence, sibling __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  relationships often become less intense, in both positive and negative feelings 
B)  relationships often become more intense, in both positive and negative feelings 
C)  rivalry peaks, often causing moderate to significant family conflict 
D)  relationships are more intense in negative feelings and less intense in positive feelings 
A)  relationships often become less intense, in both positive and negative feelings 
B)  relationships often become more intense, in both positive and negative feelings 
C)  rivalry peaks, often causing moderate to significant family conflict 
D)  relationships are more intense in negative feelings and less intense in positive feelings

Question 8

The reduced time that Western teenagers spend with their parents results from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a sharp increase in parent-child conflict 
B)  the lack of unstructured time available to teenagers 
C)  adolescents' view that parents are not "cool" 
D)  the large amount of unstructured time available to teenagers 
A)  a sharp increase in parent-child conflict 
B)  the lack of unstructured time available to teenagers 
C)  adolescents' view that parents are not "cool" 
D)  the large amount of unstructured time available to teenagers

Question 9

Which statement exemplifies 15-year-old Noah's awareness that psychological qualities can vary from one situation to the next?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I am an honest person." 
B)  "I have a fairly quick temper." 
C)  "I am not smart." 
D)  "I am a happy person." 
A)  "I am an honest person." 
B)  "I have a fairly quick temper." 
C)  "I am not smart." 
D)  "I am a happy person."

Question 10

Seventeen-year-old Amberly is likely to place more emphasis on __________ in her self-description than 12-year-old Corey.

Accepted Answer

A)  social virtues 
B)  academic ability 
C)  athletic ability 
D)  physical attractiveness 
A)  social virtues 
B)  academic ability 
C)  athletic ability 
D)  physical attractiveness

Question 11

Early adolescents tend to mention __________ as a reason for dating.

Accepted Answer

A)  achieving peer status 
B)  personal compatibility 
C)  companionship 
D)  intimacy 
A)  achieving peer status 
B)  personal compatibility 
C)  companionship 
D)  intimacy

Question 12

During adolescence, the young person's vision of self becomes __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more inconsistent 
B)  more well-organized 
C)  less complex 
D)  unbalanced 
A)  more inconsistent 
B)  more well-organized 
C)  less complex 
D)  unbalanced

Question 13

Compared with nonaffiliated youths, teenagers who remain part of a religious community are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  less morally mature 
B)  more likely to display antisocial behavior 
C)  advantaged in moral values and behavior 
D)  less likely to report trusting relationships with parents 
A)  less morally mature 
B)  more likely to display antisocial behavior 
C)  advantaged in moral values and behavior 
D)  less likely to report trusting relationships with parents

Question 14

Which factor contributes to the sharp rise in suicide from childhood to adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  belief in the personal fable 
B)  inability to plan ahead 
C)  identity foreclosure 
D)  magical thinking 
A)  belief in the personal fable 
B)  inability to plan ahead 
C)  identity foreclosure 
D)  magical thinking

Question 15

Landon's parents wonder how his self-esteem will differentiate in adolescence. Which dimensions of self-evaluation is he likely to add to those of middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  close friendship, romantic appeal, and job competence 
B)  athletic and academic ability and physical attractiveness 
C)  physical attractiveness and relationships with family members 
D)  friendship, integrity, and honesty and academic ability 
A)  close friendship, romantic appeal, and job competence 
B)  athletic and academic ability and physical attractiveness 
C)  physical attractiveness and relationships with family members 
D)  friendship, integrity, and honesty and academic ability

Question 16

Which individual is the most likely to describe herself as "shy," "outgoing," and "a smart airhead?"

Accepted Answer

A)  10-year-old Demarcus 
B)  13-year-old Evangelina 
C)  16-year-old Lashawn 
D)  19-year-old Cris 
A)  10-year-old Demarcus 
B)  13-year-old Evangelina 
C)  16-year-old Lashawn 
D)  19-year-old Cris

Question 17

Name and describe the four identity statuses that researchers use to evaluate progress in identity development.

Accepted Answer

Adolescents' well-organized self-descrip

Question 18

Which statement about adolescent friendships is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Close friendships in early adolescence often interfere with identity development. 
B)  Close friendships provide a foundation for future intimate relationships. 
C)  Among boys, being in a clique predicts academic and social competence. 
D)  Among girls, clique membership predicts a decline in academic achievement. 
A)  Close friendships in early adolescence often interfere with identity development. 
B)  Close friendships provide a foundation for future intimate relationships. 
C)  Among boys, being in a clique predicts academic and social competence. 
D)  Among girls, clique membership predicts a decline in academic achievement.

Question 19

Some evidence indicates that although the morality of males and females taps both care and justice, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  females more than males tend to emphasize justice 
B)  males more than females tend to focus equally on justice and care 
C)  females more than males tend to focus equally on justice and care 
D)  males more than females tend to emphasize care 
A)  females more than males tend to emphasize justice 
B)  males more than females tend to focus equally on justice and care 
C)  females more than males tend to focus equally on justice and care 
D)  males more than females tend to emphasize care

Question 20

The longer antisocial young people spend in prison, the more likely they are to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sustain a life of crime 
B)  end criminal offending by age 20 
C)  be rehabilitated by age 25 
D)  counter habitual offending 
A)  sustain a life of crime 
B)  end criminal offending by age 20 
C)  be rehabilitated by age 25 
D)  counter habitual offending

Membership in a crowd is based on __________.

By late adolescence, cognitive changes enable teenagers describing themselves to __________.

According to Erikson, if the psychological conflict of adolescence is resolved negatively, a young person experiences __________.

__________ individuals are the least mature in identity development.

The influence of situational factors on moral judgments indicates that like Piaget's cognitive stages, Kohlberg's moral stages are __________.

At Kohlberg's Stage 2 of moral development, children __________.

During adolescence, sibling __________.

The reduced time that Western teenagers spend with their parents results from __________.

Which statement exemplifies 15-year-old Noah's awareness that psychological qualities can vary from one situation to the next?

Seventeen-year-old Amberly is likely to place more emphasis on __________ in her self-description than 12-year-old Corey.

Early adolescents tend to mention __________ as a reason for dating.

During adolescence, the young person's vision of self becomes __________.

Compared with nonaffiliated youths, teenagers who remain part of a religious community are __________.

Which factor contributes to the sharp rise in suicide from childhood to adolescence?

Landon's parents wonder how his self-esteem will differentiate in adolescence. Which dimensions of self-evaluation is he likely to add to those of middle childhood?

Which individual is the most likely to describe herself as "shy," "outgoing," and "a smart airhead?"

Name and describe the four identity statuses that researchers use to evaluate progress in identity development.

Which statement about adolescent friendships is true?

Some evidence indicates that although the morality of males and females taps both care and justice, __________.

The longer antisocial young people spend in prison, the more likely they are to __________.

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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 and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

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Exam 12: Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Membership in a crowd is based on __________.

By late adolescence, cognitive changes enable teenagers describing themselves to __________.

According to Erikson, if the psychological conflict of adolescence is resolved negatively, a young person experiences __________.

__________ individuals are the least mature in identity development.

The influence of situational factors on moral judgments indicates that like Piaget's cognitive stages, Kohlberg's moral stages are __________.

At Kohlberg's Stage 2 of moral development, children __________.

During adolescence, sibling __________.

The reduced time that Western teenagers spend with their parents results from __________.

Which statement exemplifies 15-year-old Noah's awareness that psychological qualities can vary from one situation to the next?

Seventeen-year-old Amberly is likely to place more emphasis on __________ in her self-description than 12-year-old Corey.

Early adolescents tend to mention __________ as a reason for dating.

During adolescence, the young person's vision of self becomes __________.

Compared with nonaffiliated youths, teenagers who remain part of a religious community are __________.

Which factor contributes to the sharp rise in suicide from childhood to adolescence?

Landon's parents wonder how his self-esteem will differentiate in adolescence. Which dimensions of self-evaluation is he likely to add to those of middle childhood?

Which individual is the most likely to describe herself as "shy," "outgoing," and "a smart airhead?"

Name and describe the four identity statuses that researchers use to evaluate progress in identity development.

Which statement about adolescent friendships is true?

Some evidence indicates that although the morality of males and females taps both care and justice, __________.

The longer antisocial young people spend in prison, the more likely they are to __________.

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 and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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