Question 1

Briefly compare the old model of parent-adolescent relationships with the new model.

Accepted Answer

The old model focus: achievement of auto

Question 2

Parents who are _______ active in their teen's life have _______ conflicts with them.

Accepted Answer

A)  more; more 
B)  less; fewer 
C)  more; fewer 
D)  more; no 
A)  more; more 
B)  less; fewer 
C)  more; fewer 
D)  more; no

Question 3

An "American" identity may be more secure for second-generation immigrants than for their parents because:

Accepted Answer

A)  their parents gave up their ethnic identity. 
B)  citizenship is granted at birth. 
C)  they usually speak English. 
D)  they disassociate themselves from their ethnic background. 
A)  their parents gave up their ethnic identity. 
B)  citizenship is granted at birth. 
C)  they usually speak English. 
D)  they disassociate themselves from their ethnic background.

Question 4

One benefit of adolescent-parent conflict is that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  teaches adolescents that their parents are not perfect. 
B)  helps adolescents in developing greater autonomy. 
C)  convinces adolescents that their parents are wiser than they thought. 
D)  teaches adolescents how to be more effective in the way they argue. 
A)  teaches adolescents that their parents are not perfect. 
B)  helps adolescents in developing greater autonomy. 
C)  convinces adolescents that their parents are wiser than they thought. 
D)  teaches adolescents how to be more effective in the way they argue.

Question 5

Discuss the double disadvantage experienced by many ethnic minority adolescents.

Accepted Answer

Many ethnic minority adolescents experie

Question 6

Which of the following statements does the new model of parent-adolescent relationships emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents serve as important attachment figures and support systems during adolescence. 
B)  Parent-adolescent conflict is intense and stressful throughout adolescence. 
C)  As adolescents mature,they detach from their parents. 
D)  As adolescents mature,they move into a world of autonomy apart from parents. 
A)  Parents serve as important attachment figures and support systems during adolescence. 
B)  Parent-adolescent conflict is intense and stressful throughout adolescence. 
C)  As adolescents mature,they detach from their parents. 
D)  As adolescents mature,they move into a world of autonomy apart from parents.

Question 7

Mutuality and permeability are two dimensions of:

Accepted Answer

A)  foreclosure. 
B)  achievement. 
C)  individuality. 
D)  connectedness. 
A)  foreclosure. 
B)  achievement. 
C)  individuality. 
D)  connectedness.

Question 8

Destine has a close friend who is gay.Destine understands her friend very well and empathizes with her experience.Destine is showing a good sense of:

Accepted Answer

A)  identity. 
B)  individuality. 
C)  connectedness. 
D)  identity assimilation. 
A)  identity. 
B)  individuality. 
C)  connectedness. 
D)  identity assimilation.

Question 9

Researchers believe that the most important changes in identity happen during young adulthood rather than during adolescence because:

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescents have not achieved the mental development required to achieve an identity. 
B)  college juniors and seniors are more likely to have completed identity achievement than younger people. 
C)  sexual orientation is not fully established until the late adolescent or early adult years. 
D)  identity development appears to follow the MAMA cycle. 
A)  adolescents have not achieved the mental development required to achieve an identity. 
B)  college juniors and seniors are more likely to have completed identity achievement than younger people. 
C)  sexual orientation is not fully established until the late adolescent or early adult years. 
D)  identity development appears to follow the MAMA cycle.

Question 10

The one commonality of successful programs developed to help at-risk youths is that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  provide consistent consequences for behavior. 
B)  provide community involvement. 
C)  use a collaborative approach. 
D)  use peer interactions to facilitate learning and growth. 
A)  provide consistent consequences for behavior. 
B)  provide community involvement. 
C)  use a collaborative approach. 
D)  use peer interactions to facilitate learning and growth.

Question 11

This identity status is characterized by high commitment but no crisis.

Accepted Answer

identity f

Question 12

Harry Stack Sullivan believes most adolescent friendships are built on a need for:

Accepted Answer

A)  respect. 
B)  compatibility. 
C)  intimacy. 
D)  similarity. 
A)  respect. 
B)  compatibility. 
C)  intimacy. 
D)  similarity.

Question 13

Cooper and Grotevant (1989)believe that proper identity development occurs when parents encourage _______ in adolescents.

Accepted Answer

A)  individuality 
B)  connectedness 
C)  both individuality and connectedness 
D)  neither individuality nor connectedness 
A)  individuality 
B)  connectedness 
C)  both individuality and connectedness 
D)  neither individuality nor connectedness

Question 14

An adolescent who is experimenting with different vocational possibilities is experiencing what psychologist James Marcia calls:

Accepted Answer

A)  crisis. 
B)  commitment. 
C)  foreclosure. 
D)  moratorium. 
A)  crisis. 
B)  commitment. 
C)  foreclosure. 
D)  moratorium.

Question 15

According to the contemporary view of identity development,your sense of identity is determined:

Accepted Answer

A)  through attachment during infancy. 
B)  by your choice of family lifestyle. 
C)  by resolving the identity crisis during adolescence. 
D)  during infancy,childhood,adolescence,adulthood,and old age. 
A)  through attachment during infancy. 
B)  by your choice of family lifestyle. 
C)  by resolving the identity crisis during adolescence. 
D)  during infancy,childhood,adolescence,adulthood,and old age.

Question 16

Martha's daughter has come to her for advice about what to do with her future.Her mother explains that any decisions made now are not permanent and that her daughter will continue to reevaluate her decisions for the rest of her life.Her daughter is relieved to hear that she does not need to decide "everything" now,but she is not comfortable knowing that these important decisions will continue to come up in the future.Martha is trying to help her daughter understand that true identity development:

Accepted Answer

A)  requires exploring one's individuality. 
B)  may not be stable after teen resolution. 
C)  requires foreclosure in early adulthood. 
D)  never really happens because we are never sure who we are. 
A)  requires exploring one's individuality. 
B)  may not be stable after teen resolution. 
C)  requires foreclosure in early adulthood. 
D)  never really happens because we are never sure who we are.

Question 17

Elizabeth has very positive relationships with her peers.She identifies strongly with them,is well liked,and confides closely in her best friends.Research shows that adolescents like Elizabeth tend to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  close and secure relationships with their parents as well. 
B)  closer relationships with their same-sex parent than with their opposite-sex parent. 
C)  insecure relationships with their parents,because they focus more on their friends. 
D)  insecure relationships with their parents,so they use their friends to compensate. 
A)  close and secure relationships with their parents as well. 
B)  closer relationships with their same-sex parent than with their opposite-sex parent. 
C)  insecure relationships with their parents,because they focus more on their friends. 
D)  insecure relationships with their parents,so they use their friends to compensate.

Question 18

Assimilation is to _______,as pluralism is to _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  absorption; coexistence. 
B)  coexistence; absorption. 
C)  cognitive dimension; social dimension. 
D)  social dimension; cognitive dimension. 
A)  absorption; coexistence. 
B)  coexistence; absorption. 
C)  cognitive dimension; social dimension. 
D)  social dimension; cognitive dimension.

Question 19

Which group of U.S.adolescents has the lowest rate of juvenile criminal offenses?

Accepted Answer

A)  females 
B)  African Americans 
C)  the poor 
D)  Latinos 
A)  females 
B)  African Americans 
C)  the poor 
D)  Latinos

Question 20

What distinguishes the locations where rites of passage are prevalent?

Accepted Answer

A)  strong distinctions between age groups 
B)  resistance to Western culture 
C)  rigid social structure 
D)  low access to formal education 
A)  strong distinctions between age groups 
B)  resistance to Western culture 
C)  rigid social structure 
D)  low access to formal education

Briefly compare the old model of parent-adolescent relationships with the new model.

Parents who are _ active in their teen's life have _ conflicts with them.

An "American" identity may be more secure for second-generation immigrants than for their parents because:

One benefit of adolescent-parent conflict is that it:

Discuss the double disadvantage experienced by many ethnic minority adolescents.

Which of the following statements does the new model of parent-adolescent relationships emphasize?

Mutuality and permeability are two dimensions of:

Destine has a close friend who is gay.Destine understands her friend very well and empathizes with her experience.Destine is showing a good sense of:

Researchers believe that the most important changes in identity happen during young adulthood rather than during adolescence because:

The one commonality of successful programs developed to help at-risk youths is that they:

This identity status is characterized by high commitment but no crisis.

Harry Stack Sullivan believes most adolescent friendships are built on a need for:

Cooper and Grotevant (1989)believe that proper identity development occurs when parents encourage _______ in adolescents.

An adolescent who is experimenting with different vocational possibilities is experiencing what psychologist James Marcia calls:

According to the contemporary view of identity development,your sense of identity is determined:

Elizabeth has very positive relationships with her peers.She identifies strongly with them,is well liked,and confides closely in her best friends.Research shows that adolescents like Elizabeth tend to have:

Assimilation is to _,as pluralism is to _.

Which group of U.S.adolescents has the lowest rate of juvenile criminal offenses?

What distinguishes the locations where rites of passage are prevalent?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor,Sensory,and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Achievement

Culture and Diversity

Filters

Exam 10: Emotional Development

Briefly compare the old model of parent-adolescent relationships with the new model.

Parents who are _______ active in their teen's life have _______ conflicts with them.

An "American" identity may be more secure for second-generation immigrants than for their parents because:

One benefit of adolescent-parent conflict is that it:

Discuss the double disadvantage experienced by many ethnic minority adolescents.

Which of the following statements does the new model of parent-adolescent relationships emphasize?

Mutuality and permeability are two dimensions of:

Destine has a close friend who is gay.Destine understands her friend very well and empathizes with her experience.Destine is showing a good sense of:

Researchers believe that the most important changes in identity happen during young adulthood rather than during adolescence because:

The one commonality of successful programs developed to help at-risk youths is that they:

This identity status is characterized by high commitment but no crisis.

Harry Stack Sullivan believes most adolescent friendships are built on a need for:

Cooper and Grotevant (1989)believe that proper identity development occurs when parents encourage _______ in adolescents.

An adolescent who is experimenting with different vocational possibilities is experiencing what psychologist James Marcia calls:

According to the contemporary view of identity development,your sense of identity is determined:

Elizabeth has very positive relationships with her peers.She identifies strongly with them,is well liked,and confides closely in her best friends.Research shows that adolescents like Elizabeth tend to have:

Assimilation is to _______,as pluralism is to _______.

Which group of U.S.adolescents has the lowest rate of juvenile criminal offenses?

What distinguishes the locations where rites of passage are prevalent?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor,Sensory,and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Achievement

Culture and Diversity

Filters

Parents who are _ active in their teen's life have _ conflicts with them.

Assimilation is to _,as pluralism is to _.