Question 1

The largest increases in media use in early adolescence are for:

Accepted Answer

A) electronic books and DVDs. 
B) listening to music on MP3 players. 
C) chatting with friends on cell phones. 
D) TV and video games. 
A) electronic books and DVDs. 
B) listening to music on MP3 players. 
C) chatting with friends on cell phones. 
D) TV and video games. D

Question 2

In what circumstances are adolescents likely to feel more comfortable disclosing information to their parents?

Accepted Answer

When parents engage in positive parenting practices,adolescents are more likely to disclose information.For example,disclosure increases when parents ask adolescents questions and when adolescents' relationship with parents is characterized by a high level of trust,acceptance,and quality.Researchers have found that adolescents' disclosure to parents about their whereabouts,activities,and friends is linked to positive adolescent adjustment.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the trends in juvenile delinquency in the U.S.is NOT true?

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A) About half of the delinquency caseloads in 2005 involved females. 
B) Delinquency rates among minority groups are higher than average. 
C) Delinquency rates among lower-socioeconomic-status youth are especially high. 
D) Males are more likely to engage in delinquency than are females. 
A) About half of the delinquency caseloads in 2005 involved females. 
B) Delinquency rates among minority groups are higher than average. 
C) Delinquency rates among lower-socioeconomic-status youth are especially high. 
D) Males are more likely to engage in delinquency than are females. A

Question 4

_____ are larger than cliques and less personal.

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A) Bands 
B) Crowds 
C) Teams 
D) Squads 
A) Bands 
B) Crowds 
C) Teams 
D) Squads

Question 5

Identify the dual struggle often faced by immigrants to the U.S.

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A) To acculturate and take on a new identity 
B) To work and take care of their children 
C) To preserve their culture and resist change 
D) To preserve identity and to acculturate 
A) To acculturate and take on a new identity 
B) To work and take care of their children 
C) To preserve their culture and resist change 
D) To preserve identity and to acculturate

Question 6

According to the 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation survey,which of the following groups uses media for the longest time during a day?

Accepted Answer

A) 11- to 14-year-olds 
B) 15- to 18-year-olds 
C) 8- to 11-year-olds 
D) 4- to 7-year-olds 
A) 11- to 14-year-olds 
B) 15- to 18-year-olds 
C) 8- to 11-year-olds 
D) 4- to 7-year-olds

Question 7

Most rites of passage focus on:

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A) severing ties with the adolescent's native culture. 
B) the initiation into the nuclear family. 
C) the reaffirmation of the adolescent's connection with immediate family. 
D) the transition to adult status. 
A) severing ties with the adolescent's native culture. 
B) the initiation into the nuclear family. 
C) the reaffirmation of the adolescent's connection with immediate family. 
D) the transition to adult status.

Question 8

The event that comes closest to being a culture-wide rite of passage in the United States is:

Accepted Answer

A) hazing. 
B) getting a driver's license. 
C) a school graduation ceremony. 
D) joining a college fraternity. 
A) hazing. 
B) getting a driver's license. 
C) a school graduation ceremony. 
D) joining a college fraternity.

Question 9

Is there any gender difference in the incidence of adolescent depression? What accounts for this gender difference?

Accepted Answer

By about age 15,adolescent females have

Question 10

Which of the following is the term Erik Erikson uses to describe the gap between childhood security and adult autonomy?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychosocial moratorium 
B) Sociological amnesty 
C) Societal moratorium 
D) Behavioral reprieve 
A) Psychosocial moratorium 
B) Sociological amnesty 
C) Societal moratorium 
D) Behavioral reprieve

Question 11

What determines an individual's identity status according to James Marcia?

Accepted Answer

James Marcia classifies individuals' ide

Question 12

Early-onset antisocial behavior is defined as antisocial behavior before age _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 13 
B) 17 
C) 15 
D) 11 
A) 13 
B) 17 
C) 15 
D) 11

Question 13

_____,the most influential theorist to discuss the importance of adolescent friendships,proposed that friends become increasingly important in meeting social needs in adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) Erik Erikson 
B) Harry Stack Sullivan 
C) Jean Piaget 
D) James Marcia 
A) Erik Erikson 
B) Harry Stack Sullivan 
C) Jean Piaget 
D) James Marcia

Question 14

Which Eriksonian researcher proposes that Erikson's theory of identity development contains four statuses of identity,or ways of resolving the identity crisis?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which Eriksonian researcher proposes that Erikson's theory...

Question 15

Which of the following is a benefit of everyday conflicts that characterize parent-adolescent relationships?

Accepted Answer

A) It teaches adolescents that their parents are not perfect. 
B) It helps adolescents become more autonomous. 
C) It helps adolescents accept parental control over their lives. 
D) It teaches parents how to exert more control over the lives of adolescents. 
A) It teaches adolescents that their parents are not perfect. 
B) It helps adolescents become more autonomous. 
C) It helps adolescents accept parental control over their lives. 
D) It teaches parents how to exert more control over the lives of adolescents.

Question 16

"Jocks" who are good at sports or "druggies" who take drugs are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) cliques. 
B) teams. 
C) crowds. 
D) squads. 
A) cliques. 
B) teams. 
C) crowds. 
D) squads.

Question 17

According to a recent study of more than 17,000 Chinese 11- to 22-year-olds,males in China have a higher rate of depression than females because:

Accepted Answer

A) they experience puberty earlier than females. 
B) they have a less positive coping style. 
C) they have a negative self-image. 
D) they face more discrimination than females. 
A) they experience puberty earlier than females. 
B) they have a less positive coping style. 
C) they have a negative self-image. 
D) they face more discrimination than females.

Question 18

Which status of identity would be most closely linked to an authoritarian style of parenting?

Accepted Answer

An authoritarian style of parenting is m

Question 19

The double disadvantage suffered by ethnic minority adolescents consists of:

Accepted Answer

A) the lack of clear rites of passage. 
B) diversity and difference. 
C) prejudice and poverty. 
D) hostility and assimilation. 
A) the lack of clear rites of passage. 
B) diversity and difference. 
C) prejudice and poverty. 
D) hostility and assimilation.

Question 20

What term is used to describe the self-portrait composed of many pieces?

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The answer of What term is used to describe the...

The largest increases in media use in early adolescence are for:

In what circumstances are adolescents likely to feel more comfortable disclosing information to their parents?

Which of the following statements about the trends in juvenile delinquency in the U.S.is NOT true?

_____ are larger than cliques and less personal.

Identify the dual struggle often faced by immigrants to the U.S.

According to the 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation survey,which of the following groups uses media for the longest time during a day?

Most rites of passage focus on:

The event that comes closest to being a culture-wide rite of passage in the United States is:

Is there any gender difference in the incidence of adolescent depression? What accounts for this gender difference?

Which of the following is the term Erik Erikson uses to describe the gap between childhood security and adult autonomy?

What determines an individual's identity status according to James Marcia?

Early-onset antisocial behavior is defined as antisocial behavior before age _____.

_____,the most influential theorist to discuss the importance of adolescent friendships,proposed that friends become increasingly important in meeting social needs in adolescence.

Which Eriksonian researcher proposes that Erikson's theory of identity development contains four statuses of identity,or ways of resolving the identity crisis?

Which of the following is a benefit of everyday conflicts that characterize parent-adolescent relationships?

"Jocks" who are good at sports or "druggies" who take drugs are examples of:

According to a recent study of more than 17,000 Chinese 11- to 22-year-olds,males in China have a higher rate of depression than females because:

Which status of identity would be most closely linked to an authoritarian style of parenting?

The double disadvantage suffered by ethnic minority adolescents consists of:

What term is used to describe the self-portrait composed of many pieces?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

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Exam 12: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

The largest increases in media use in early adolescence are for:

In what circumstances are adolescents likely to feel more comfortable disclosing information to their parents?

Which of the following statements about the trends in juvenile delinquency in the U.S.is NOT true?

_____ are larger than cliques and less personal.

Identify the dual struggle often faced by immigrants to the U.S.

According to the 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation survey,which of the following groups uses media for the longest time during a day?

Most rites of passage focus on:

The event that comes closest to being a culture-wide rite of passage in the United States is:

Is there any gender difference in the incidence of adolescent depression? What accounts for this gender difference?

Which of the following is the term Erik Erikson uses to describe the gap between childhood security and adult autonomy?

What determines an individual's identity status according to James Marcia?

Early-onset antisocial behavior is defined as antisocial behavior before age _____.

_____,the most influential theorist to discuss the importance of adolescent friendships,proposed that friends become increasingly important in meeting social needs in adolescence.

Which Eriksonian researcher proposes that Erikson's theory of identity development contains four statuses of identity,or ways of resolving the identity crisis?

Which of the following is a benefit of everyday conflicts that characterize parent-adolescent relationships?

"Jocks" who are good at sports or "druggies" who take drugs are examples of:

According to a recent study of more than 17,000 Chinese 11- to 22-year-olds,males in China have a higher rate of depression than females because:

Which status of identity would be most closely linked to an authoritarian style of parenting?

The double disadvantage suffered by ethnic minority adolescents consists of:

What term is used to describe the self-portrait composed of many pieces?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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