Question 1

Which student is demonstrating an internal achievement attribution?

Accepted Answer

A) Rolf,who believes that he got a good test grade because his teacher really likes him 
B) Gabrielle,who believes that she got a good grade because she was lucky on the last exam 
C) Werner,who believes that he failed the last test because he was partying rather than studying 
D) Adele,who believes that she failed the test because her astrological alignment was off that day 
A) Rolf,who believes that he got a good test grade because his teacher really likes him 
B) Gabrielle,who believes that she got a good grade because she was lucky on the last exam 
C) Werner,who believes that he failed the last test because he was partying rather than studying 
D) Adele,who believes that she failed the test because her astrological alignment was off that day C

Question 2

Most students who choose to work rather than enrolling in college after they graduate from high school

Accepted Answer

A) have trouble finding well-paid,challenging work. 
B) are well prepared for well-paid,challenging work. 
C) often end up earning more than most college graduates. 
D) cannot get further training for better opportunities. 
A) have trouble finding well-paid,challenging work. 
B) are well prepared for well-paid,challenging work. 
C) often end up earning more than most college graduates. 
D) cannot get further training for better opportunities. A

Question 3

Because Netta has developed greater _____ thinking ability in adolescence,she's able to develop more sophisticated mnemonic devices to help her remember things at school.

Accepted Answer

A) abstract 
B) inductive 
C) metacognitive 
D) hypothetical 
A) abstract 
B) inductive 
C) metacognitive 
D) hypothetical C

Question 4

Which of the following is not true of greater parental involvement in adolescents' education?

Accepted Answer

A) It is an especially strong influence on Mexican American youth. 
B) It tends to stifle students' own initiative. 
C) It should give the same messages at home that adolescents receive from their teachers. 
D) It should include going to special school programs and events. 
A) It is an especially strong influence on Mexican American youth. 
B) It tends to stifle students' own initiative. 
C) It should give the same messages at home that adolescents receive from their teachers. 
D) It should include going to special school programs and events.

Question 5

Scientists comparing White American,African American,Hispanic American,and Asian American adolescents find that

Accepted Answer

A) their educational aspirations are generally similar. 
B) Asian American students have much higher educational aspirations than the others. 
C) White American students have much higher educational aspirations than the others. 
D) African American students have much higher educational aspirations than the others. 
A) their educational aspirations are generally similar. 
B) Asian American students have much higher educational aspirations than the others. 
C) White American students have much higher educational aspirations than the others. 
D) African American students have much higher educational aspirations than the others.

Question 6

Explain how changes in adolescents' cognitive abilities affect their relationships with their parents and peers.

Accepted Answer

In many ways,the changes in cognitive ab

Question 7

______ youth tend to be more religious than most other groups of adolescents.

Accepted Answer

A) East coast 
B) West coast 
C) New England 
D) Midwestern 
A) East coast 
B) West coast 
C) New England 
D) Midwestern

Question 8

The development of _____ is not one of the changes in thinking that takes place during adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) relativistic thinking 
B) metacognition 
C) hypothetical thinking 
D) divergent thinking 
A) relativistic thinking 
B) metacognition 
C) hypothetical thinking 
D) divergent thinking

Question 9

Which of the following students is demonstrating an external achievement attribution?

Accepted Answer

A) Hippolytos,who believes he got a good grade on the math test because he studied very hard 
B) Damaris,who believes that she got a good grade on the math test because she got lucky when answering most of the questions 
C) Zeno,who believes that he failed the math test because he was playing video games instead of studying 
D) Theodora,who believes that she failed the math test because she was trying to study while text messaging a friend about her upcoming date with Hippolytos 
A) Hippolytos,who believes he got a good grade on the math test because he studied very hard 
B) Damaris,who believes that she got a good grade on the math test because she got lucky when answering most of the questions 
C) Zeno,who believes that he failed the math test because he was playing video games instead of studying 
D) Theodora,who believes that she failed the math test because she was trying to study while text messaging a friend about her upcoming date with Hippolytos

Question 10

Anatole is a high school student at a party with some friends.Although he doesn't usually drink alcoholic beverages,when one of them offers him a glass of gin,Anatole is likely to _____ before deciding whether or not to accept it.

Accepted Answer

A) logically consider the friendship and thrill of drinking more important than the risks 
B) decide that while drinking is bad for other people,he's different and it cannot hurt him 
C) impulsively decide to drink,without thinking about the consequences 
D) call his parents for a ride home 
A) logically consider the friendship and thrill of drinking more important than the risks 
B) decide that while drinking is bad for other people,he's different and it cannot hurt him 
C) impulsively decide to drink,without thinking about the consequences 
D) call his parents for a ride home

Question 11

Teachers in junior high schools and middle schools tend to

Accepted Answer

A) emphasize discipline. 
B) believe in students' ability to learn from instruction. 
C) be more confident about their teaching ability than elementary school teachers are. 
D) get to know their students in greater depth than elementary school teachers do. 
A) emphasize discipline. 
B) believe in students' ability to learn from instruction. 
C) be more confident about their teaching ability than elementary school teachers are. 
D) get to know their students in greater depth than elementary school teachers do.

Question 12

Which of the following is not true of high school dropouts?

Accepted Answer

A) They are more likely to live at or near the poverty level than students who complete high school. 
B) They are more likely to be involved with teenage pregnancy than students who complete high school. 
C) There are fewer people dropping out of high school now than there were 20 years ago. 
D) They cannot complete college or succeed in any professions later in life. 
A) They are more likely to live at or near the poverty level than students who complete high school. 
B) They are more likely to be involved with teenage pregnancy than students who complete high school. 
C) There are fewer people dropping out of high school now than there were 20 years ago. 
D) They cannot complete college or succeed in any professions later in life.

Question 13

Because they have developed greater _____ thinking ability,adolescents are more likely than young children to appreciate the humor in satires and puns.

Accepted Answer

A) inductive 
B) convergent 
C) abstract 
D) metacognitive 
A) inductive 
B) convergent 
C) abstract 
D) metacognitive

Question 14

The least successful approach to improving a student's need for achievement is to

Accepted Answer

A) encourage her to think independently. 
B) encourage her to take more challenging courses. 
C) set high performance standards for her. 
D) reward her success with money or other reinforcers. 
A) encourage her to think independently. 
B) encourage her to take more challenging courses. 
C) set high performance standards for her. 
D) reward her success with money or other reinforcers.

Question 15

Most high school guidance counselors in the United States are primarily concerned with

Accepted Answer

A) behavioral problems among their students. 
B) helping students choose,qualify for,and apply to colleges. 
C) helping students choose,qualify for,and train for jobs in skilled labor professions. 
D) helping parents understand their children's school requirements. 
A) behavioral problems among their students. 
B) helping students choose,qualify for,and apply to colleges. 
C) helping students choose,qualify for,and train for jobs in skilled labor professions. 
D) helping parents understand their children's school requirements.

Question 16

Fred knows that Lucy thinks that Ricky is being selfish working at the club all the time.He also knows that Ricky is working so much so that he can earn enough to buy Lucy a special birthday present.Fred realizes that since Lucy and Ricky don't know each other's thoughts about this,they are unlikely to feel good about each other.Fred's conclusion is based on his ability at

Accepted Answer

A) mutual role taking. 
B) social convention. 
C) concrete operations. 
D) metacognition. 
A) mutual role taking. 
B) social convention. 
C) concrete operations. 
D) metacognition.

Question 17

The average high school senior works approximately ____ hours per week.

Accepted Answer

A) 20 
B) 15 
C) 10 
D) 5 
A) 20 
B) 15 
C) 10 
D) 5

Question 18

Most studies show that adolescents who work while attending school

Accepted Answer

A) learn to build stronger characters. 
B) learn good strategies for handling money in adulthood. 
C) learn about how jobs work in the real world. 
D) None of these 
A) learn to build stronger characters. 
B) learn good strategies for handling money in adulthood. 
C) learn about how jobs work in the real world. 
D) None of these

Question 19

Approximately _____ of students who enroll in college never finish their degrees.

Accepted Answer

A) 30% 
B) 50% 
C) 70% 
D) 90% 
A) 30% 
B) 50% 
C) 70% 
D) 90%

Question 20

In the United States,friends' influence on an adolescent's scholastic achievement

Accepted Answer

A) is usually negative. 
B) is usually positive. 
C) is generally irrelevant. 
D) is not as important as the influence of parents and teachers. 
A) is usually negative. 
B) is usually positive. 
C) is generally irrelevant. 
D) is not as important as the influence of parents and teachers.

Which student is demonstrating an internal achievement attribution?

Most students who choose to work rather than enrolling in college after they graduate from high school

Because Netta has developed greater _____ thinking ability in adolescence,she's able to develop more sophisticated mnemonic devices to help her remember things at school.

Which of the following is not true of greater parental involvement in adolescents' education?

Scientists comparing White American,African American,Hispanic American,and Asian American adolescents find that

Explain how changes in adolescents' cognitive abilities affect their relationships with their parents and peers.

______ youth tend to be more religious than most other groups of adolescents.

The development of _____ is not one of the changes in thinking that takes place during adolescence.

Which of the following students is demonstrating an external achievement attribution?

Anatole is a high school student at a party with some friends.Although he doesn't usually drink alcoholic beverages,when one of them offers him a glass of gin,Anatole is likely to _____ before deciding whether or not to accept it.

Teachers in junior high schools and middle schools tend to

Which of the following is not true of high school dropouts?

Because they have developed greater _____ thinking ability,adolescents are more likely than young children to appreciate the humor in satires and puns.

The least successful approach to improving a student's need for achievement is to

Most high school guidance counselors in the United States are primarily concerned with

The average high school senior works approximately ____ hours per week.

Most studies show that adolescents who work while attending school

Approximately _____ of students who enroll in college never finish their degrees.

In the United States,friends' influence on an adolescent's scholastic achievement

The Study of Child Development

Nature With Nurture

Conception,prenatal Development,and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Filters

Exam 14: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Which student is demonstrating an internal achievement attribution?

Most students who choose to work rather than enrolling in college after they graduate from high school

Because Netta has developed greater _____ thinking ability in adolescence,she's able to develop more sophisticated mnemonic devices to help her remember things at school.

Which of the following is not true of greater parental involvement in adolescents' education?

Scientists comparing White American,African American,Hispanic American,and Asian American adolescents find that

Explain how changes in adolescents' cognitive abilities affect their relationships with their parents and peers.

______ youth tend to be more religious than most other groups of adolescents.

The development of _____ is not one of the changes in thinking that takes place during adolescence.

Which of the following students is demonstrating an external achievement attribution?

Anatole is a high school student at a party with some friends.Although he doesn't usually drink alcoholic beverages,when one of them offers him a glass of gin,Anatole is likely to _____ before deciding whether or not to accept it.

Teachers in junior high schools and middle schools tend to

Which of the following is not true of high school dropouts?

Because they have developed greater _____ thinking ability,adolescents are more likely than young children to appreciate the humor in satires and puns.

The least successful approach to improving a student's need for achievement is to

Most high school guidance counselors in the United States are primarily concerned with

The average high school senior works approximately ____ hours per week.

Most studies show that adolescents who work while attending school

Approximately _____ of students who enroll in college never finish their degrees.

In the United States,friends' influence on an adolescent's scholastic achievement

The Study of Child Development

Nature With Nurture

Conception,prenatal Development,and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Filters