Question 1

_____ students tend to have the highest scholastic achievement levels in middle school,high school,and college.

Accepted Answer

A) Asian American 
B) African American 
C) Hispanic American 
D) European American 
A) Asian American 
B) African American 
C) Hispanic American 
D) European American

Question 2

_____ is a common factor among adolescents who drop out of high school.

Accepted Answer

A) Having authoritarian parents 
B) Having spent most of their time in only one school 
C) Having been held back at least one time in elementary school 
D) Having a positive relationship with at a non-parental adult in the neighborhood 
A) Having authoritarian parents 
B) Having spent most of their time in only one school 
C) Having been held back at least one time in elementary school 
D) Having a positive relationship with at a non-parental adult in the neighborhood

Question 3

The school environment _____ in ensuring students' academic success.

Accepted Answer

A) is the single biggest factor 
B) is less important than their parents' values 
C) is unlikely to have a major impact 
D) is irrelevant 
A) is the single biggest factor 
B) is less important than their parents' values 
C) is unlikely to have a major impact 
D) is irrelevant

Question 4

The personal fable and imaginary audience are manifestations of adolescents'

Accepted Answer

A) relativistic thinking. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) divergent thinking. 
D) need for achievement. 
A) relativistic thinking. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) divergent thinking. 
D) need for achievement.

Question 5

Having a bunch of friends in their cars will make _____ drivers more prone to risky driving behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) adult and adolescent 
B) adult,but not adolescent 
C) adolescent,but not adult 
D) neither adolescent nor adult 
A) adult and adolescent 
B) adult,but not adolescent 
C) adolescent,but not adult 
D) neither adolescent nor adult

Question 6

In general,adolescents learn best in classrooms that

Accepted Answer

A) are extremely task-oriented. 
B) mostly require them to complete individual work at their seats. 
C) are centered around learning specific information. 
D) require a high degree of class participation. 
A) are extremely task-oriented. 
B) mostly require them to complete individual work at their seats. 
C) are centered around learning specific information. 
D) require a high degree of class participation.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) Asian American students find their opportunities blocked by prejudice. 
B) African American and Hispanic American students spend the most time on homework,although not successfully. 
C) White American students spend the least amount of time socializing and watching television,which accounts for their success in school. 
D) African American and Hispanic American students are the most optimistic about how much education can help them. 
A) Asian American students find their opportunities blocked by prejudice. 
B) African American and Hispanic American students spend the most time on homework,although not successfully. 
C) White American students spend the least amount of time socializing and watching television,which accounts for their success in school. 
D) African American and Hispanic American students are the most optimistic about how much education can help them.

Question 8

Unlike the students in the United States,students in most industrialized nations

Accepted Answer

A) do not plan to go to college. 
B) may enter apprenticeships for skilled jobs while still in high school. 
C) usually end up in dead-end jobs after high school. 
D) all go to college and end up with excellent,well-paid jobs. 
A) do not plan to go to college. 
B) may enter apprenticeships for skilled jobs while still in high school. 
C) usually end up in dead-end jobs after high school. 
D) all go to college and end up with excellent,well-paid jobs.

Question 9

Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's logical reasoning abilities

Accepted Answer

A) increase steadily throughout the life-span. 
B) increase until middle adulthood,then starts to decay. 
C) increase until about age 20. 
D) increase in specific,discrete stages. 
A) increase steadily throughout the life-span. 
B) increase until middle adulthood,then starts to decay. 
C) increase until about age 20. 
D) increase in specific,discrete stages.

Question 10

Teenagers who work over 20 hours per week while attending high school _____ compared to students who work fewer hours.

Accepted Answer

A) tend to do better in school 
B) tend to have better attendance at school 
C) tend to become more disengaged from school 
D) tend to have the same interest in school,attendance,and grades 
A) tend to do better in school 
B) tend to have better attendance at school 
C) tend to become more disengaged from school 
D) tend to have the same interest in school,attendance,and grades

Question 11

Students who attribute their success to internal causes tend to have

Accepted Answer

A) lower grades in most classes. 
B) high grades,but low standardized test scores. 
C) higher needs for achievement. 
D) greater needs for structure in their classes. 
A) lower grades in most classes. 
B) high grades,but low standardized test scores. 
C) higher needs for achievement. 
D) greater needs for structure in their classes.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) African American and Hispanic American students perform badly in school because they do not believe that their education will help them overcome racial prejudice. 
B) African American and Hispanic American students have similar study skills to those of Asian American and White American students. 
C) African American students fear failure more than members of the other groups. 
D) African American students place a greater emphasis on hard work than on ability in school. 
A) African American and Hispanic American students perform badly in school because they do not believe that their education will help them overcome racial prejudice. 
B) African American and Hispanic American students have similar study skills to those of Asian American and White American students. 
C) African American students fear failure more than members of the other groups. 
D) African American students place a greater emphasis on hard work than on ability in school.

Question 13

_____ is not one of the basic areas studied by information-processing psychologists.

Accepted Answer

A) Attention 
B) Working memory 
C) Metacognitive thinking 
D) Formal operations 
A) Attention 
B) Working memory 
C) Metacognitive thinking 
D) Formal operations

Question 14

Students who work at jobs more than 20 hours per week while attending high school are less likely to be _____ than students who don't hold jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) happy with their lives 
B) tolerant of people who steal or lie 
C) cynical about working 
D) uninterested in working retail 
A) happy with their lives 
B) tolerant of people who steal or lie 
C) cynical about working 
D) uninterested in working retail

Question 15

Explain how adolescents' cognitive development affects their views on religion and spirituality.

Accepted Answer

The ability to think more abstractly,in

Question 16

Believing that you are always the center of attention,and that even the smallest things you do will be noticed by everyone else demonstrates your

Accepted Answer

A) relativistic thinking. 
B) personal fable. 
C) imaginary audience. 
D) deductive thinking. 
A) relativistic thinking. 
B) personal fable. 
C) imaginary audience. 
D) deductive thinking.

Question 17

Studies have shown that adolescents probably engage in so much risky behavior because

Accepted Answer

A) they are not yet operating as logically as adults. 
B) they are more likely than adults to develop a personal fable. 
C) they feel invulnerable more than adults would. 
D) they weigh their choices logically,but emphasize pleasure or peer pressure more than potential risks. 
A) they are not yet operating as logically as adults. 
B) they are more likely than adults to develop a personal fable. 
C) they feel invulnerable more than adults would. 
D) they weigh their choices logically,but emphasize pleasure or peer pressure more than potential risks.

Question 18

Most teenagers who work while attending school

Accepted Answer

A) spend most of what they earn on eating out,clothing,and electronics. 
B) save most of what they earn toward their college expenses. 
C) save about half of what they earn,and spend the rest on eating out,clothing,and electronics. 
D) never earn enough to spend much on anything worthwhile. 
A) spend most of what they earn on eating out,clothing,and electronics. 
B) save most of what they earn toward their college expenses. 
C) save about half of what they earn,and spend the rest on eating out,clothing,and electronics. 
D) never earn enough to spend much on anything worthwhile.

Question 19

Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's ability to evaluate risks and rewards

Accepted Answer

A) increases steadily across the life-span. 
B) increases until a person is in her mid-20s. 
C) increases until the end of adolescence,then begins to decay. 
D) is well developed by mid-adolescence. 
A) increases steadily across the life-span. 
B) increases until a person is in her mid-20s. 
C) increases until the end of adolescence,then begins to decay. 
D) is well developed by mid-adolescence.

Question 20

_____ tend to be the strongest influences on an adolescent's day-to-day school behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) Parents 
B) Peers 
C) Teachers 
D) Religious leaders 
A) Parents 
B) Peers 
C) Teachers 
D) Religious leaders

_____ students tend to have the highest scholastic achievement levels in middle school,high school,and college.

_____ is a common factor among adolescents who drop out of high school.

The school environment _____ in ensuring students' academic success.

The personal fable and imaginary audience are manifestations of adolescents'

Having a bunch of friends in their cars will make _____ drivers more prone to risky driving behavior.

In general,adolescents learn best in classrooms that

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

Unlike the students in the United States,students in most industrialized nations

Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's logical reasoning abilities

Teenagers who work over 20 hours per week while attending high school _____ compared to students who work fewer hours.

Students who attribute their success to internal causes tend to have

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

_____ is not one of the basic areas studied by information-processing psychologists.

Students who work at jobs more than 20 hours per week while attending high school are less likely to be _____ than students who don't hold jobs.

Explain how adolescents' cognitive development affects their views on religion and spirituality.

Believing that you are always the center of attention,and that even the smallest things you do will be noticed by everyone else demonstrates your

Studies have shown that adolescents probably engage in so much risky behavior because

Most teenagers who work while attending school

Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's ability to evaluate risks and rewards

_____ tend to be the strongest influences on an adolescent's day-to-day school behavior.

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Exam 14: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

_____ students tend to have the highest scholastic achievement levels in middle school,high school,and college.

_____ is a common factor among adolescents who drop out of high school.

The school environment _____ in ensuring students' academic success.

The personal fable and imaginary audience are manifestations of adolescents'

Having a bunch of friends in their cars will make _____ drivers more prone to risky driving behavior.

In general,adolescents learn best in classrooms that

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

Unlike the students in the United States,students in most industrialized nations

Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's logical reasoning abilities

Teenagers who work over 20 hours per week while attending high school _____ compared to students who work fewer hours.

Students who attribute their success to internal causes tend to have

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

_____ is not one of the basic areas studied by information-processing psychologists.

Students who work at jobs more than 20 hours per week while attending high school are less likely to be _____ than students who don't hold jobs.

Explain how adolescents' cognitive development affects their views on religion and spirituality.

Believing that you are always the center of attention,and that even the smallest things you do will be noticed by everyone else demonstrates your

Studies have shown that adolescents probably engage in so much risky behavior because

Most teenagers who work while attending school

Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's ability to evaluate risks and rewards

_____ tend to be the strongest influences on an adolescent's day-to-day school behavior.

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

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