Question 1

According to U.S. surveys, what percentage of American adolescents report an affiliation with a religious group?

Accepted Answer

A)  about 85% 
B)  about 50% 
C)  about 35% 
D)  less than 20% 
A)  about 85% 
B)  about 50% 
C)  about 35% 
D)  less than 20%

Question 2

Individuals who reason at higher levels of moral thought are thought to:

Accepted Answer

A)  be less likely to commit antisocial acts. 
B)  less likely to cheat. 
C)  to be more tolerant. 
D)  All of these responses are true. 
A)  be less likely to commit antisocial acts. 
B)  less likely to cheat. 
C)  to be more tolerant. 
D)  All of these responses are true.

Question 3

All of the following are reasons stated in the textbook to explain why adolescent autonomy has attracted the attention of developmental psychologists, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  the physical changes of early adolescence trigger changes in the adolescent's emotional relationships at home. 
B)  puberty sets up a situation of the adolescent's increasing emotional dependence on the family. 
C)  the cognitive changes of adolescence provide the foundation for changes in the adolescent's thinking about social, moral, and ethical problems. 
D)  changes in social roles raise concerns about independence relating to increased responsibility and self-reliance. 
A)  the physical changes of early adolescence trigger changes in the adolescent's emotional relationships at home. 
B)  puberty sets up a situation of the adolescent's increasing emotional dependence on the family. 
C)  the cognitive changes of adolescence provide the foundation for changes in the adolescent's thinking about social, moral, and ethical problems. 
D)  changes in social roles raise concerns about independence relating to increased responsibility and self-reliance.

Question 4

The paradox of adolescent autonomy is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescents today are more economically dependent than in previous times, yet have fewer responsibilities than their peers in previous eras. 
B)  whereas adolescents today are expected to be increasingly autonomous psychologically and socially, they are now less autonomous economically. 
C)  whereas adolescence extends longer today than it did in previous eras, today's adolescents are more autonomous than in previous times. 
D)  as autonomy increases in adolescence, "storm and stress" decrease. 
A)  adolescents today are more economically dependent than in previous times, yet have fewer responsibilities than their peers in previous eras. 
B)  whereas adolescents today are expected to be increasingly autonomous psychologically and socially, they are now less autonomous economically. 
C)  whereas adolescence extends longer today than it did in previous eras, today's adolescents are more autonomous than in previous times. 
D)  as autonomy increases in adolescence, "storm and stress" decrease.

Question 5

Cara hates that her mother always asks her where she is going and who she is hanging out with. Cara's attempts to keep secrets are her attempt to establish:

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy. 
B)  independence. 
C)  maturity. 
D)  self-reliance. 
A)  autonomy. 
B)  independence. 
C)  maturity. 
D)  self-reliance.

Question 6

When is an adolescent most likely to question his or her religious beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  during junior high 
B)  during middle school 
C)  during high school 
D)  during the early years of college 
A)  during junior high 
B)  during middle school 
C)  during high school 
D)  during the early years of college

Question 7

Which statement about conformity to peers is most true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conformity is higher during later adolescence. 
B)  Conformity is low when the behavior in question is antisocial. 
C)  Conformity is higher during early and middle adolescence than later adolescence, especially when the behavior in question is antisocial. 
D)  Conformity to peers is low during early and middle adolescence. 
A)  Conformity is higher during later adolescence. 
B)  Conformity is low when the behavior in question is antisocial. 
C)  Conformity is higher during early and middle adolescence than later adolescence, especially when the behavior in question is antisocial. 
D)  Conformity to peers is low during early and middle adolescence.

Question 8

According to research cited in the textbook, susceptibility to antisocial peer pressure is _____ among relatively _____ acculturated Latino adolescents than their _____ acculturated peers.

Accepted Answer

A)  higher; more; less 
B)  higher; less; more 
C)  lower; more; less 
D)  None of these are correct. 
A)  higher; more; less 
B)  higher; less; more 
C)  lower; more; less 
D)  None of these are correct.

Question 9

Craig is easily persuaded by his friends to engage in illegal and antisocial behaviors. If you had to guess, which style of parenting do you think Craig's mom and dad utilize?

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian 
B)  permissive 
C)  authoritative 
D)  autocratic 
A)  authoritarian 
B)  permissive 
C)  authoritative 
D)  autocratic

Question 10

Between middle and late adolescence, individuals become:

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to consider both the risks and benefits associated with a decision. 
B)  more likely to weigh the long-term consequences of their choices. 
C)  more likely to control their impulses. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  more likely to consider both the risks and benefits associated with a decision. 
B)  more likely to weigh the long-term consequences of their choices. 
C)  more likely to control their impulses. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 11

Research suggests that the majority of adolescents probably function at which of the following moral reasoning levels?

Accepted Answer

A)  principled 
B)  conventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  preconventional 
A)  principled 
B)  conventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  preconventional

Question 12

Which statement concerning adolescents' ability to see their parents as people is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  This aspect of emotional autonomy may not develop until early adulthood. 
B)  This aspect of emotional autonomy develops later in adolescents' relations with their mothers than with their fathers. 
C)  During high school, adolescents have difficulty seeing their parents as individuals beyond their role as parents. 
D)  Fifteen-year-olds are not much better than 10-year-olds at seeing their parents as people. 
A)  This aspect of emotional autonomy may not develop until early adulthood. 
B)  This aspect of emotional autonomy develops later in adolescents' relations with their mothers than with their fathers. 
C)  During high school, adolescents have difficulty seeing their parents as individuals beyond their role as parents. 
D)  Fifteen-year-olds are not much better than 10-year-olds at seeing their parents as people.

Question 13

Critics of Kohlberg's theory have asserted that reasoning about hypothetical moral problems in an advanced way is not the same as behaving morally. Furthermore, critics have also argued that reasoning about hypothetical life-and-death situations does not tell us very much about the ways people reason in day-to-day problems. What have recent research studies addressing these concerns found?

Accepted Answer

A)  These critics are correct in noting that there is little relationship between moral reasoning and moral behavior. 
B)  Research has indicated that people reason about life-and-death dilemmas in ways that parallel their reasoning about moral dilemmas they encounter in their daily lives. Also, in general, an individual's moral reasoning is indeed related to an individual's moral behavior. 
C)  People who reason at higher stages of moral thought are more tolerant of others' misbehavior; however, the way people reason about abstract, hypothetical situations is not related to the ways that people actually behave in real life day-to-day problems. 
D)  Research has indicated that people who reason at higher stages do not necessarily behave in more moral ways; however, the reasoning behind life-and-death dilemmas is absolutely the same as the reasoning behind the problems that people encounter in everyday life. 
A)  These critics are correct in noting that there is little relationship between moral reasoning and moral behavior. 
B)  Research has indicated that people reason about life-and-death dilemmas in ways that parallel their reasoning about moral dilemmas they encounter in their daily lives. Also, in general, an individual's moral reasoning is indeed related to an individual's moral behavior. 
C)  People who reason at higher stages of moral thought are more tolerant of others' misbehavior; however, the way people reason about abstract, hypothetical situations is not related to the ways that people actually behave in real life day-to-day problems. 
D)  Research has indicated that people who reason at higher stages do not necessarily behave in more moral ways; however, the reasoning behind life-and-death dilemmas is absolutely the same as the reasoning behind the problems that people encounter in everyday life.

Question 14

A person who obeys the rules because of a sense of social obligation to behave in certain ways is functioning at which level of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  principled 
B)  conventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  preconventional 
A)  principled 
B)  conventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  preconventional

Question 15

Who would argue that the physical changes of puberty cause substantial disruption and conflict inside the family system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anna Freud 
B)  Erik Erikson 
C)  Laurence Steinberg 
D)  Susan Harter 
A)  Anna Freud 
B)  Erik Erikson 
C)  Laurence Steinberg 
D)  Susan Harter

Question 16

Which of the following aspects of autonomy involves the capacity to make independent decisions and follow through with them?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral autonomy 
B)  psychosocial autonomy 
C)  emotional autonomy 
D)  cognitive autonomy 
A)  behavioral autonomy 
B)  psychosocial autonomy 
C)  emotional autonomy 
D)  cognitive autonomy

Question 17

Which of the following is not a shift that is noticed in the political thinking of adolescents as they mature?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased abstraction 
B)  increased authoritarianism 
C)  movement away from obedience 
D)  greater use of principles 
A)  increased abstraction 
B)  increased authoritarianism 
C)  movement away from obedience 
D)  greater use of principles

Question 18

Typically, adolescents who rebel against their parents or authorities do so because they are:

Accepted Answer

A)  asserting their independence from their parents. 
B)  asserting their personal individuality. 
C)  conforming to their peers. 
D)  more emotionally mature than their non-rebellious counterparts. 
A)  asserting their independence from their parents. 
B)  asserting their personal individuality. 
C)  conforming to their peers. 
D)  more emotionally mature than their non-rebellious counterparts.

Question 19

According to the textbook, which of the following statements about moral reasoning and moral behavior is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  In tests measuring moral reasoning, assessments are made in a social vacuum, but such vacuums don't exist in the real world. 
B)  Moral behavior and moral reasoning always go hand in hand. 
C)  Situational factors influence moral choices. 
D)  All of these are true. 
A)  In tests measuring moral reasoning, assessments are made in a social vacuum, but such vacuums don't exist in the real world. 
B)  Moral behavior and moral reasoning always go hand in hand. 
C)  Situational factors influence moral choices. 
D)  All of these are true.

Question 20

Consistent with the immigrant paradox discussed in another chapter of the textbook, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Susceptibility to peer pressure is higher among relatively more acculturated Latino adolescents than their less acculturated peers. 
B)  Susceptibility to peer pressure is higher among Latino adolescents who were born abroad than Latino adolescents born in the United States. 
C)  Research shows that more acculturated adolescents engage in lower rates of delinquency. 
D)  Susceptibility to peer pressure is lower among relatively more acculturated Latino adolescents than their less acculturated peers. 
A)  Susceptibility to peer pressure is higher among relatively more acculturated Latino adolescents than their less acculturated peers. 
B)  Susceptibility to peer pressure is higher among Latino adolescents who were born abroad than Latino adolescents born in the United States. 
C)  Research shows that more acculturated adolescents engage in lower rates of delinquency. 
D)  Susceptibility to peer pressure is lower among relatively more acculturated Latino adolescents than their less acculturated peers.

According to U.S. surveys, what percentage of American adolescents report an affiliation with a religious group?

Individuals who reason at higher levels of moral thought are thought to:

All of the following are reasons stated in the textbook to explain why adolescent autonomy has attracted the attention of developmental psychologists, except:

The paradox of adolescent autonomy is that:

Cara hates that her mother always asks her where she is going and who she is hanging out with. Cara's attempts to keep secrets are her attempt to establish:

When is an adolescent most likely to question his or her religious beliefs?

Which statement about conformity to peers is most true?

According to research cited in the textbook, susceptibility to antisocial peer pressure is ___ among relatively _ acculturated Latino adolescents than their ___ acculturated peers.

Craig is easily persuaded by his friends to engage in illegal and antisocial behaviors. If you had to guess, which style of parenting do you think Craig's mom and dad utilize?

Between middle and late adolescence, individuals become:

Research suggests that the majority of adolescents probably function at which of the following moral reasoning levels?

Which statement concerning adolescents' ability to see their parents as people is false?

A person who obeys the rules because of a sense of social obligation to behave in certain ways is functioning at which level of moral development?

Who would argue that the physical changes of puberty cause substantial disruption and conflict inside the family system?

Which of the following aspects of autonomy involves the capacity to make independent decisions and follow through with them?

Which of the following is not a shift that is noticed in the political thinking of adolescents as they mature?

Typically, adolescents who rebel against their parents or authorities do so because they are:

According to the textbook, which of the following statements about moral reasoning and moral behavior is not true?

Consistent with the immigrant paradox discussed in another chapter of the textbook, which of the following statements is true?

Biological Transitions

Cognitive Transitions

Social Transitions

Families

Peer Groups

Schools

Work, Leisure, and Media

Identity

Intimacy

Sexuality

Achievement

Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence

Filters

Exam 9: Autonomy

According to U.S. surveys, what percentage of American adolescents report an affiliation with a religious group?

Individuals who reason at higher levels of moral thought are thought to:

All of the following are reasons stated in the textbook to explain why adolescent autonomy has attracted the attention of developmental psychologists, except:

The paradox of adolescent autonomy is that:

Cara hates that her mother always asks her where she is going and who she is hanging out with. Cara's attempts to keep secrets are her attempt to establish:

When is an adolescent most likely to question his or her religious beliefs?

Which statement about conformity to peers is most true?

According to research cited in the textbook, susceptibility to antisocial peer pressure is _____ among relatively _____ acculturated Latino adolescents than their _____ acculturated peers.

Craig is easily persuaded by his friends to engage in illegal and antisocial behaviors. If you had to guess, which style of parenting do you think Craig's mom and dad utilize?

Between middle and late adolescence, individuals become:

Research suggests that the majority of adolescents probably function at which of the following moral reasoning levels?

Which statement concerning adolescents' ability to see their parents as people is false?

A person who obeys the rules because of a sense of social obligation to behave in certain ways is functioning at which level of moral development?

Who would argue that the physical changes of puberty cause substantial disruption and conflict inside the family system?

Which of the following aspects of autonomy involves the capacity to make independent decisions and follow through with them?

Which of the following is not a shift that is noticed in the political thinking of adolescents as they mature?

Typically, adolescents who rebel against their parents or authorities do so because they are:

According to the textbook, which of the following statements about moral reasoning and moral behavior is not true?

Consistent with the immigrant paradox discussed in another chapter of the textbook, which of the following statements is true?

Biological Transitions

Cognitive Transitions

Social Transitions

Families

Peer Groups

Schools

Work, Leisure, and Media

Identity

Intimacy

Sexuality

Achievement

Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence

Filters

According to research cited in the textbook, susceptibility to antisocial peer pressure is ___ among relatively _ acculturated Latino adolescents than their ___ acculturated peers.