Question 1

During preadolescence, _____ is the single most important determinant of friendship.

Accepted Answer

A)  sex 
B)  ethnicity 
C)  socioeconomic status 
D)  neighborhood 
A)  sex 
B)  ethnicity 
C)  socioeconomic status 
D)  neighborhood

Question 2

According to Sullivan, if the interpersonal tasks of adolescence are negotiated successfully, the young adolescent enters late adolescence able to:

Accepted Answer

A)  be intimate. 
B)  enjoy sex. 
C)  experience intimacy and sex in the same relationship. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  be intimate. 
B)  enjoy sex. 
C)  experience intimacy and sex in the same relationship. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 3

It appears the Daniel is uninfluenced by his childhood relationship with his mother. For example, even though his mother wasn't around much during his childhood, instead of being upset, Daniel replies, "No big deal, I didn't need her anyway." Based on the classifications, Daniel would be categorized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  secure. 
B)  anxious avoidant attachment. 
C)  anxious-resistant attachment. 
D)  preoccupied. 
A)  secure. 
B)  anxious avoidant attachment. 
C)  anxious-resistant attachment. 
D)  preoccupied.

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the adolescent classifications in the Adult Attachment Interviews?

Accepted Answer

A)  secure 
B)  avoidant 
C)  dismissing 
D)  preoccupied 
A)  secure 
B)  avoidant 
C)  dismissing 
D)  preoccupied

Question 5

Research suggests that with regard to the link between adolescents' relationships with their peers and their families:

Accepted Answer

A)  close family relationships do not necessarily reflect close peer relationships. 
B)  close peer relationships do not necessarily reflect close family relationships. 
C)  peer and family relationships suggest little support for attachment theory. 
D)  improving the quality of relationships at home can help adolescents improve their peer relationships. 
A)  close family relationships do not necessarily reflect close peer relationships. 
B)  close peer relationships do not necessarily reflect close family relationships. 
C)  peer and family relationships suggest little support for attachment theory. 
D)  improving the quality of relationships at home can help adolescents improve their peer relationships.

Question 6

Which of the following is described by the textbook as being a "double-edged sword" (at least for girls)?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional mimicry 
B)  self-disclosure 
C)  internal working models 
D)  co-rumination 
A)  emotional mimicry 
B)  self-disclosure 
C)  internal working models 
D)  co-rumination

Question 7

Jessica's parents are verbally abusive to one another and are constantly fighting. When Jessica interacts with her boyfriend, she will be likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid arguments. 
B)  break up with him over an argument. 
C)  talk to him when they have an argument. 
D)  fight with him when they have an argument. 
A)  avoid arguments. 
B)  break up with him over an argument. 
C)  talk to him when they have an argument. 
D)  fight with him when they have an argument.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about dating violence is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dating violence becomes more common with age. 
B)  Males and females are equally likely to be victims of violence in dating relationships. 
C)  Dating violence is more common in rural than in urban or suburban communities. 
D)  Dating violence is virtually nonexistent among LGBT adolescents. 
A)  Dating violence becomes more common with age. 
B)  Males and females are equally likely to be victims of violence in dating relationships. 
C)  Dating violence is more common in rural than in urban or suburban communities. 
D)  Dating violence is virtually nonexistent among LGBT adolescents.

Question 9

It is important to keep in mind that an individual's relationships with parents, siblings, peers, and romantic partners:

Accepted Answer

A)  vary drastically in form and function. 
B)  have a reverse causal relation. 
C)  are spuriously related. 
D)  are correlated. 
A)  vary drastically in form and function. 
B)  have a reverse causal relation. 
C)  are spuriously related. 
D)  are correlated.

Question 10

All of the following are examples of the ways adolescents display intimacy with their friends, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  they know what their friends worry about. 
B)  their behaviors and emotional states are frequently synchronized. 
C)  they respond sensitively to their friends' feelings. 
D)  they become less likely to negotiate than to disengage when resolving their disagreements. 
A)  they know what their friends worry about. 
B)  their behaviors and emotional states are frequently synchronized. 
C)  they respond sensitively to their friends' feelings. 
D)  they become less likely to negotiate than to disengage when resolving their disagreements.

Question 11

Within the United States and in Canada, adolescents of which racial/ethnic group are the least likely to date?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian 
B)  Hispanic 
C)  American Indian 
D)  White 
A)  Asian 
B)  Hispanic 
C)  American Indian 
D)  White

Question 12

Which of the following statements about adolescents' level and degree of interaction with parents is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents interact more often with, are closer to, and argue more with their mothers than with their fathers. 
B)  Adolescents interact more often and are closer to their mother; however both sons and daughters report arguing more often with their fathers than their mothers. 
C)  There are no differences in adolescents' level or degree of interaction with mothers and fathers. 
D)  Sons interact more often and are closer to fathers and daughters interact more often and are closer to mothers. 
A)  Adolescents interact more often with, are closer to, and argue more with their mothers than with their fathers. 
B)  Adolescents interact more often and are closer to their mother; however both sons and daughters report arguing more often with their fathers than their mothers. 
C)  There are no differences in adolescents' level or degree of interaction with mothers and fathers. 
D)  Sons interact more often and are closer to fathers and daughters interact more often and are closer to mothers.

Question 13

Adolescents' close friendships are distinguished from their casual friendships in the types of conflicts they have. Although conflicts between adolescents and their close friends are _______ frequent than they are between adolescents and other peers, arguments between close friends are ________ emotional.

Accepted Answer

A)  less; more 
B)  more; less 
C)  slightly more; less 
D)  more; never 
A)  less; more 
B)  more; less 
C)  slightly more; less 
D)  more; never

Question 14

Rejection sensitivity is a term that psychologists use to describe:

Accepted Answer

A)  oversensitivity to romantic rejection that is related to an insecure attachment in infancy and early childhood. 
B)  the development of a working model of relationships in which parental and peer relationships are similar. 
C)  the development of a working model of relationships in which romantic partners and parents are less important than peers. 
D)  an oversensitivity to peer rejection in childhood that leads to an oversensitivity to rejection in the adult workplace. 
A)  oversensitivity to romantic rejection that is related to an insecure attachment in infancy and early childhood. 
B)  the development of a working model of relationships in which parental and peer relationships are similar. 
C)  the development of a working model of relationships in which romantic partners and parents are less important than peers. 
D)  an oversensitivity to peer rejection in childhood that leads to an oversensitivity to rejection in the adult workplace.

Question 15

According to the textbook, which of the following statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The impact of close friends on development must take into account the characteristics of these friends. 
B)  Being popular is less important than genuinely having friends. 
C)  Having a huge network of many friends is more important than having a few good friendships. 
D)  Adolescents who have intimate friendships typically have better mental health than their peers who do not. 
A)  The impact of close friends on development must take into account the characteristics of these friends. 
B)  Being popular is less important than genuinely having friends. 
C)  Having a huge network of many friends is more important than having a few good friendships. 
D)  Adolescents who have intimate friendships typically have better mental health than their peers who do not.

Question 16

Optimal social development during adolescence most likely requires healthy relationships with:

Accepted Answer

A)  parents. 
B)  peers. 
C)  important non-parental adults. 
D)  Both A and B are correct. 
A)  parents. 
B)  peers. 
C)  important non-parental adults. 
D)  Both A and B are correct.

Question 17

Research assessing the link between infant attachment and the quality of interpersonal relationships in adolescence and young adulthood finds:

Accepted Answer

A)  a consistent link between infant attachment and healthy adolescent relationships. 
B)  little continuity between infant attachment and adolescent relationships. 
C)  stability of attachment over time that withstands the pressures of major life events. 
D)  early relationships set the stage for later interpersonal relationships. 
A)  a consistent link between infant attachment and healthy adolescent relationships. 
B)  little continuity between infant attachment and adolescent relationships. 
C)  stability of attachment over time that withstands the pressures of major life events. 
D)  early relationships set the stage for later interpersonal relationships.

Question 18

Girls are more likely than boys to settle disagreements with friends by:

Accepted Answer

A)  letting things slide. 
B)  engaging in physical aggression. 
C)  engaging in verbal aggression. 
D)  apologizing. 
A)  letting things slide. 
B)  engaging in physical aggression. 
C)  engaging in verbal aggression. 
D)  apologizing.

Question 19

Contemporary discussions of adolescent romance draw on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sullivan's theory of interpersonal development. 
B)  attachment theory. 
C)  ecological perspectives on development. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Sullivan's theory of interpersonal development. 
B)  attachment theory. 
C)  ecological perspectives on development. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 20

Cassandra and Rosemarie spend a lot of time obsessing over each other's problems. What is this called?

Accepted Answer

A)  co-rumination 
B)  being intimate 
C)  engaging in mutual self-disclosure 
D)  co-internal working model 
A)  co-rumination 
B)  being intimate 
C)  engaging in mutual self-disclosure 
D)  co-internal working model

During preadolescence, _____ is the single most important determinant of friendship.

According to Sullivan, if the interpersonal tasks of adolescence are negotiated successfully, the young adolescent enters late adolescence able to:

Which of the following is not one of the adolescent classifications in the Adult Attachment Interviews?

Research suggests that with regard to the link between adolescents' relationships with their peers and their families:

Which of the following is described by the textbook as being a "double-edged sword" (at least for girls)?

Jessica's parents are verbally abusive to one another and are constantly fighting. When Jessica interacts with her boyfriend, she will be likely to:

Which of the following statements about dating violence is false?

It is important to keep in mind that an individual's relationships with parents, siblings, peers, and romantic partners:

All of the following are examples of the ways adolescents display intimacy with their friends, except:

Within the United States and in Canada, adolescents of which racial/ethnic group are the least likely to date?

Which of the following statements about adolescents' level and degree of interaction with parents is true?

Adolescents' close friendships are distinguished from their casual friendships in the types of conflicts they have. Although conflicts between adolescents and their close friends are _ frequent than they are between adolescents and other peers, arguments between close friends are __ emotional.

Rejection sensitivity is a term that psychologists use to describe:

According to the textbook, which of the following statements is not true?

Optimal social development during adolescence most likely requires healthy relationships with:

Research assessing the link between infant attachment and the quality of interpersonal relationships in adolescence and young adulthood finds:

Girls are more likely than boys to settle disagreements with friends by:

Contemporary discussions of adolescent romance draw on:

Cassandra and Rosemarie spend a lot of time obsessing over each other's problems. What is this called?

Biological Transitions

Cognitive Transitions

Social Transitions

Families

Peer Groups

Schools

Work, Leisure, and Media

Identity

Autonomy

Sexuality

Achievement

Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence

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Exam 10: Intimacy

During preadolescence, _____ is the single most important determinant of friendship.

According to Sullivan, if the interpersonal tasks of adolescence are negotiated successfully, the young adolescent enters late adolescence able to:

Which of the following is not one of the adolescent classifications in the Adult Attachment Interviews?

Research suggests that with regard to the link between adolescents' relationships with their peers and their families:

Which of the following is described by the textbook as being a "double-edged sword" (at least for girls)?

Jessica's parents are verbally abusive to one another and are constantly fighting. When Jessica interacts with her boyfriend, she will be likely to:

Which of the following statements about dating violence is false?

It is important to keep in mind that an individual's relationships with parents, siblings, peers, and romantic partners:

All of the following are examples of the ways adolescents display intimacy with their friends, except:

Within the United States and in Canada, adolescents of which racial/ethnic group are the least likely to date?

Which of the following statements about adolescents' level and degree of interaction with parents is true?

Rejection sensitivity is a term that psychologists use to describe:

According to the textbook, which of the following statements is not true?

Optimal social development during adolescence most likely requires healthy relationships with:

Research assessing the link between infant attachment and the quality of interpersonal relationships in adolescence and young adulthood finds:

Girls are more likely than boys to settle disagreements with friends by:

Contemporary discussions of adolescent romance draw on:

Cassandra and Rosemarie spend a lot of time obsessing over each other's problems. What is this called?

Biological Transitions

Cognitive Transitions

Social Transitions

Families

Peer Groups

Schools

Work, Leisure, and Media

Identity

Autonomy

Sexuality

Achievement

Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence

Filters