Question 1

When upset, 16-year-old Dale cuts his body in order to feel a sense of self-control. Dale is engaging in _____.

Accepted Answer

nonsuicidal self-injury

Question 2

What is the main reason why high school students are sleep deprived?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teens need more sleep than younger children, because they have higher metabolic rates. 
B)  The hormones of puberty push teens' sleep cycles to later in the evening, yet teens have to get up early to start the school day. 
C)  Teenagers are having too much fun at night to get to bed on time; even when they are tired, they rebel against adults by refusing to go to bed. 
D)  Teenagers can spend time 24/7 talking to their friends on social media. 
A)  Teens need more sleep than younger children, because they have higher metabolic rates. 
B)  The hormones of puberty push teens' sleep cycles to later in the evening, yet teens have to get up early to start the school day. 
C)  Teenagers are having too much fun at night to get to bed on time; even when they are tired, they rebel against adults by refusing to go to bed. 
D)  Teenagers can spend time 24/7 talking to their friends on social media. B

Question 3

Kohlberg would NOT agree with which statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Most adults end up reasoning at the conventional stage." 
B)  "During elementary school, people begin to develop their moral code for life." 
C)  "Few people reason at the highest postconventional level." 
D)  "Moral development takes place in the teens." 
A)  "Most adults end up reasoning at the conventional stage." 
B)  "During elementary school, people begin to develop their moral code for life." 
C)  "Few people reason at the highest postconventional level." 
D)  "Moral development takes place in the teens." B

Question 4

According to the text, the social status group known as the "Brains" tended to have _____ depression in elementary school and _____ depression in high school.

Accepted Answer

A)  low; high 
B)  high; high 
C)  low; low 
D)  high; low 
A)  low; high 
B)  high; high 
C)  low; low 
D)  high; low

Question 5

According to David Elkind, young teens become angry, resentful, and rebellious because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  are tired of adults telling them what to do. 
B)  are entering formal operations, and so understand the contradictions between what adults say and how they act. 
C)  are too emotional to understand life. 
D)  can't intellectually grasp the facts about adult life, and are too emotional and out of control to behave well. 
A)  are tired of adults telling them what to do. 
B)  are entering formal operations, and so understand the contradictions between what adults say and how they act. 
C)  are too emotional to understand life. 
D)  can't intellectually grasp the facts about adult life, and are too emotional and out of control to behave well.

Question 6

An adult would MOST likely show formal operational thought when:

Accepted Answer

A)  reasoning about his or her own future. 
B)  reasoning scientifically. 
C)  arguing the pros and cons of an issue. 
D)  arguing with his or her mother. 
A)  reasoning about his or her own future. 
B)  reasoning scientifically. 
C)  arguing the pros and cons of an issue. 
D)  arguing with his or her mother.

Question 7

Dr. Rodriquez is an adolescent specialist and legal analyst. Which is NOT a piece of advice he would give his local legislature?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Don't try teenagers as though they were adults." 
B)  "Pass legislation that takes teenager's mental processes into account." 
C)  "Focus on rehabilitation, not punishment, when teens get into trouble with the law." 
D)  "Let law-breaking teens get off without sanctions." 
A)  "Don't try teenagers as though they were adults." 
B)  "Pass legislation that takes teenager's mental processes into account." 
C)  "Focus on rehabilitation, not punishment, when teens get into trouble with the law." 
D)  "Let law-breaking teens get off without sanctions."

Question 8

Victor is a 16-year-old boy. According to the text, which activities might best predict Victor's competence, confidence, and occupational success in future years?

Accepted Answer

A)  having a part-time job 
B)  having a romantic relationship 
C)  having interests in a range of school-related clubs 
D)  coming home right after school to study for hours 
A)  having a part-time job 
B)  having a romantic relationship 
C)  having interests in a range of school-related clubs 
D)  coming home right after school to study for hours

Question 9

As you are taking this test, it's so, so easy to look at the next person's answers, but you decide, "No." Using Kohlberg's categories, pick out the correct level of moral reasoning: (1) "I won't because I might get caught"; (2) "I won't because I believe that cheating is morally wrong"; (3) "I won't because I took a pledge to uphold the school's honor code."

Accepted Answer

A)  (1) conventional; (2) postconventional; (3) preconventional 
B)  (1) preconventional; (2) postconventional; (3) conventional 
C)  (1) preconventional; (2) conventional; (3) postconventional 
D)  (1) conventional; (2) preconventional; (3) postconventional 
A)  (1) conventional; (2) postconventional; (3) preconventional 
B)  (1) preconventional; (2) postconventional; (3) conventional 
C)  (1) preconventional; (2) conventional; (3) postconventional 
D)  (1) conventional; (2) preconventional; (3) postconventional

Question 10

Describe the changes in thinking that occur during Piaget's formal operational stage, and cite real-life examples.

Accepted Answer

In formal operations, people can think a

Question 11

Parents can expect a more harmonious relationship with their teenage daughters during the daughters' _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  early adolescence 
B)  mid- to later adolescence 
C)  emerging adulthood 
D)  thirties 
A)  early adolescence 
B)  mid- to later adolescence 
C)  emerging adulthood 
D)  thirties

Question 12

Rashid is 14 years old. Based on the research, he is MOST at risk of getting into trouble when he is:

Accepted Answer

A)  with a group of friends. 
B)  alone in his room. 
C)  walking to school. 
D)  with his family. 
A)  with a group of friends. 
B)  alone in his room. 
C)  walking to school. 
D)  with his family.

Question 13

Jayden is 14 years old. Compared to a 24-year-old, Jayden should have which quality?

Accepted Answer

A)  an intense fear of social events 
B)  being more prone to get into trouble when alone 
C)  terrible worries about what other people think 
D)  more understanding of different perspectives and points of view 
A)  an intense fear of social events 
B)  being more prone to get into trouble when alone 
C)  terrible worries about what other people think 
D)  more understanding of different perspectives and points of view

Question 14

The HIGHEST status crowds in U.S. public high schools are often the:

Accepted Answer

A)  jocks and popular kids. 
B)  jocks and brains. 
C)  rebels and jocks. 
D)  rebels and brains. 
A)  jocks and popular kids. 
B)  jocks and brains. 
C)  rebels and jocks. 
D)  rebels and brains.

Question 15

To explain why children in economically deprived neighborhoods join gangs, a teenage specialist might make which statement about a gang?

Accepted Answer

A)  "This was just one available group to join." 
B)  "It provides protection from danger." 
C)  "It offers social isolation." 
D)  "It offers a chance to be with adults." 
A)  "This was just one available group to join." 
B)  "It provides protection from danger." 
C)  "It offers social isolation." 
D)  "It offers a chance to be with adults."

Question 16

The U.S. justice system's current approach to teens should be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  punitive. 
B)  lax. 
C)  fair and reasonable. 
D)  science-based. 
A)  punitive. 
B)  lax. 
C)  fair and reasonable. 
D)  science-based.

Question 17

_____ is the label for small teenage groups of intimate friends.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is the label for small teenage...

Question 18

At what age are parents FIRST apt to grant their teens more autonomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  early adolescence 
B)  mid- to later adolescence 
C)  college 
D)  marriage 
A)  early adolescence 
B)  mid- to later adolescence 
C)  college 
D)  marriage

Question 19

Three risk factors for serious teenage delinquency are feeling disengaged from parents, living in a risk-taking environment, and having prior problems with _____ regulation.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Teenage rebellion against the older generation reached its peak during the:

Accepted Answer

A)  late 1800s, when teenagers left the farm to find factory work in urban centers. 
B)  early 1900s, when young people had to go off to World War I. 
C)  late 1960s, when the baby boom cohort rejected conventional rules about adult roles. 
D)  1980s, when the "me" generation of individuals who cared mainly about themselves reached their teens. 
A)  late 1800s, when teenagers left the farm to find factory work in urban centers. 
B)  early 1900s, when young people had to go off to World War I. 
C)  late 1960s, when the baby boom cohort rejected conventional rules about adult roles. 
D)  1980s, when the "me" generation of individuals who cared mainly about themselves reached their teens.

When upset, 16-year-old Dale cuts his body in order to feel a sense of self-control. Dale is engaging in _____.

What is the main reason why high school students are sleep deprived?

Kohlberg would NOT agree with which statement?

According to the text, the social status group known as the "Brains" tended to have _ depression in elementary school and _ depression in high school.

According to David Elkind, young teens become angry, resentful, and rebellious because they:

An adult would MOST likely show formal operational thought when:

Dr. Rodriquez is an adolescent specialist and legal analyst. Which is NOT a piece of advice he would give his local legislature?

Victor is a 16-year-old boy. According to the text, which activities might best predict Victor's competence, confidence, and occupational success in future years?

Describe the changes in thinking that occur during Piaget's formal operational stage, and cite real-life examples.

Parents can expect a more harmonious relationship with their teenage daughters during the daughters' _____.

Rashid is 14 years old. Based on the research, he is MOST at risk of getting into trouble when he is:

Jayden is 14 years old. Compared to a 24-year-old, Jayden should have which quality?

The HIGHEST status crowds in U.S. public high schools are often the:

To explain why children in economically deprived neighborhoods join gangs, a teenage specialist might make which statement about a gang?

The U.S. justice system's current approach to teens should be described as:

_____ is the label for small teenage groups of intimate friends.

At what age are parents FIRST apt to grant their teens more autonomy?

Three risk factors for serious teenage delinquency are feeling disengaged from parents, living in a risk-taking environment, and having prior problems with _____ regulation.

Teenage rebellion against the older generation reached its peak during the:

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

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Exam 9: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

When upset, 16-year-old Dale cuts his body in order to feel a sense of self-control. Dale is engaging in _____.

What is the main reason why high school students are sleep deprived?

Kohlberg would NOT agree with which statement?

According to the text, the social status group known as the "Brains" tended to have _____ depression in elementary school and _____ depression in high school.

According to David Elkind, young teens become angry, resentful, and rebellious because they:

An adult would MOST likely show formal operational thought when:

Dr. Rodriquez is an adolescent specialist and legal analyst. Which is NOT a piece of advice he would give his local legislature?

Victor is a 16-year-old boy. According to the text, which activities might best predict Victor's competence, confidence, and occupational success in future years?

Describe the changes in thinking that occur during Piaget's formal operational stage, and cite real-life examples.

Parents can expect a more harmonious relationship with their teenage daughters during the daughters' _____.

Rashid is 14 years old. Based on the research, he is MOST at risk of getting into trouble when he is:

Jayden is 14 years old. Compared to a 24-year-old, Jayden should have which quality?

The HIGHEST status crowds in U.S. public high schools are often the:

To explain why children in economically deprived neighborhoods join gangs, a teenage specialist might make which statement about a gang?

The U.S. justice system's current approach to teens should be described as:

_____ is the label for small teenage groups of intimate friends.

At what age are parents FIRST apt to grant their teens more autonomy?

Three risk factors for serious teenage delinquency are feeling disengaged from parents, living in a risk-taking environment, and having prior problems with _____ regulation.

Teenage rebellion against the older generation reached its peak during the:

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

Filters

According to the text, the social status group known as the "Brains" tended to have _ depression in elementary school and _ depression in high school.