Question 1

Provide real-world examples of Elkind's imaginary audience and personal fable. Then, explain why the personal fable promotes teenage risk-taking.

Accepted Answer

Imaginary audience: A young teen feels t

Question 2

The school-to-prison pipeline indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A)  zero-tolerance policies increase adolescence-limited turmoil. 
B)  zero-tolerance policies decrease life-course criminal behavior. 
C)  life-course criminal behavior is unrelated to adolescence-limited turmoil. 
D)  adolescence-limited turmoil becomes life-course criminal behavior. 
A)  zero-tolerance policies increase adolescence-limited turmoil. 
B)  zero-tolerance policies decrease life-course criminal behavior. 
C)  life-course criminal behavior is unrelated to adolescence-limited turmoil. 
D)  adolescence-limited turmoil becomes life-course criminal behavior.

Question 3

According to Elkind, young teens believe that everyone is watching and evaluating them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Lawrence Kohlberg, postconventional thought depends on reaching formal operations, because this most advanced moral milestone involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking about possible rewards and punishments. 
B)  imagining what people might think about the self. 
C)  understanding the realities of society's laws. 
D)  using abstract ethical principles in reasoning about life. 
A)  thinking about possible rewards and punishments. 
B)  imagining what people might think about the self. 
C)  understanding the realities of society's laws. 
D)  using abstract ethical principles in reasoning about life.

Question 5

Link each situation to a component of adolescent egocentrism: (1) A boy thinks that everyone is constantly watching him and commenting on his behavior; (2) a girl takes incredible risks because she thinks that she cannot ever die.

Accepted Answer

A)  (1) imaginary audience; (2) personal fable 
B)  (1) personal fable; (2) imaginary audience 
C)  (1 & 2) in both cases, imaginary audience 
D)  (1 & 2) in both cases, personal fable 
A)  (1) imaginary audience; (2) personal fable 
B)  (1) personal fable; (2) imaginary audience 
C)  (1 & 2) in both cases, imaginary audience 
D)  (1 & 2) in both cases, personal fable

Question 6

Tara's family might expect to see which change when she becomes a teen?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased risk taking 
B)  more emotional stability 
C)  more sensitivity to what her peers think 
D)  high levels of emotional disturbance 
A)  decreased risk taking 
B)  more emotional stability 
C)  more sensitivity to what her peers think 
D)  high levels of emotional disturbance

Question 7

If Beatrice was the first person in her family to attend high school, she MOST likely was a teenager during the late:

Accepted Answer

A)  1930s. 
B)  1950s. 
C)  1970s. 
D)  1890s. 
A)  1930s. 
B)  1950s. 
C)  1970s. 
D)  1890s.

Question 8

Fifteen-year-old Amanda associates with the highest-status crowd in her U.S. public school. Amanda's crowd MOST likely consists of:

Accepted Answer

A)  athletes. 
B)  exceedingly smart children. 
C)  "goths." 
D)  deviant children. 
A)  athletes. 
B)  exceedingly smart children. 
C)  "goths." 
D)  deviant children.

Question 9

Fourteen-year-old Deirdre argues with her parents, experiments with smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol, and is incredibly sensitive to the opinions of her peers. According to an evolutionary psychologist, Deirdre's risk-taking tendencies and excessive emotionality:

Accepted Answer

A)  allow her to be punished more readily, permitting better cognitive development. 
B)  allow her to leave home at an earlier time. 
C)  make it less likely that she will become involved in dangerous activities in her twenties. 
D)  serve to push her into the world and to construct a successful adult life. 
A)  allow her to be punished more readily, permitting better cognitive development. 
B)  allow her to leave home at an earlier time. 
C)  make it less likely that she will become involved in dangerous activities in her twenties. 
D)  serve to push her into the world and to construct a successful adult life.

Question 10

Heterosexual teenagers progress in stages, from disliking the other sex to getting romantically involved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Darla is giving a questionnaire to a college class to predict the risk of alcohol abuse during adulthood. According to the research, which item should NOT appear on her scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Do you drink heavily now that you are in college? 
B)  Did you begin to drink heavily during puberty? 
C)  Did you have "acting out" problems as a child? 
D)  Do you call yourself a "jock," and are you seriously into sports? 
A)  Do you drink heavily now that you are in college? 
B)  Did you begin to drink heavily during puberty? 
C)  Did you have "acting out" problems as a child? 
D)  Do you call yourself a "jock," and are you seriously into sports?

Question 12

Which of the following qualities is MOST likely to occur during the teens?

Accepted Answer

A)  drug abuse 
B)  depression 
C)  feeling upbeat about life 
D)  suicidal feelings 
A)  drug abuse 
B)  depression 
C)  feeling upbeat about life 
D)  suicidal feelings

Question 13

Which is NOT a reason why adolescence earned consideration as a separate life stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  People spent their days in high school as an isolated, separate group. 
B)  Teens stayed in school, rather than immediately going to work. 
C)  People understood the world better. 
D)  Teenagers were marketed to as a special age group with their own interests. 
A)  People spent their days in high school as an isolated, separate group. 
B)  Teens stayed in school, rather than immediately going to work. 
C)  People understood the world better. 
D)  Teenagers were marketed to as a special age group with their own interests.

Question 14

Adolescence became a defined life stage in the United States when:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud developed his theories in the early 1900s. 
B)  Jean Piaget identified formal operational thinking as a separate stage. 
C)  President Franklin Roosevelt encouraged universal high school attendance. 
D)  the baby boom generation rebelled against the establishment. 
A)  Sigmund Freud developed his theories in the early 1900s. 
B)  Jean Piaget identified formal operational thinking as a separate stage. 
C)  President Franklin Roosevelt encouraged universal high school attendance. 
D)  the baby boom generation rebelled against the establishment.

Question 15

Adults show formal operational thinking:

Accepted Answer

A)  rarely. 
B)  usually. 
C)  when they reason about their own lives, but not on Piaget's scientific tests. 
D)  when they reason on Piaget's scientific tests, but not in their own lives. 
A)  rarely. 
B)  usually. 
C)  when they reason about their own lives, but not on Piaget's scientific tests. 
D)  when they reason on Piaget's scientific tests, but not in their own lives.

Question 16

Martez is entering his teens. Statistically speaking, which is a good prediction for Martez?

Accepted Answer

A)  becoming more emotional 
B)  becoming unhappy 
C)  taking more risks when he is alone 
D)  drinking alcohol on a regular basis 
A)  becoming more emotional 
B)  becoming unhappy 
C)  taking more risks when he is alone 
D)  drinking alcohol on a regular basis

Question 17

Research suggests that it's a good sign for a person's future development if, during high school, a teen is heavily involved:

Accepted Answer

A)  in school clubs. 
B)  with friends. 
C)  with his or her siblings. 
D)  in working. 
A)  in school clubs. 
B)  with friends. 
C)  with his or her siblings. 
D)  in working.

Question 18

In impoverished countries, teenagers have a long adolescence since there is little waiting for them as adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Young people who are thriving (or flourishing) do not engage in risk-taking behaviors during adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which change is NOT unique to formal operations?

Accepted Answer

A)  logically arguing both sides of an issue 
B)  approaching problems scientifically 
C)  reasoning about things that are not real 
D)  understanding the meanings of new words 
A)  logically arguing both sides of an issue 
B)  approaching problems scientifically 
C)  reasoning about things that are not real 
D)  understanding the meanings of new words

Provide real-world examples of Elkind's imaginary audience and personal fable. Then, explain why the personal fable promotes teenage risk-taking.

The school-to-prison pipeline indicates that:

According to Elkind, young teens believe that everyone is watching and evaluating them.

According to Lawrence Kohlberg, postconventional thought depends on reaching formal operations, because this most advanced moral milestone involves:

Link each situation to a component of adolescent egocentrism: (1) A boy thinks that everyone is constantly watching him and commenting on his behavior; (2) a girl takes incredible risks because she thinks that she cannot ever die.

Tara's family might expect to see which change when she becomes a teen?

If Beatrice was the first person in her family to attend high school, she MOST likely was a teenager during the late:

Fifteen-year-old Amanda associates with the highest-status crowd in her U.S. public school. Amanda's crowd MOST likely consists of:

Fourteen-year-old Deirdre argues with her parents, experiments with smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol, and is incredibly sensitive to the opinions of her peers. According to an evolutionary psychologist, Deirdre's risk-taking tendencies and excessive emotionality:

Heterosexual teenagers progress in stages, from disliking the other sex to getting romantically involved.

Darla is giving a questionnaire to a college class to predict the risk of alcohol abuse during adulthood. According to the research, which item should NOT appear on her scale?

Which of the following qualities is MOST likely to occur during the teens?

Which is NOT a reason why adolescence earned consideration as a separate life stage?

Adolescence became a defined life stage in the United States when:

Adults show formal operational thinking:

Martez is entering his teens. Statistically speaking, which is a good prediction for Martez?

Research suggests that it's a good sign for a person's future development if, during high school, a teen is heavily involved:

In impoverished countries, teenagers have a long adolescence since there is little waiting for them as adults.

Young people who are thriving (or flourishing) do not engage in risk-taking behaviors during adolescence.

Which change is NOT unique to formal operations?

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Exam 9: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Provide real-world examples of Elkind's imaginary audience and personal fable. Then, explain why the personal fable promotes teenage risk-taking.

The school-to-prison pipeline indicates that:

According to Elkind, young teens believe that everyone is watching and evaluating them.

According to Lawrence Kohlberg, postconventional thought depends on reaching formal operations, because this most advanced moral milestone involves:

Link each situation to a component of adolescent egocentrism: (1) A boy thinks that everyone is constantly watching him and commenting on his behavior; (2) a girl takes incredible risks because she thinks that she cannot ever die.

Tara's family might expect to see which change when she becomes a teen?

If Beatrice was the first person in her family to attend high school, she MOST likely was a teenager during the late:

Fifteen-year-old Amanda associates with the highest-status crowd in her U.S. public school. Amanda's crowd MOST likely consists of:

Fourteen-year-old Deirdre argues with her parents, experiments with smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol, and is incredibly sensitive to the opinions of her peers. According to an evolutionary psychologist, Deirdre's risk-taking tendencies and excessive emotionality:

Heterosexual teenagers progress in stages, from disliking the other sex to getting romantically involved.

Darla is giving a questionnaire to a college class to predict the risk of alcohol abuse during adulthood. According to the research, which item should NOT appear on her scale?

Which of the following qualities is MOST likely to occur during the teens?

Which is NOT a reason why adolescence earned consideration as a separate life stage?

Adolescence became a defined life stage in the United States when:

Adults show formal operational thinking:

Martez is entering his teens. Statistically speaking, which is a good prediction for Martez?

Research suggests that it's a good sign for a person's future development if, during high school, a teen is heavily involved:

In impoverished countries, teenagers have a long adolescence since there is little waiting for them as adults.

Young people who are thriving (or flourishing) do not engage in risk-taking behaviors during adolescence.

Which change is NOT unique to formal operations?

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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