Question 1

Gender refers to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the cultural or social attributes of being male or female
B)   the biological characteristics of being male or female
C)   homophobia
D)   one's sexual orientation A

Question 2

Bickering between parents and adolescents is most likely to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   be about religious beliefs
B)   signal pathology in the family
C)   concern personal habits and dress
D)   increase steadily between the ages of 13 and 19 C

Question 3

A new acquaintance claims that he "fell in with the wrong crowd" in adolescence and so engaged in delinquent activities that he would not even consider now. Evaluate this claim based on what you have learned from the chapter.

Accepted Answer

Peers are often beneficial, but they can also lead one another into trouble. For example, peers sometimes provide deviancy training, whereby one person shows another how to rebel against social norms; gangs are a perfect example of deviancy training. Peer facilitation helps adolescents act in ways that they are unlikely to act on their own. Peer facilitation includes negative behaviors (such as spray-painting graffiti or shoplifting) and positive behaviors (such as trying out for a team or studying). 
Innocent teens are not corrupted by deviant friends. Adolescents choose their friends and models-not always wisely, but never randomly. Teenagers select friends whose values and interests they share, abandoning former friends who follow other paths. These friends then promote destructive or constructive behaviors.

Question 4

Identify at least five factors that may have contributed to the decrease in adolescent crime in the United States and many other nations over the past 20 years.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify at least five factors that may...

Question 5

Peer _____ helps teens do things with friends that they might not do alone.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Peer _____ helps teens do things with...

Question 6

Which statement illustrates the concept of gender roles?

Accepted Answer

A)   A man should be the primary wage earner.
B)   A baby is born with reproductive organs for both sexes.
C)   A biological male decides to undergo an operation to become a woman.
D)   A woman decides to try dating men and women.

Question 7

Malcolm's parents wanted him to be part of the family business-and Malcolm planned to do so. Then, at age 17, he decided to leave the business to study to be a lawyer. Malcolm resisted _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   identity foreclosure
B)   forced conversion
C)   role repudiation
D)   negative identity

Question 8

What is rumination, and how does it relate to depression in adolescent girls?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is rumination, and how does it...

Question 9

The identity status characterized by a lack of commitment to any goals or values is _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The identity status characterized by a lack...

Question 10

In Indonesia, 38 percent of women smoke because cigarettes are closely tied to sexual allure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A person's gender identity does not always reflect biological characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Gender identity refers primarily to a person's self-definition as a male or a female.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Following Erikson's lead, _____ distinguished four specific ways young people cope with the identity crisis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Following Erikson's lead, _____ distinguished four specific...

Question 14

Identity achievement involves a denial of past experiences and childhood identifications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Seventeen-year-old Nicholas failed several classes, lost his job, and spends most of his time sleeping on the couch. When his parents voice their disapproval, he replies, "Whatever." Nicholas' response indicates _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   role confusion
B)   identity achievement
C)   identity foreclosure
D)   a moratorium

Question 16

At age 17, Jerome aspired to become a serious musician. His group of friends began to change as he grew closer to students with deep musical interests, and he drifted away from friends who focused on sports. This illustrates peer _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At age 17, Jerome aspired to become...

Question 17

Without any thoughtful consideration, Britton took on an identity that is the opposite of what his parents want for him. Britton has adopted a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   negative identity
B)   positive identity
C)   non-identity
D)   over identity

Question 18

Which factor has NOT contributed to a decline in the number of young adolescent smokers in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   higher cigarette prices
B)   the legal smoking age
C)   warnings printed on tobacco products
D)   better law enforcement of tobacco sales

Question 19

One reason that the teenage pregnancy rate in most European nations is less than half of that in the United States may be because _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   of the European sex-education curriculum
B)   European adolescents live at home longer
C)   American parents are too permissive
D)   European teens reach puberty later

Question 20

Research confirms that parental example and social change are influential factors in an adolescent's _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Research confirms that parental example and social...

Exam 2: The Beginning: From Conception to Birth

Gender refers to _____.

Bickering between parents and adolescents is most likely to _____.

A new acquaintance claims that he "fell in with the wrong crowd" in adolescence and so engaged in delinquent activities that he would not even consider now. Evaluate this claim based on what you have learned from the chapter.

Identify at least five factors that may have contributed to the decrease in adolescent crime in the United States and many other nations over the past 20 years.

Peer _____ helps teens do things with friends that they might not do alone.

Which statement illustrates the concept of gender roles?

Malcolm's parents wanted him to be part of the family business-and Malcolm planned to do so. Then, at age 17, he decided to leave the business to study to be a lawyer. Malcolm resisted _____.

What is rumination, and how does it relate to depression in adolescent girls?

The identity status characterized by a lack of commitment to any goals or values is _____.

In Indonesia, 38 percent of women smoke because cigarettes are closely tied to sexual allure.

A person's gender identity does not always reflect biological characteristics.

Gender identity refers primarily to a person's self-definition as a male or a female.

Following Erikson's lead, _____ distinguished four specific ways young people cope with the identity crisis.

Identity achievement involves a denial of past experiences and childhood identifications.

Seventeen-year-old Nicholas failed several classes, lost his job, and spends most of his time sleeping on the couch. When his parents voice their disapproval, he replies, "Whatever." Nicholas' response indicates _____.

At age 17, Jerome aspired to become a serious musician. His group of friends began to change as he grew closer to students with deep musical interests, and he drifted away from friends who focused on sports. This illustrates peer _____.

Without any thoughtful consideration, Britton took on an identity that is the opposite of what his parents want for him. Britton has adopted a(n) _____.

Which factor has NOT contributed to a decline in the number of young adolescent smokers in the United States?

One reason that the teenage pregnancy rate in most European nations is less than half of that in the United States may be because _____.

Research confirms that parental example and social change are influential factors in an adolescent's _____.