Question 1

_____ refers to how widespread criminal activity is during adolescence.

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The answer of _____ refers to how widespread criminal activity...

Question 2

Which adolescent appears to be experiencing identity diffusion?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jenny,who runs away from a pressured home environment and joins a commune
B)   Thomas,who is pressured by his parents to become a doctor
C)   Barbara,a college student who is majoring in psychology
D)   Zachary,who spends most of his time watching TV,drinking,and avoiding responsibilityE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Several of Jake's friends agree to gather Thursday evening and study for their physics exam,and they invite him to come along.Jake's friends are:

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A)   selecting destructive behaviors.
B)   facilitating constructive behaviors.
C)   providing deviancy training.
D)   being monitored by parents.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Of the various identity statuses,_____ is comfortable.

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A)   diffusion
B)   moratorium
C)   foreclosure
D)   achievementE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

_____ is an example of "identity foreclosure."

Accepted Answer

A)   Dropping out of high school
B)   Choosing a different career path than what parents wanted
C)   Eagerness to vote in a national election
D)   Working in the family business because it is expectedE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Some parent-child bickering during the adolescent years may indicate:

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A)   a disturbed parent-child relationship.
B)   poor parenting skills.
C)   teenage depression.
D)   a healthy family.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

When referencing sexual activity,popular media commonly:

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A)   mention the possibility of developing an STI.
B)   discuss the consequences of an unwanted pregnancy.
C)   show the use of a condom or birth control.
D)   depict casual sex as alluring and exciting.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Gloria broke up with her boyfriend after a fight.She has spent the last week repeatedly going over the fight in her mind,which has caused her to sink into depression.Her continual reliving of the fight is known as:

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A)   rumination.
B)   reminiscence.
C)   obsession.
D)   fixation.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Stubbornness is to _____ as shoplifting is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   social support;moral education
B)   relearning;human relationships
C)   moral education;relearning
D)   human relationships;moral educationE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

According to James Marcia,there are four ways in which young people cope with the identity crisis: role confusion,foreclosure,_____,and identity achievement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to James Marcia,there are four ways...

Question 11

Chad is serving a two-year mission for his church at the age of 19.When he returns home from his mission assignment,he will decide whether to attend college and will make decisions about career and family.Chad's current status is identity:

Accepted Answer

A)   foreclosure.
B)   moratorium.
C)   diffusion.
D)   achievement.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Psychosocial development during adolescence is often seen as a quest to answer the question:

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A)   "What am I going to do with my life?"
B)   "Will I ever find someone to love?"
C)   "Who am I?"
D)   "Why don't my parents understand me?"E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Parent-child communication and encouragement has been shown to reduce all of the following EXCEPT teenage:

Accepted Answer

A)   depression.
B)   low self-esteem.
C)   aspirations.
D)   suicide.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Inhalants,which are used more by younger adolescents to get high,include:

Accepted Answer

A)   marijuana.
B)   cocaine.
C)   tobacco.
D)   aerosols.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

About _____ percent of European American males are arrested at least once before the age of 18.

Accepted Answer

A)   15
B)   22
C)   30
D)   45E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

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.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Kayla called her friend Sue on Saturday to see whether Sue wanted to go to the movies.Sue told Kayla she was staying home to study for their upcoming history test.After the call,Kayla decided to study instead of go to the movies.Kayla was experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)   conformation.
B)   adolescent burden.
C)   generation gap.
D)   peer pressure.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Fernando believes that males should always be the ones to ask females out on dates.He thinks that if a man accepts an invitation for a date from a girl,it makes him a wimp.This is an example of Fernando's:

Accepted Answer

A)   sex.
B)   gender identity.
C)   sexual orientation.
D)   gender.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Several suicides that occur within a group over a brief span of time are called crowd suicides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Janet accepts her parents' religious faith without question.She is happy and enjoys participating in religious events with them.Janet's behavior shows identity moratorium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Adolescence: The Social World

Chad is serving a two-year mission for his church at the age of 19.When he returns home from his mission assignment,he will decide whether to attend college and will make decisions about career and family.Chad's current status is identity:

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Gloria broke up with her boyfriend after a fight.She has spent the last week repeatedly going over the fight in her mind,which has caused her to sink into depression.Her continual reliving of the fight is known as:

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Stubbornness is to _____ as shoplifting is to _____.

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Fernando believes that males should always be the ones to ask females out on dates.He thinks that if a man accepts an invitation for a date from a girl,it makes him a wimp.This is an example of Fernando's:

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When referencing sexual activity,popular media commonly:

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Bickering between parents and adolescents is MOST likely to:

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Several suicides that occur within a group over a brief span of time are called crowd suicides.

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_____ refers to how widespread criminal activity is during adolescence.

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Inhalants,which are used more by younger adolescents to get high,include:

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Psychosocial development during adolescence is often seen as a quest to answer the question:

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According to James Marcia,there are four ways in which young people cope with the identity crisis: role confusion,foreclosure,_____,and identity achievement.

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Parent-child communication and encouragement has been shown to reduce all of the following EXCEPT teenage:

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Some parent-child bickering during the adolescent years may indicate:

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Kayla called her friend Sue on Saturday to see whether Sue wanted to go to the movies.Sue told Kayla she was staying home to study for their upcoming history test.After the call,Kayla decided to study instead of go to the movies.Kayla was experiencing:

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Of the various identity statuses,_____ is comfortable.

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Which adolescent appears to be experiencing identity diffusion?

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Several of Jake's friends agree to gather Thursday evening and study for their physics exam,and they invite him to come along.Jake's friends are:

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About _____ percent of European American males are arrested at least once before the age of 18.

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Janet accepts her parents' religious faith without question.She is happy and enjoys participating in religious events with them.Janet's behavior shows identity moratorium.

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_____ is an example of "identity foreclosure."

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