Which of the following statements best summarizes the material on adolescents' body image and physical self-concepts?
a. Prior to adulthood, both males and females are generally positive about their bodies.
b. Surprisingly, adolescent males show more concern about their physical appearance than do adolescent females.
c. Athletic competence is a strong predictor of self-worth in both females and males.
d. In general, adolescent males feel valued for their athletic competence, whereas adolescent females feel valued for their physical appearance.
Question 2According to the section on adolescents' body image and physical self-concept,
a. males and females are equally concerned about their own physical attractiveness.
b. physical appearance is the strongest predictor of self-worth in adolescent females.
c. males are more likely than females to have positive self-concepts if they are positive about their physical appearance.
d. images of athletic females in the media are even less common than 10 years ago, so that athletic young women typically prefer to have anorexic-looking bodies.
Question 3According to the research on body image and the physical self-concepts of adolescents,
a. concern about body appearance can lead to eating disorders in young women.
b. young men receive the same kinds of messages about appearance that young women receive.
c. young men and young women are equally concerned about their own physical appearance.
d. athletic young women almost never see examples of female athletes in the media, and so they do not understand that women can be competent athletes.
Question 4According to the research on self-esteem,
a. females' self-esteem increases as they move through adolescence.
b. males have consistently higher self-esteem than females.
c. no gender differences have been found in the well-controlled studies.
d. gender differences in self-esteem depend on factors such as age and social class.
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