Describe the age range at which the majority of American girls experience menarche. Explain the secular trend and theoretical causes for the trend.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 2During adolescence, several neurobiological changes take place that influence a young person's behavior. For example, the axons in the frontal lobe continue to be myelinated. Describe key neurobiological changes and how they affect adolescent behavior.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 3Is the publicity about adolescent drug abuse due to sensational media hype or is there really a problem in the United States? Describe the extent of the problem. Also explain what we know about the efficacy of drug prevention programs that rely on sharing the brutal facts and using scare tactics to change adolescent experimentation with and use of illegal substances.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 4Sophia and her parents have moved to Phoenix from Mexico City. They do not speak much English. Sophia's parents want her to go to a middle school that uses the transition approach to learning English. What is Sophia most likely to experience?
a. She will continue to strengthen her primary (native) language in classes at school.
b. Her content area classes will be taught in English.
c. Her school experience will help her maintain the value of her primary language.
d. Her classes at school will help her take pride in her bilingualism.
Ques. 5Ryan is driving his father crazy by using the word like in every sentence. Sometimes Ryan uses the word like even two or three times in the same sentence. In response to his growing frustration, Ryan's father should:
a. realize that Ryan is using language in a way that connects to his peers.
b. instruct his son to stop using the word like so often and follow up with consequences.
c. be concerned that his son may have a cognitive delay in language.
d. watch his son's overall behavior to make sure he is not using illicit drugs.
Ques. 6Based on statistics, which of the following students is most likely to drop out of high school?
a. a hispanic student living in Maine
b. an African American living in Nevada
c. an American Indian living in North Dakota
d. an African American living in Texas
Ques. 7What were the findings of the American Psychological Association's Zero Tolerance Task Force in 2006?
a. Lower suspension rates with zero tolerance have led to less racial bias in disciplining students.
b. Zero tolerance programs are more effective for girls than for boys.
c. Zero tolerance practices can lead to increases in bad behavior that then lead to higher dropout rates.
d. Schools are safer and more effective in disciplining students now than before they instituted zero tolerance.
Ques. 8When students are asked what makes a good teacher, they most often say good teachers are:
a. caring, organized, and good motivators.
b. lenient in their discipline, caring, and innovative.
c. funny, knowledgable, and authoritarian.
d. flexible, willing to give up authority, and make learning fun.
Ques. 9Piaget postulated that adolescents reach the stage of _______________ during adolescence.
a. abstractionism
b. universal thinking
c. formal operations
d. sociocultural reasoning
Ques. 10Mr. Morrison is a dad who often tells his teenage daughter to do as she is told, and he uses the phrase, Because I said so. What parenting style is he most likely practicing?
a. rejecting
b. authoritative
c. permissive
d. authoritarian
Ques. 11Which one of the following aspects of life is most likely influenced more by parents than by peers of an adolescent?
a. How much time is spent using technology
b. Clothing style
c. Career choice
d. Hair style
Ques. 12Antonio did well on his calculus homework but dreads taking his mid-term exam. He is the only Latino student in class, and he knows that teachers don't expect him and other students from his ethnic group to succeed in math and science. He also knows he will probably never use the knowledge he is learning in the class. Antonio's attitude is an example of:
a. sterotype threat.
b. gender bias.
c. reverse discrimination.
d. ethnic egocentricism.
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