Danielle is about to transition from middle school to high school. We can inform Danielle's father that:
a. her transition is most likely to be positive and any disruption will probably be temporary.
b. most adolescents have about a two-year period of adaptation to the high school environment.
c. the transition from middle school to high school is significantly more difficult for girls than boys.
d. most students perform significantly better in high school as a result of increased competition.
Ques. 2Adolescents' most important developmental task is to resolve the crisis of identity versus role confusion. Which category of identity status results from healthy exploration of roles and commitment to beliefs and choices?
a. identity achievement
b. identity diffusion
c. identity foreclosure
d. moratorium
Ques. 3Eric has a job as a waiter, and he spends about a quarter of his paycheck buying new music. He keeps his music spending activities secretive from his mother. What advice might we give to Eric's mother?
a. Eric will most likely develop into a trusting adult, but he is at risk for serious problems. If he is secretive about his finances, he is most likely secretive about behaviors that affect his well-being.
b. Eric is not demonstrating honesty and his mother should intervene and ask to see paychecks and music expenditures.
c. Eric is actually sending a message to his mother that there is a lack of trust in their relationship. Eric's mother should focus on how to rebuild the trust and encourage Eric to share more about his spending habits.
d. Be concerned about Eric's disclosure of information related to activities that affect his and others' safety and health, but accept Eric's need for privacy about his spending of discretionary money he earned.
Ques. 4Mr. and Mrs. Wright had a positive relationship with their daughter during her childhood. What is most likely to happen to their relationship during the daughter's adolescence?
a. They will probably continue to have a good relationship with their daughter during adolescence.
b. They are likely to encounter drastic changes in their daughter. Parent-child conflicts are more common between parents and daughters.
c. Children who have a positive relationship with their parents during childhood usually rebel against parents and demand autonomy from them during adolescence.
d. Adolescent-parent conflict is less common between girls and their parents than between boys and their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wright will probably see a manageable decline in the relationship.
Ques. 5Jerome is 14 years old. He comes home from school with a good report card and tells his mom that he is really smart. Then his mom hears him say, I'm so stupid. I can't believe I blurted out the wrong answer. What should his mother think about these self-descriptions?
a. Jerome does not want to appear smart around his friend.
b. Jerome is smart, but feels inferior to his friend.
c. Jerome has a low self-concept.
d. Jerome has a normal differentiated self-concept.
Ques. 6Adolescents raised by authoritative parents are more likely to:
a. lie about their activities and behaviors.
b. engage in socially deviant behaviors.
c. rebel against their parents.
d. be socially and emotionally well-adjusted.
Ques. 7What do researchers think about adolescents spending a vast amount of time in unstructured and/or unsupervised activities?
a. We should not be concerned. Unstructured and/or unsupervised activities are highly beneficial in helping adolescents develop a sense of confidence.
b. We should be concerned. Antisocial behavior is more common among adolescents who spend large amounts of time in unstructured and/or unsupervised activities.
c. We should not be concerned. Unstructured and/or unsupervised activities prompt adolescents to develop their critical thinking and decision-making skills for life.
d. We should be concerned. Peer presssure develops among adolescents who spend large amounts of time in unstructured and/or unsupervised activities.
Ques. 8Taylor is a typical adolescent in that he is constantly fighting with his parents about his:
a. political ideologies.
b. curfew time on the weekends.
c. religious beliefs.
d. plans for college.
Ques. 9Jamel is an African American adolescent who has experienced discrimination at his high school. He is in the minority at school and feels that teachers are unfair in helping White kids more than Black kids. White kids make derogatory comments about his ancestry. His mom and his brother didn't do well in school, and they don't expect him to excel either. Jamel decided as a young adolescent that he didn't even want to try at school; he doesn't want to be like those White kids. Jamel's attitude is an example of:
a. psychosocial adjustment
b. social deflection
c. oppositional identity
d. assimilation
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