Developmentalists agree that adolescents learn best with
few changes in their lives.
positive changes in their lives.
many exciting changes in their lives.
changes that they initiate in their lives.
Question 2With both cyberbullying and cutting, according to the textbook, the danger lies in
adolescents' easy access to the Internet.
the antisocial attitudes and/or the depression of the person at the computer
keyboard.
parents' unwillingness to monitor their teens' computer use.
the large number of adolescents with mental illness.
Question 3Spreading insults and rumors by means of e-mails, text messages, or Web postings is called
spamming.
cyberbullying.
electronic harassment.
hacking.
Question 4Social networking
increases the risk of sexual abuse.
does not increase the risk of sexual abuse.
enhances one's attention span.
is more beneficial than face-to-face friendships.
Question 5Which of the following teens is most likely to benefit socially from access to the Internet?
Clarissa, president of her eighth-grade class
Juan, a fifth-generation Mexican American
William, a gay Chinese-American boy
Rhonda, who comes from a family of 6 children
Question 6Internet use and video games improve
visual-spatial skills.
coordination in sports.
IQ scores.
intuitive thinking.
Question 7In an experiment conducted with 10- to 18-year-old students from low-income families, what happened when the students were provided with free Internet access?
The students spent more time playing video games than using the Internet to
help with their school work.
Those students who used their computers increased both their reading scores
and their school grades.
There was no change in the students' academic abilities.
The students showed an increase in spatial ability.
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