Question 1

In impoverished countries,teenagers have a long adolescence since there is little waiting for them as adults.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Heterosexual teenagers progress in stages,from disliking the other sex to getting romantically involved.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Dr.Down is lecturing on depression.Which is NOT a statement he can make on this subject?

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A)  "Depression rates rise for females during the teenage years."
B)  "Depression rates rise for males during the teenage years."
C)  "Women are roughly twice as likely to suffer from depression as men."
D)  "If a person is prone to battle severe depression,that problem typically first erupts during the late teenage or early adult years."E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Teens are typically sleep deprived because the high school day starts too early.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When Sheila walks to the lunchroom,she thinks that everyone is evaluating every move she makes.According to David Elkind,Shelia is showing signs of:

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A)  egotistic thinking.
B)  the personal fable.
C)  narcissism.
D)  the imaginary audience.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

A core change unique to formal operations is that teens can:

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A)  conserve much better.
B)  really take another person's point of view.
C)  reason abstractly about hypothetical possibilities.
D)  read at a much higher level.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Parent-teen arguments are most intense during early adolescence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As you are taking this test,it's so,so easy to look at the next person's answers,but you decide,"No." Using Kohlberg's categories,pick out the correct level of moral reasoning: (1) "I won't because I might get caught"; (2) "I won't because I believe that cheating is morally wrong"; (3) "I won't because I took a pledge to uphold the school's honor code."

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A)  (1) conventional; (2) postconventional; (3) preconventional
B)  (1) preconventional; (2) postconventional; (3) conventional
C)  (1) preconventional; (2) conventional; (3) postconventional
D)  (1) conventional; (2) preconventional; (3) postconventionalE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

The Burke family has been in counseling with their 14-year-old daughter,who they complain has been "driving them crazy." If you were their counselor,you might remind them that things may calm down during:

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A)  puberty.
B)  middle adolescence.
C)  the later teenage years.
D)  menarche.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Parent-teen conflict reaches its peak in late adolescence,as the child is about to leave home.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Link each situation to a component of adolescent egocentrism: (1) A boy thinks that everyone is constantly watching him and commenting on his behavior; (2) a girl takes incredible risks because she thinks that she cannot ever die.

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A)  (1) imaginary audience; (2) personal fable
B)  (1) personal fable; (2) imaginary audience
C)  (1 & 2) in both cases,imaginary audience
D)  (1 & 2) in both cases,personal fableE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Teenage rebellion against the older generation reached its peak during the:

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A)  late 1800s,when teenagers left the farm to find factory work in urban centers.
B)  early 1900s,when young people had to go off to World War I.
C)  late 1960s,when the baby boom cohort rejected conventional rules about adult roles.
D)  1980s,when the "me" generation of individuals who cared mainly about themselves reached their teens.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Josie's mother tells her that she has a choice: she can have a friend come to dinner tonight,or she can wait until the weekend and her friend can also stay overnight.Josie chooses to have her friend come to dinner tonight.According to Laurence Steinberg's research on teens' ability to delay gratification,Josie is most likely:

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A)  older than age 18.
B)  in early adolescence or the mid-teens.
C)  in the preoperational stage of development.
D)  in the postconventional stage of development.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

An adult would MOST likely show formal operational thought when:

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A)  reasoning about his or her own future.
B)  reasoning scientifically.
C)  arguing the pros and cons of an issue.
D)  arguing with his or her mother.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Feliciano decides not to rob a backpack from an open locker at school because he is afraid of getting caught.Feliciano is operating at Kohlberg's _____ level of moral reasoning.

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A)  preconventional
B)  conventional
C)  postconventional
D)  formal operationalE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

To make the world better fit the teenage mind,the text advises encouragement of teenage strengths and,also,starting the school day _____.

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Question 17

Dev's school is considering offering more programs in the arts.Based on the research,has the school made a good decision?

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A)  Yes;these programs can help boost academic interest and performance.
B)  No;these programs tend to interfere with academic performance.
C)  Yes;but only for students who are artistically talented.
D)  There's no way to know because there is no research addressing this question.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Adults show formal operational thinking:

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A)  rarely.
B)  usually.
C)  when they reason about their own lives,but not on Piaget's scientific tests.
D)  when they reason on Piaget's scientific tests,but not in their own lives.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The HIGHEST status crowds in U.S.public high schools are often the:

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A)  jocks and popular kids.
B)  jocks and brains.
C)  rebels and jocks.
D)  rebels and brains.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

If Beatrice was the first person in her family to attend high school,she MOST likely was a teenager during the late:

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A)  1930s.
B)  1950s.
C)  1970s.
D)  1890s.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 9: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Link each situation to a component of adolescent egocentrism: (1) A boy thinks that everyone is constantly watching him and commenting on his behavior; (2) a girl takes incredible risks because she thinks that she cannot ever die.

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Teenage rebellion against the older generation reached its peak during the:

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Feliciano decides not to rob a backpack from an open locker at school because he is afraid of getting caught.Feliciano is operating at Kohlberg's _____ level of moral reasoning.

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When Sheila walks to the lunchroom,she thinks that everyone is evaluating every move she makes.According to David Elkind,Shelia is showing signs of:

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The Burke family has been in counseling with their 14-year-old daughter,who they complain has been "driving them crazy." If you were their counselor,you might remind them that things may calm down during:

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An adult would MOST likely show formal operational thought when:

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To make the world better fit the teenage mind,the text advises encouragement of teenage strengths and,also,starting the school day _____.

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Parent-teen arguments are most intense during early adolescence.

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If Beatrice was the first person in her family to attend high school,she MOST likely was a teenager during the late:

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A core change unique to formal operations is that teens can:

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Parent-teen conflict reaches its peak in late adolescence,as the child is about to leave home.

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In impoverished countries,teenagers have a long adolescence since there is little waiting for them as adults.

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Teens are typically sleep deprived because the high school day starts too early.

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Adults show formal operational thinking:

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Heterosexual teenagers progress in stages,from disliking the other sex to getting romantically involved.

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The HIGHEST status crowds in U.S.public high schools are often the:

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Dr.Down is lecturing on depression.Which is NOT a statement he can make on this subject?

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Dev's school is considering offering more programs in the arts.Based on the research,has the school made a good decision?

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Exam 9: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Link each situation to a component of adolescent egocentrism: (1) A boy thinks that everyone is constantly watching him and commenting on his behavior; (2) a girl takes incredible risks because she thinks that she cannot ever die.

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Teenage rebellion against the older generation reached its peak during the:

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Feliciano decides not to rob a backpack from an open locker at school because he is afraid of getting caught.Feliciano is operating at Kohlberg's _____ level of moral reasoning.

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When Sheila walks to the lunchroom,she thinks that everyone is evaluating every move she makes.According to David Elkind,Shelia is showing signs of:

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The Burke family has been in counseling with their 14-year-old daughter,who they complain has been "driving them crazy." If you were their counselor,you might remind them that things may calm down during:

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An adult would MOST likely show formal operational thought when:

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To make the world better fit the teenage mind,the text advises encouragement of teenage strengths and,also,starting the school day _____.

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Parent-teen arguments are most intense during early adolescence.

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A core change unique to formal operations is that teens can:

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Parent-teen conflict reaches its peak in late adolescence,as the child is about to leave home.

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Teens are typically sleep deprived because the high school day starts too early.

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