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Course Introduction
Adolescent Psychology explores the developmental changes, challenges, and milestones that occur during the transition from childhood to adulthood. The course examines the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development of adolescents, drawing on key theories and current research in the field. Emphasis is placed on topics such as identity formation, peer and family relationships, cultural influences, risk-taking behaviors, and mental health issues. Students gain a deeper understanding of the unique experiences of adolescents and discuss applications for supporting healthy development in educational, social, and clinical settings.
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Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood 5th Edition by Jeffrey J. Arnett
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Western society, adolescence is generally viewed as beginning with puberty and ending when an individual reaches the end of high school education.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) is evidence that
A) differences in gender expectations for males and females are deeply entrenched.
B) differences in gender expectations for males and females are somewhat blurred.
C) family values are disintegrating.
D) globalization is introducing non-Western ideas into Western culture.
Answer: B
Q3) According to Anna Freud, Jason has
A) become a productive member of society.
B) built up excessive defenses against his own drives and desires.
C) accumulated past experiences and uses them to calm himself.
D) overcome the stereotype of storm and stress in his life.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations
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Q1) Which of the following statements most accurately represents the relation between pubertal timing and technology? In general, puberty begins
A) later in countries where medical care is more widely available.
B) earlier in countries where better nutrition and medical care are more widely available.
C) earlier in countries where health promotion education is more widely available.
D) earlier in countries where there are fewer female doctors.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following physical changes occur for males only?
A) Growth of shoulder and back hair.
B) Increased sweat gland production.
C) Deepening voice.
D) Growth of facial hair.
Answer: A
Q3) Menarche is the first menstruation and the first ovulation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Cognitive Foundations
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Q1) Generally, American schools do a poor job of promoting A) cognition.
B) rote memorization.
C) critical thinking.
D) socialization.
Answer: C
Q2) process functions to keep the brain's electrical signals on one path and increase processing speed?
A) Myelination
B) Synaptic processing
C) fMRI
D) Maturation
Answer: A
Q3) Geoff's statement provides an excellent example of A) mutual perspective taking.
B) metacognition.
C) social cognition.
D) conventional analyses.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Cultural Beliefs
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Q1) terms of Adelson's (1971, 1991) studies of political development in adolescence, list and explain the three key changes based on age.
Q2) contrast between individualism and collectivism is best captured in a discussion about
A) poetic-conventional faith.
B) intelligence.
C) socialization beliefs.
D) autonomous morality.
Q3) is likely to create
A) disequilibrium for Simon.
B) parent-adolescent agreement.
C) parent-adolescent conflict.
D) none of these.
Q4) reason why emerging adults are likely to be involved in extreme political movements is that they have greater social ties and obligations.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Compare and contrast broad and narrow socialization.
Q6) Describe each and provide illustrative examples not outlined in your text.
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Chapter 5: Gender
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Q1) America, the concept of self-made manhood is associated with what century?
A) 17th
B) 18th
C) 19th
D) 20th
Q2) Kohlberg's cognitive developmental theory of gender was based on Jean Piaget's ideas about cognitive development.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following best defines differential gender socialization?
A) Gender expectations differ across cultures within the first and third worlds.
B) Boys and girls are socialized according to different gender expectations.
C) Gender intensification decreases with age in non-Westernized cultures.
D) Boys are more likely than girls to conform to gender expectations.
Q4) Define gender schema theory and discuss the possible effects of these schemes on how adolescents interpret behaviors of others.
Q5) Discuss possible effects of globalization upon gender role perceptions in traditional cultures.
Q6) Contrast gender roles of male and female adolescents in traditional cultures.
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Chapter 6: The Self
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Q1) increase in self-esteem in emerging adulthood may be associated with
A) comfort with one's physical appearance.
B) improved relationships with parents.
C) social acceptance from peers.
D) all of these answers are correct.
Q2) scenario best reflects Muukadu's
A) actual self.
B) feared self.
C) abstract thought.
D) barometric self-esteem.
Q3) Which of the following is associated with adolescent cognitive development?
A) Inability to see others' perspectives
B) Self-reflection
C) Concrete thought
D) None of these answers are correct
Q4) likely, Blake is experiencing
A) identity foreclosure.
B) identity confusion.
C) negative identity.
D) marginality.
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Chapter 7: Family Relationships
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Q1) According to Haugaard (1992), what percentage of American college students indicate they have been sexually abused by a family member?
A) About 10%
B) Less that 2%
C) Approximately one quarter
D) 40-45%
Q2) According to the text, fathers who abuse their adolescent daughters tend to have been detached and distant from them when they were younger.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to research, in the year following a divorce, mothers tend to be A) less affectionate.
B) more permissive.
C) less consistent with parenting.
D) all of these answers are correct.
Q4) examples from India, Brazil and/or Kenya.
Q5) Discuss the effects of single parenthood on adolescents.
Q6) Include a discussion of how these historical changes may affect adolescents.
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Chapter 8: Friends and Peers
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Q1) globalization proceeds, traditional cultures are likely to move from ____________ status.
A) postfigurative to prefigurative
B) postfigurative to cofigurative
C) cofigurative to postfigurative
D) prefigurative to postfigurative
Q2) traditional cultures, adolescents tend to rate __________ higher than __________ as the source of companionship and enjoyment.
A) friends; family members
B) family members; friends
C) peers; friends
D) friends; peers
Q3) most likely lives in a(n) _____________ culture.
A) postfigurative
B) prefigurative
C) cofigurative
D) alternative
Q4) all adolescents participate in youth culture.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Love and Sexuality
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Q1) According to research, what is Barry likely facing because of this event?
A) Verbal abuse
B) Peer support
C) Feelings of guilt
D) Parental support
Q2) According to social scientists, Jared and Breanne are most likely seeking
A) proactive scripting.
B) fatuous love.
C) consensual validation.
D) an arranged marriage.
Q3) Stella's experience is like what percentage of other girls her age?
A) 5%
B) 20%
C) 45%
D) 80%
Q4) research study which tracked the welfare of adolescent mothers found that five years after giving birth, these mothers lagged behind their peers in educational progress.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: School
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Q1) According to research, which statement best summarizes the current climate in American high schools? Adolescents are
A) physically absent but psychologically present.
B) physically absent and psychologically absent.
C) physically present and psychologically present.
D) physically present but psychologically absent.
Q2) Currently, the US federal government provides approximately _____ of school funding.
A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 35%
D) 50%
Q3) of the year 2000, the proportion of non-traditional college students (older than 18 to 23) was approximately
A) 10%.
B) 22%.
C) 43%.
D) 56%.
Q4) Discuss how these characteristics might present problems in terms of schooling.
Q5) Discuss the positive and negative effects of school size.
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Chapter 11: Work
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Q1) common feature of apprenticeship programs is training which takes place in a classroom setting under simulated working conditions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to research conducted on Job Corps results over four years, researchers found
A) participants were more likely to be arrested.
B) higher unemployment rates after the program ended.
C) participants were more likely to earn a GED.
D) less motivation among non-participants to be gainfully employed.
Q3) According to research, Georgia's chances of securing a well-paid job are low because
A) most jobs are being created in the suburbs.
B) she does not own a car.
C) she is less likely to have access to many personal contacts for jobs.
D) all of these answers are correct.
Q4) way to decrease the exploitation of adolescent and child labor is to lower the number of years children need to legally remain in school.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Media
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Q1) Which of the following uses of media is best represented in this scenario?
A) Identity formation
B) Coping
C) Sensation seeking
D) Youth subculture identification
Q2) Department of Health and Human Services statistics, what percentage of smokers begin smoking by age 18?
A) 25
B) 50
C) 70
D) 90
Q3) example of the Kathmandu rock band that recorded an original Nepali language album in the style of the Beatles best reflects which of the following?
A) The combination of local culture with imported Western styles.
B) The Nepalese peoples' historical affinity with the United Kingdom.
C) A rejection of Western culture by traditional musicians.
D) A means used by Nepalese youth to make sense of their lives.
Q4) Briefly define five uses of media by adolescents specified in Chapter 12. Provide an example for each.
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Chapter 13: Problems and Resilience
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Q1) use of most antidepressant drugs has been more effective in adolescents than in adults.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Because anorexia is eventually life threatening, the first step in recommended treatment is usually
A) hospital-based.
B) school-based.
C) family-centered.
D) group-oriented.
Q3) During her youth, Shara's behavior could best be described as
A) suburban diaspora.
B) adolescent-limited delinquency.
C) life-course-persistent delinquency.
D) adolescent egocentrism.
Q4) Which of the following best describes Westgate High School?
A) Favorable ethos
B) Low socioeconomic status.
C) Working class ideals
D) Hidden curriculum
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