Child and Adolescent Development Pre-Test Questions
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Child and Adolescent Development explores the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth of individuals from infancy through adolescence. The course examines key theories and research findings in developmental psychology, highlighting major milestones and variations in development. Topics include brain development, language acquisition, identity formation, the impact of family, peers, and culture, as well as challenges related to behavior and mental health. Students will gain insights into how children and adolescents learn, adapt, and navigate their social environments, preparing them to support healthy development in educational and caregiving 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) Which statement best characterizes the main difference between adolescence and emerging adulthood?
A) Adolescents are more independent of their families.
B) Emerging adults are prone to flights of fancy.
C) Adolescents are more likely to be in long-term relationships.
D) Emerging adults are more independent of their parents.
Answer: D
Q2) a research sample is representative of a particular population, the findings will most likely be generalizable.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) According to the modern conception of adolescence, Helen would be considered A) a child.
B) an early adolescent.
C) a young person.
D) an emerging adult.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations
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Q1) Mikeveh is a ritualistic bath performed by the Asante, a culture in the African Nation of Ghana.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following physical changes occur for males and females alike during puberty?
A) Skin becomes rougher.
B) Proportion of muscle to fat increases.
C) Shoulders and chest become wider.
D) Hips widen and abdominal fat levels increase.
Answer: A
Q3) During adolescence and emerging adulthood, autonomy increases along with _____________ genotype-environment interactions.
A) active
B) passive
C) evocative
D) stable
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Cognitive Foundations
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Q1) average units of information stored in short-term memory is A) 5.
B) 9.
C) 7.
D) 16.
Answer: C
Q2) stage of reflective judgment would Sue be displaying?
A) Relativism
B) Multiple thinking
C) Dualistic thinking
D) Commitment
Answer: A
Q3) Elkind's study (2007) it was shown that girls had higher reported scores on personal fable and risk behavior.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Cultural Beliefs
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Q1) the following, where would Tish most likely live?
A) Japan
B) China
C) Iran
D) Italy
Q2) term is NOT appropriate when discussing cultural beliefs?
A) Majority culture
B) Traditional culture
C) Collectivistic culture
D) American culture
Q3) Compare and contrast broad and narrow socialization.
Q4) of these is known as the
A) design vs. product critique.
B) societal critique.
C) gender critique.
D) intellectual critique.
Q5) cultures share similar socialization outcomes and similar socialization beliefs.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe each and provide illustrative examples not outlined in your text.
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Chapter 5: Gender
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Q1) Research indicates that conformity to gender roles during early adolescence is mostly likely among adolescents whose A) self-descriptions were more positive.
B) teachers encouraged more gender exploration.
C) parents influenced them toward gender compliance.
D) cultural beliefs were more collectivist.
Q2) year is most likely
A) 1547.
B) 1776.
C) 1969.
D) 1999.
Q3) is most likely a
A) 5-year-old boy.
B) 9-year-old girl.
C) 12-year-old boy.
D) 16-year-old girl.
Q4) Define differential gender socialization. Provide an example.
Q5) Harvard University first granted degrees to women in 1963. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: The Self
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Q1) adolescents in minority cultures, the cognitive ability of self-reflection may bring about a heightened awareness of
A) what it means to be a member of a minority group.
B) the cultural stereotypes others may hold.
C) differences between the majority and minority cultures.
D) all of these answers are correct.
Q2) reason that depression is more prevalent in adolescence than in childhood may be that
A) feelings of inadequacy stem from large discrepancies between actual and ideal selves.
B) parents do not understand what it is like to be an adolescent.
C) children do not have a sense of self.
D) feelings of loneliness accompany adolescents' abstract self-understanding.
Q3) likely, Blake is experiencing
A) identity foreclosure.
B) identity confusion.
C) negative identity.
D) marginality.
Q4) and describe influences upon self-esteem in adolescence.
Q5) Include reference to gender differences.
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Chapter 7: Family Relationships
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Q1) principle describes the idea that adolescents are not only influenced by their parents but also influence their parents?
A) Reciprocal effects
B) Binocular vision
C) Unidirectionality
D) Responsiveness
Q2) compared to the United States, emerging adults in European countries tend to live with their parents ____________, especially in southern and eastern Europe.
A) longer
B) shorter
C) about the same
D) more often
Q3) Include a discussion of how these historical changes may affect adolescents.
Q4) According to research conducted on runaway youth, what percentage who leave home stay within 50 miles of home?
A) 5-10%
B) 20-30%
C) 50-60%
D) 80-90%
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Chapter 8: Friends and Peers
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Q1) Friendships are particularly important during adolescence because it is a time of life when young people
A) extend their relationships outside the immediate family.
B) are more likely to experience social isolation.
C) are more at risk for being unpopular with peers.
D) spend more and more time with their parents.
Q2) Adolescents rate trust and loyalty as more important to friendship than younger children do.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Typically, what happens to the level of warmth and closeness between parents and their children during adolescence?
A) It increases.
B) It decreases.
C) It stays the same.
D) It disappears.
Q4) Define relational aggression and provide a rationale for evidence that girls exhibit more relational aggression than boys.
Q5) Provide an example of each from your own adolescent school experience.
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Chapter 9: Love and Sexuality
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Q1) would Ji-Sung probably rate as the highest quality in the person she hopes to marry?
A) Good financial prospects
B) Mutual attraction
C) Social status
D) Similar religious background
Q2) Attachment styles between lovers have been found to resemble the parent-child attachment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to current research, what percentage of emerging adult women have had sexual relations against their will?
A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 25%
D) 55%
Q4) all uses of the Internet, the sites with the highest traffic are those that contain pornography.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: School
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Q1) According to current research, what factor in your life is a strong predictor of your potential of dropping out?
A) Your parents' low education
B) Being in a two parent family
C) Attending a smaller school
D) Having more than four siblings
Q2) gender gap that exists in most regions outside the West is NOT found in Latin American schools.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Currently, the undergraduate college population is _____ female.
A) 28%
B) 45%
C) 58%
D) 66%
Q4) caveats should be kept in mind when considering the evidence?
Q5) adolescents who have ADHD also have an additional learning disability.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss how these characteristics might present problems in terms of schooling.
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Chapter 11: Work
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Q1) studies have shown positive findings between adolescent work and psychological functioning which includes
A) a more balanced personal fable.
B) strong adolescent egocentrism.
C) increased self-esteem.
D) better relationships with family members.
Q2) is the last stage of Super's (1992) theory of the development of occupational goals?
A) Implementation
B) Specification
C) Stabilization
D) Consolidation
Q3) terms of occupational choice, what benefits do adolescents from preindustrial traditional cultures have?
A) Having the security of knowing from an early age the kind of work they will do as adults.
B) They have a wide range of choices with little gender bias.
C) Traditional cultures allow adolescents time to decide on their career choice.
D) Their individual talents are matched to their occupations.
Q4) examples of the deviance to illustrate your point.
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Chapter 12: Media
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Q1) According to research by Ward (1995), approximately 70% of interactions in television shows most popular with adolescents contained sex-related statements.
A)True
B)False
Q2) a majority of heavy metal fans, heavy metal music appears to be a helpful emotional outlet.
A)True
B)False
Q3) concern associated with adolescents' use of Internet chat rooms is the potential for A) sexual victimization.
B) academic cheating.
C) social isolation.
D) all of these answers are correct.
Q4) example best illustrates
A) Cultivation Theory
B) Sensation seeking approach
C) Uses and gratification approach
D) Social Learning Theory
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Chapter 13: Problems and Resilience
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Q1) According to Moffitt (1993, 2003), neuropsychological deficits are associated with which type of delinquency?
A) Life-course-persistent
B) Hedonistic-social
C) Adolescence-limited
D) Bio-psychological
Q2) According to research, which group of people commits the great majority of crimes?
A) Males, ages 12-24
B) Females, ages 18-25
C) Males, ages 25-35
D) Males and females, ages 25-35
Q3) most likely
A) male.
B) female.
C) from a traditional culture.
D) from a Western culture.
Q4) school performance is associated with risk behaviors.
A)True
B)False
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