Developmental Psych Chapter 12 Practice Test Questions

Early-onset antisocial behavior is defined as antisocial behavior before age ________. Select one: A. 11 Correct B. 17 C. 15 D. 13

_______ reflects an individual's personal investment in identity. Select one: A. Calling B. Commitment Correct C. Collaboration D. Conscientiousness

Nancy was torn in her decision to major in music or take up an undergraduate program in engineering. She finally chose the latter, with a minor in music. Identify Nancy's status of identity. Select one: A. Achievement B. Moratorium C. Diffusion D. Foreclosure

According to James Marcia, the identity status where crisis and commitment are both absent is called identity: Select one: A. achievement. B. foreclosure. C. moratorium. D. diffusion.

Which of the following statements about the timing of identity development is TRUE? Select one: A. College upperclassmen are more likely to be identity achieved than college freshmen or high school students. Correct B. A higher percentage of high school students are identity achieved when compared to college upperclassmen. C. By the time adolescents reach college, they would have committed to their religious and political identities. D. In their last couple years in college, individuals are more likely to be categorized as identity diffused.

Irene, age 16, is a first-generation immigrant whose parents came to the United States from Ukraine when she was just a baby. Irene enjoys many of the same things that her American friends do, but respects her culture's traditions and speaks to her parents in their native language. Irene seems to have formed a ________ identity. Select one: A. multiplicative B. culturally confused C. bicultural Correct D. additive

According to a developmental study, religiousness in adolescents or young adults declined from ________ years of age. Select one: A. 24 to 32 B. 14 to 20 C. 18 to 24 D. 20 to 28

Many of the cognitive changes thought to influence religious development involve: Select one: A. Freud's psychoanalytic theory. B. Piaget's cognitive developmental theory. C. Lorenz's ethological theory. D. Erikson's psychosocial theory.

Conflicts arise between parents and adolescents because: Select one: A. parents want their adolescents to push the boundaries, while adolescents want to maintain the status quo. B. few parents anticipate how strongly their adolescent will push for autonomy and responsibility. C. while parents want autonomy, adolescents want a connection. Incorrect D. parents want to relinquish all of their control over their adolescent.

Which of the following is a benefit of everyday conflicts that characterize parent-adolescent relationships? Select one: A. It teaches parents how to exert more control over the lives of adolescents. B. It helps adolescents accept parental control over their lives. C. It helps adolescents become more autonomous. Correct D. It teaches adolescents that their parents are not perfect.

Which of the following has been found to be associated with prolonged, intense parent-adolescent conflict? Select one: A. High level of academic excellence B. High intelligence quotient C. Movement out of the home D. Regular attendance at religious services

As opposed to the trend in young children, teenagers typically prefer to have: Select one: A. a smaller number of friendships that are more intense and intimate. B. a large group of friends, some of whom are especially intimate. C. friends that are all of the same sex. D. several friends, but only one "best" friend.

Which of the following statements about identity development is TRUE? Select one: A. Decisions about identity may take time, but once they are made, they are set for life. B. Identity development occurs in a single, one-step process. C. Identity encompasses an individual's personality characteristics. D. Synthesizing the identity components is a single, neat process in normal individuals.

________ are larger than cliques and less personal. Select one: A. Crowds B. Bands C. Squads D. Teams

Richard believes he is gay. This orientation is part of Richard's ________ identity. Select one: A. relationship B. sexual C. ethnic D. intellectual

The amount of daily discretionary time that American adolescents have is ________ what adolescents have in East Asia. Select one: A. significantly less than B. declining compared with C. equal to D. significantly more than

A ________ is a ceremony or ritual that marks an individual's transition from one status to another, and mostly focuses on the transition to adult status. Select one: A. rite of passage B. litmus test C. communion D. march of time

The double disadvantage suffered by ethnic minority adolescents consists of: Select one: A. the lack of clear rites of passage. B. prejudice and poverty. C. hostility and assimilation. D. diversity and difference.

According to the 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation survey, which of the following groups uses media for the longest time during a day? Select one: A. 15- to 18-year-olds B. 11- to 14-year-olds C. 8- to 11-year-olds D. 4- to 7-year-olds