1. According to your professor, entering the world of work is central in the developmental of adolescence because it promotes...
A. autonomy
B. economic independence
C. adoption and internalization of adult social roles
D. peer respect
ans: C
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2. Which of the following is NOT true of adolescents who work part time?
A. They enjoy school less.
B. They spend less time with peers.
C. They are absent from school more.
D. They are less involved with school.
E. They spend less time with their families.
ans: B
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3. According to Ginzberg, what is the developmental sequence of career choice?
A. realistic, tentative, fantasy
B. fantasy, tentative, realistic
C. hypothetical, idealistic, realistic
D. tentative, realistic, idealistic
E. fantasy, realistic, fantasy
ans: B
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4. Which of the following is a criticism of career choice theories in general?
A. There are too few data to support them.
B. They are too simplistic.
C. Many outside factors can influence individuals' career choices.
D. Career interests and abilities change throughout the life span.
E. all of these
ans: E
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5. Ms. Moore, a middle school teacher, wants to give students more choice and more  opportunities for personal responsibility in her class. According to research, what is this likely to  increase in the students?
A. intrinsic motivation
B. extrinsic motivation
C. external attributions
D. performance orientation
E. helpless orientation
ans: A
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6. Mastery-oriented adolescents see failure as
A. a reason to stop trying.
B. an opportunity for new learning.
C. due to a stable, external attribute.
D. a reflection of their lack of ability.
E. a barrier to their goal of winning.
ans: B
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7. Keith and Garrett are male adolescents with some problem behaviors. Compared to female adolescents with problems behaviors, Keith and Garrett are more likely to
A. seek help for their problems.
B. exhibit externalizing behaviors.
C. chave overcontrolled behaviors.
D. effectively cope with their problems.
E. control their behavior in public.
ans: B
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8. Abnormal behavior is difficult to define because of its
A. negative connotation.
B. variability over time and across situations.
C. frequent appearance in the media.
D. linkage to psychotherapy.
ans: B
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9. Which of the following is NOT one of the symptoms necessary for an adolescent to be classified as having a depressive disorder?
A. sleep problems
B. weight changes
C. focused concentration
D. sad cognitions
ans: C
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10. Zack, age 15, is slowly becoming a juvenile delinquent. One important thing that his parents can do to help him not become delinquent is to
A. make decisions for him.
B. help him find a good part-time job.
C. turn him in to the juvenile authorities.
D. get him tutoring to help him in school.
E. monitor his whereabouts.
ans: E
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11. Two strong predictors of alcohol abuse are
A. having few friends and being a nonconformist.
B. being an anticonformist and being exposed to peers who misuse alcohol.
C. susceptibility to peer pressure and having a negative body image.
D. having a negative body image and being a nonconformist.
E. being exposed to peers who misuse alcohol and susceptibility to peer pressure.
ans: E
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12. Increasing amounts of a substance are sometimes required to produce the same effects. This best defines
A. withdrawal.
B. physical dependence.
C. tolerance.
D. addiction.
E. psychological dependence.
ans: C
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