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1
As reported in "Passage to Adulthood," an overview of the historical trends in the process of coming of age shows that:
A)economic factors have had little to do with the age of adulthood.
B)transition away from manufacturing contributes to later age of adulthood.
C)college education accelerates coming to adulthood.
D)there has been a steady rise in the age of adulthood over the last century.
2
As noted in "Passage to Adulthood," the five components used as criteria for reaching adulthood include all of the following except:
A)finishing school.
B)getting married.
C)becoming financially independent.
D)having school-aged children.
3
As pointed out in "Passage to Adulthood," for the last century, men have consistently been older than women at the time of their first marriage.
A)True
B)False
4
As noted in "The Independence of Young Adults in Historical Perspective," the time in American history when young adults began to live on their own was:
A)the Civil War.
B)World War I.
C)the Great Depression.
D)World War II.
5
As stated in "The Independence of Young Adults in Historical Perspective," the percentage of unmarried young adults who lived with their parents reached an all time low in:
A)1920
B)1980
C)2000
D)2010
6
As pointed out in "The Independence of Young Adults in Historical Perspective," the recent economic downturn has greatly increased the percentage of young adults who live with their families.
A)True
B)False
7
According to "Adolescent Decision Making," competent decision making involves the:
A)process of how a decision was made.
B)behavior involved in carrying out a decision.
C)outcome of a particular decision.
D)age of a person making a decision.
8
As explained in "Adolescent Decision Making," normative decision-making models:
A)are useful in predicting a wide range of confusing adolescent behaviors.
B)are applicable to all but the most immature of adolescents.
C)do not take into consideration the many changes that define adolescence.
D)explain why adolescents often choose risky or unhealthy behaviors over healthy ones.
9
As claimed in "Adolescent Decision Making," adolescents are as concerned about the social risks of choosing or rejecting a particular behavior as they are about the health risks of that behavior.
A)True
B)False
10
As related in "Something to Talk About," the majority of online teens:
A)maintain a blog.
B)post videos online.
C)never post comments about photos.
D)have a profile on a social networking site.
11
As explained in "Something to Talk About," Facebook is a site that focuses on:
A)information synthesis.
B)mutual support and accountability.
C)social networking.
D)competition.
12
As pointed out in "Something to Talk About," girls have always demonstrated a more aggressive adopting of online messaging than boys.
A)True
B)False
13
As reported in "Intuitive Risk Taking during Adolescence," research on adolescent risk-taking suggests that:
A)adolescents who most accurately assess risk take the most risks.
B)perceived benefits of risk-taking predict risk-taking better than perceived harms.
C)adolescents' perception of risks have no value.
D)adolescents who most accurately assess benefits take more dangerous risks.
14
As noted in "Intuitive Risk Taking during Adolescence," Elkind's theory of the "personal fable:"
A)does not venture to explain why adolescents take risks.
B)contends that adolescents have accurate self-perceptions.
C)has had no appeal to textbook writers.
D)is based on unproved premises.
15
As stated in "Intuitive Risk Taking during Adolescence," the findings of Welsh and colleagues suggest that adolescents' beliefs about the consequences of risky activities are not consolidated.
A)True
B)False
16
As detailed in "Healthier Students, Better Learners," the Center for Disease Control has identified all of the following behaviors as among those causing the most serious U.S. health problems among people over five years old except:
A)alcohol and other drug use.
B)high-risk sexual activity.
C)unintentional injury.
D)poor dietary choices.
17
According to "Healthier Students, Better Learners," the Health Education Assessment Project provides educators with a:
A)wide range of assessment items developed in a variety of formats.
B)wide range of assessment items developed in one consistent format.
C)concise range of assessment items developed in one consistent format.
D)concise range of assessment items developed in several formats.
18
As noted in "Healthier Students, Better Learners," the behaviors that cause health risks to children over the age of five generally fade away as the children enter adulthood.
A)True
B)False
19
According to "Mental Assessment Test," more colleges and universities are scrutinizing the character of applicants because of:
A)increasing dropout rates.
B)concerns about safety and liability.
C)federal mandates.
D)rising costs.
20
As reported in "Mental Assessment Test," in her application materials, Emily Isaac included references to her:
A)trouble in middle school.
B)being asked to leave a school because of a confrontation with another student.
C)battle with depression.
D)documented troubles in school.
21
As stated in "Mental Assessment Test," counselors agree that full disclosure to admissions officials is the best approach.
A)True
B)False
22
According to "Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Females and Males," key risk factors for the development of body dissatisfaction include all of the following except:
A)internalization of socially-prescribed body ideals.
B)media influences.
C)heightened control-related beliefs.
D)messages of parents and peers.
23
As noted in "Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Females and Males," research suggests that the boys with the highest level of body satisfaction are those who:
A)mature later than average.
B)mature earlier than average.
C)are overweight.
D)are underweight.
24
As pointed out in "Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Females and Males," the majority of adolescent boys and girls report significant distress about their body size and shape.
A)True
B)False
25
According to "Goodbye to Girlhood," experts are concerned that girls at younger and younger ages are being encouraged by marketers and media images to:
A)be sexy.
B)deny their sexuality.
C)hate their gender.
D)emulate boys.
26
As claimed in "Goodbye to Girlhood," the average age that girls become concerned about looking good for others is:
A)7
B)12
C)18
D)4
27
As noted in "Goodbye to Girlhood," young boys and girls are equally sexualized in current marketing campaigns and media messages.
A)True
B)False
28
As reported in "The Teenage Brain: Why Adolescents Sleep In, Take Risks, and Won't Listen to Reason," Dr. Deborah Yurgelin-Todd's research found that in the process of identifying emotion, the adolescent brain:
A)functions in the same way as the adult brain.
B)only lights up in the prefrontal cortex.
C)mostly lights up in the limbic area.
D)lights up the prefrontal cortex and the limbic area equally.
29
As noted in "The Teenage Brain: Why Adolescents Sleep In, Take Risks, and Won't Listen to Reason," concerning the optimal sleep patterns for adolescents, the author suggests that:
A)most teenagers sleep too much.
B)sleep deprivation bears no correlation to depression.
C)teenagers actually need caffeine to sleep.
D)sleep deprivation hinders memory.
30
As pointed out in "The Teenage Brain: Why Adolescents Sleep In, Take Risks, and Won't Listen to Reason," research done at the National Institute of Mental Health found that adolescents are more at the mercy of their feelings than are adults.
A)True
B)False
31
As given in "Adolescent Stress," environmental events or conditions that threaten, challenge, exceed, or harm the psychological or biological capacities of the individual constitute one definition of:
A)pollution.
B)stress.
C)psychopathology.
D)angst.
32
As stated in "Adolescent Stress," one of the central hypotheses advanced by the authors is that stressors lead to:
A)urban poverty.
B)high dropout rates.
C)conceptual models.
D)psychopathology.
33
According to "Adolescent Stress," stressful life experiences predict psychological problems in adolescents over time.
A)True
B)False
34
According to "I'm Just Tired: How Sleep Affects Your Preteen," Dr. Robert Schoumacher of Le Bonheur Children's Medical center contends that:
A)good sleep habits cannot be taught.
B)parents of preteens should set and enforce bed times.
C)children in our society sleep more than their parents did at that age.
D)there are no physiologic factors involved in sleep habits.
35
As stated in "I'm Just Tired: How Sleep Affects Your Preteen," behaviors that are appropriate for the time before bed include:
A)taking a bath.
B)watching television.
C)playing video games.
D)using a computer.
36
As reported in "I'm Just Tired: How Sleep Affects Your Preteen," research suggests that children have more free time than they did in previous generations.
A)True
B)False
37
As noted in "Supporting Youth During Parental Deployment," youth outcomes to which parental deployment has been linked include all of the following except:
A)negative behavioral adjustment.
B)poor academic performance.
C)eating disorders.
D)increased impulsiveness.
38
As reported in "Supporting Youth During Parental Deployment," in the summer 2004 focus groups, the largest percentage of participants had family members deployed in the:
A)Air Force.
B)Army.
C)Marines.
D)Navy.
39
As discussed in "Supporting Youth During Parental Deployment," the at-home parent is the linchpin in the well-being of the adolescent with a deployed parent.
A)True
B)False
40
As stated in "When Play Turns to Trouble," characteristics of the computer/video games most apt to be overplayed include that they:
A)are played as individuals.
B)offer actual prizes.
C)involve risk.
D)involve role-playing.
41
As pointed out in "When Play Turns to Trouble," the only behavioral addiction specifically listed in the American Psychiatric Association handbook is:
A)compulsive game playing.
B)viewing pornography.
C)compulsive shopping.
D)pathological gambling.
42
As noted in "When Play Turns to Trouble," more females than males admit that they have felt addicted to games.
A)True
B)False
43
As reported in "Aggression in Adolescent Dating Relationships: Predictors and Prevention," psychological or emotional violence:
A)is mostly perpetrated by girls against boys.
B)rarely leads to physical violence.
C)involves verbally abusive and coercive tactics.
D)always involves threats.
44
As noted in "Aggression in Adolescent Dating Relationships: Predictors and Prevention," negative impacts of dating aggression reported by both genders include increased likelihood of:
A)dropping out of school.
B)risky sexual behavior.
C)disordered eating.
D)suicidal thoughts.
45
As pointed out in "Aggression in Adolescent Dating Relationships: Predictors and Prevention," psychological and emotional aggression may be a stronger impetus for ending a physically aggressive relationship than is the severity of the physical aggression.
A)True
B)False
46
As stated in "A Host of Trouble," studies about young people and alcohol indicate that:
A)there is no correlation between alcohol use and other substance abuse by young people.
B)young drinkers are more likely to have unwanted sex.
C)alcohol has no long-term health effects.
D)early alcohol consumption does not affect brain development.
47
In discussing legal-liability issues, the author of "A Host of Trouble" notes that:
A)homeowners' insurance must cover liability for all behavior by minors.
B)social-host cases are easy to litigate.
C)some homeowners' insurance does not cover legal fees.
D)liability laws are standard across the United States.
48
As reported in "A Host of Trouble," alcohol-related fatalities remain the leading cause of death among teens.
A)True
B)False
49
According to "Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors: A Developmental Perspective," factors that appear to increase likelihood of engagement in sexual behavior include:
A)attending religious services.
B)saying religion is important in life.
C)being more bonded at school.
D)having friends who are accepting of sexual behavior.
50
As reported in "Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors: A Developmental Perspective," studies indicate that the prevalence rate of intercourse is highest among adolescents who are:
A)black.
B)white.
C)Asian.
D)Hispanic.
51
As noted in "Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors: A Developmental Perspective," compared to reported positive outcomes, fewer adolescents reported negative outcomes from oral or vaginal sex.
A)True
B)False
52
As reported in "Sex, Sexuality, Sexting, and SexEd: Adolescents and the Media," exposure to pornography predicts all of the following except:
A)sexual uncertainty.
B)more deeply committed relationships.
C)earlier oral sex.
D)earlier intercourse.
53
As noted in "Sex, Sexuality, Sexting, and SexEd: Adolescents and the Media," the music style that most commonly includes references to degrading sex is:
A)country western.
B)heavy metal.
C)rap.
D)new age.
54
As pointed out in "Sex, Sexuality, Sexting, and SexEd: Adolescents and the Media," research suggests that user-generated sexual content may increase the pressure on virginal teens to become sexually active.
A)True
B)False
55
According to "Teens, Porn, and the Digital Age," research conducted by Chiara Sabina found that:
A)more adolescent girls than boys viewed pornography.
B)an overwhelmingly majority of boys had viewed porn while minors.
C)girls' first exposure to porn was at a younger age than boys.
D)almost half of children under ten had viewed porn.
56
As noted in "Teens, Porn, and the Digital Age," the research by Shane Kraus and Brenda Russell found that:
A)a three-way interaction between porn and sexual behavior.
B)no indication that porn viewing changed sexual practices.
C)American and Swedish youth viewed porn very differently.
D)teens with Internet access had intercourse at an earlier age than those without access.
57
As stated in "Teens, Porn, and the Digital Age," Sven-Axel Mansson's research concluded that most teens regard porn sex as realistic.
A)True
B)False
58
As reported in "The 'Alarming' State of Reading in America," the study conducted by the National Endowment for the Arts found that a majority of:
A)young adults read for pleasure.
B)young adults are functionally illiterate.
C)employers rate high-school graduates as deficient in reading.
D)employers rate high-school graduates as deficient in writing.
59
As noted in "The 'Alarming' State of Reading in America," National Endowment for the Arts chairman Dan Gioia contends that the most important result of diminished reading is that poor reading skills:
A)lead to people who miss out on the best form of education and entertainment.
B)result in lower wages.
C)lead to less likelihood of voting.
D)lead to less likelihood of volunteering.
60
As pointed out in "The 'Alarming' State of Reading in America," the National Endowment for the Arts study does not reach any conclusions about economic impact of diminished reading habits.
A)True
B)False
61
As reported in "Online Schooling Grows, Setting Off a Debate," the online school model used in Florida and several other states:
A)is not financed at the state level.
B)does not give diplomas.
C)involves no state leadership.
D)does not use professional teachers.
62
As noted in "Online Schooling Grows, Setting Off a Debate," parent Tracie Weldie says what she likes best about her children's school is that:
A)there is no bullying.
B)it requires no parental involvement.
C)children work at their own pace.
D)it is easy.
63
As pointed out in "Online Schooling Grows, Setting Off a Debate," teachers unions oppose online schools because they divert funds.
A)True
B)False
64
As reported in "School's New Rule for Pupils in Trouble: No Fun," among the results of the Cheektowaga approach thus far are all of the following except:
A)more homework turned in.
B)more class participation.
C)improved classroom grades.
D)fewer fights in the halls.
65
As noted in "School's New Rule for Pupils in Trouble: No Fun," school psychologist Laura Rogers contends that students who face detention at school are:
A)more likely to follow rules.
B)more likely to come from unhappy homes.
C)less likely to learn.
D)less likely to come to school.
66
As observed in "School's New Rule for Pupils in Trouble: No Fun," students in Cheektowaga Central Middle School can be banned from extracurricular activities because of their attitude.
A)True
B)False
67
According to "The Benefits and Risks of Adolescent Employment," adolescents who work report:
A)low levels of job satisfaction.
B)that they usually turn over the earnings to their parents.
C)that they want to work for money for the accoutrements of adolescent life.
D)that they do not have the same concept of the benefits of work as their parents.
68
As noted in "The Benefits and Risks of Adolescent Employment," the teens most strongly oriented to their peers upon entry to high school were the workers classified as:
A)most invested.
B)steady.
C)occasional.
D)sporadic.
69
As reported in "The Benefits and Risks of Adolescent Employment," steady workers tend to come from the lowest socioeconomic backgrounds.
A)True
B)False
70
According to "Immigrant Youth in U.S. Schools," research has shown that immigrant students who are pressured to adapt quickly to their host culture:
A)are more likely to experience discrimination.
B)are more likely to be bicultural.
C)have greater academic success.
D)are happier in school.
71
As noted in "Immigrant Youth in U.S. Schools," strict laws regarding special education:
A)require schools to have on hand culturally valid assessment tools for all students.
B)exclude immigrant children.
C)do not address post traumatic stress.
D)make assessment of immigrant children extremely challenging.
72
As stated in "Immigrant Youth in U.S. Schools," being used as interpreters for their parents reduces adaptation stress for students.
A)True
B)False
73
As reported in "Reducing School Violence," the main focus of school-based curricular programs has been on:
A)school climate improvement.
B)reducing student-to-student aggression.
C)establishment of high-order classrooms.
D)changing the character of all interpersonal relationships in schools.
74
As pointed out in "Reducing School Violence," all of the following aspects of school climate predict school connectedness except:
A)academic excellence.
B)tolerant discipline policies.
C)school size.
D)positive classroom management.
75
According to "Reducing School Violence," the best approach to assure safe and successful schools is an exclusive focus on individual students.
A)True
B)False
76
As explained in "Why Teenagers Find Learning a Drag," the ability of teenagers to learn new things is reduced by:
A)peer pressure.
B)a temporary increase in a chemical receptor that inhibits brain activity.
C)the social distractions in high-school environments.
D)the amount of time spent interacting with electronic media.
77
As reported in "Thousands Need Teens to Lead Them Back to School," the "Big Brain" question is:
A)Am I safe?
B)Is anyone listening?
C)Are you there for me?
D)Why am I here?
78
As noted in "Thousands Need Teens to Lead Them Back to School," which of the following is not part of the COAL anagram of listening skills?
A)Control.
B)Openness.
C)Acceptance.
D)Love.
79
As stated in "Thousands Need Teens to Lead Them Back to School," teens who lead are empathetic.
A)True
B)False
80
According to "High School with a College Twist," characteristics of students who fit in well with the middle-college approach are those who:
A)get good grades.
B)have been in significant academic trouble.
C)want to start college early.
D)like school.
81
As pointed out in "High School with a College Twist," in the middle-college program in Greensboro, North Carolina:
A)formal agreements are in place regarding the program.
B)all classes are on the campus of the one participating college.
C)students identified as troubled or at risk are welcomed by colleges.
D)colleges charge the district for use of the facilities.
82
As noted in "High School with a College Twist," students in Guilford County Schools' middle-college program are encouraged to participate in competitive athletics.
A)True
B)False
83
As noted in "Video Game Violence," studies on the viewing of violent television programming have found that such viewing:
A)has no effect on women.
B)had an effect on everyone who watched.
C)was correlated to higher rates of crime in men.
D)was correlated to depression in both men and women.
84
As pointed out in "Video Game Violence," in the study regarding inflicting punishment:
A)the negative stimulus was electric shock.
B)kids who played violent games delivered harsher punishments.
C)no students were willing to cause permanent damage to a competitor.
D)there was little difference in reactions between the two groups.
85
As stated in "Video Game Violence," virtual fighting is just as likely to make a kid act out aggressively as is drug abuse or poverty.
A)True
B)False
86
According to "Interview with Dr. Craig Anderson," Dr. Anderson's increased research into the effects of violent video games was a result of:
A)Columbine and other school shootings.
B)a request from the U.S. Senate to study video-game-related violence.
C)an internal grant that was awarded to fund the research.
D)a general increase in violence among young people.
87
As detailed in "Interview with Dr. Craig Anderson," Dr. Anderson's research involving violent movie manipulation found that:
A)highly aggressive people became more aggressive after watching a violent movie clip.
B)non-aggressive people were the most affected by the violent movie clip.
C)non-aggressive people who saw a nonviolent movie clip became more aggressive afterward.
D)there was no significant interaction between measures of trait aggression and measures of media violence exposure.
88
As noted in "Interview with Dr. Craig Anderson," some studies have found that aggressive people who have been exposed to a lot of media violence are more likely to have been arrested for assault.
A)True
B)False
89
As identified in "Adolescents Coping with Stress: Development and Diversity," the most commonly reported stressor among adolescents is:
A)chronic health problems.
B)financial problems.
C)problems with other people.
D)academic failure.
90
As stated in "Adolescents Coping with Stress: Development and Diversity," complaining, whining, and self-pity are coping strategies from the family called:
A)opposition.
B)delegation.
C)escape.
D)helplessness.
91
As pointed out in "Adolescents Coping with Stress: Development and Diversity," some coping strategies are always preferable and some should always be avoided.
A)True
B)False
92
According to "Steroids, the Media, and Youth," the key to anti-doping efforts on the high-school level is:
A)testing.
B)less emphasis on winning.
C)increasing the number of athletes.
D)education.
93
As pointed out in "Steroids, the Media, and Youth," the Food and Drug Administration notes that energy drinks:
A)must identify on the package how much caffeine each serving contains.
B)can contribute to involvement with illicit drugs.
C)pose no health risks.
D)are not addictive.
94
As stated in "Steroids, the Media, and Youth," the dietary-supplement industry is over-regulated.
A)True
B)False
95
As observed in "Understanding Cutting in Adolescents: Prevalence, Prevention, and Intervention," research on the prevalence of cutting suggests that:
A)prevalence has increased in recent years.
B)it is more common in community samples than in inpatient samples.
C)its is very uncommon among college students.
D)prevalence in general adult populations is too small to measure.
96
As reported in "Understanding Cutting in Adolescents: Prevalence, Prevention, and Intervention," in the case study about Amanda, the student:
A)showed no signs of academic problems.
B)did not consider cutting herself worrisome.
C)reported feeling depressed.
D)had successfully made a school transition.
97
As stated in "Understanding Cutting in Adolescents: Prevalence, Prevention, and Intervention," some students contend that cutting is an extended form of body art.
A)True
B)False
98
As reported in "Violence in Adolescent Dating Relationships," factors associated with decreased risk of dating violence include:
A)exposure to peer drinking activities.
B)negative parent-child interactions.
C)doing well in school.
D)earlier exposures to violence.
99
As noted in "Violence in Adolescent Dating Relationships," the region of the United States where adolescents are at substantially greater risk for experiencing dating violence is:
A)New England.
B)the West Coast.
C)the Upper Midwest.
D)the South.
100
As stated in "Violence in Adolescent Dating Relationships," the likelihood of victimization from violence increases as the number of dating partners increases.
A)True
B)False
101
According to "Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents," research indicates that the majority of self-injuring adolescents:
A)plan the events ahead of time.
B)are under the influence of drugs when they self-injure.
C)report little to no pain while self-injuring.
D)are victims of past sexual abuse.
102
As noted in "Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents," the most commonly reported motivation for self-injury is:
A)avoidance of something unpleasant.
B)to make people angry.
C)social reinforcement.
D)seeking a release from internal emotions.
103
As stated in "Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents," recent research endorses the idea that females are more likely than males to self-injure.
A)True
B)False
104
As noted in "Youth's Reactions to Disasters and the Factors that Influence Their Response," the most prevalent post-disaster outcome is:
A)depressive and anxiety disorders.
B)impaired functioning.
C)Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
D)disturbed behavior.
105
As reported in "Youth's Reactions to Disasters and the Factors that Influence Their Response," in the case of the shipping disaster, the best predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder were degree of exposure and level of anxiety measured five months post-disaster and:
A)media coverage.
B)subjective appraisal of life threat.
C)social support.
D)physical injury.
106
As pointed out in "Youth's Reactions to Disasters and the Factors that Influence Their Response," studies suggest that ethnic-minority youth may be at greater risk for maladaptation in the context of disasters than youth from majority populations.
A)True
B)False





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