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Jason is a sixth-grader who spends a lot of time with his peers. Statistically speaking, in which activity is he most likely engaging? |
| | A) | Going to stores |
| | B) | Watching television |
| | C) | Team sports |
| | D) | Girl-watching |
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A(n) _________ is a person who purposively diverges from the expectations of the group. |
| | A) | anticonformist |
| | B) | independent |
| | C) | nonconformist |
| | D) | leader |
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Participating in a newspaper drive with one's club because the club wants everyone to be involved in this activity is an example of ______ conformity. |
| | A) | negative |
| | B) | positive |
| | C) | independent |
| | D) | responsible |
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Thomas Berndt found that adolescent conformity to antisocial, peer-endorsed behavior ____ in late high school years, and ______ agreement between parents and peers begins to occur in some areas. |
| | A) | decreases; greater |
| | B) | decreases; lesser |
| | C) | increases; greater |
| | D) | increases; lesser |
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The adolescent who does not have significant interactions with peers is likely to be |
| | A) | handicapped. |
| | B) | antisocial. |
| | C) | neglected. |
| | D) | mature and independent. |
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Kenneth Dodge indicates that adolescents go through five steps when processing information about their social world. Which of the following is NOT one of these steps? |
| | A) | a Response search |
| | B) | Selecting an optimal response |
| | C) | Decoding of social cues |
| | D) | Elaboration of possibilities |
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Your teenage son Jeremy has a friend who brags about his clothes, jewelry, and his athletic accomplishment. Jeremy's friend |
| | A) | is probably well liked by his peers. |
| | B) | would probably be called an anticonformist. |
| | C) | probably compliments others for their accomplishments. |
| | D) | might need coaching to gain peer group acceptance. |
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Children who are frequently nominated as a best friend and are rarely disliked by their peers are |
| | A) | popular children. |
| | B) | neglected children. |
| | C) | rejected children. |
| | D) | controversial children. |
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Children who are infrequently nominated as a best friend but are not disliked by their peers are |
| | A) | popular children. |
| | B) | neglected children. |
| | C) | rejected children. |
| | D) | controversial children. |
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Children who are infrequently nominated as a best friend and are actively disliked by their peers are |
| | A) | popular children. |
| | B) | neglected children. |
| | C) | rejected children. |
| | D) | controversial children. |
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Children who are frequently nominated both as a best friend and as being disliked are |
| | A) | popular children. |
| | B) | neglected children. |
| | C) | rejected children. |
| | D) | controversial children. |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the six functions served by friendship? |
| | A) | Intimacy/affection. |
| | B) | Personal gain. |
| | C) | Ego support. |
| | D) | Stimulation. |
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Rules that apply to all members of a group are |
| | A) | Mandates. |
| | B) | Roles. |
| | C) | Values. |
| | D) | Norms. |
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______ are small groups that range from two to about twelve individuals and average about five to six individuals. |
| | A) | Cliques |
| | B) | Chumships |
| | C) | Crowds |
| | D) | Youth organizations |
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Which of the following is not among the six functions of friendship? |
| | A) | Physical support |
| | B) | Skill-streaming |
| | C) | Social comparisons |
| | D) | Intimacy |
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Which theorist stressed the importance of friendship to adolescent development? |
| | A) | Kenneth Dodge |
| | B) | Erik Erikson |
| | C) | Muzafer Sherif |
| | D) | Harry Stack Sullivan |
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As the parent of an adolescent male, you are concerned about his friends who are 3-5 years older than he is. Your concern is |
| | A) | not justified. |
| | B) | not justified, because he will probably not drop out of school. |
| | C) | justified because his friend is probably a drug user. |
| | D) | justified because your son will likely engage in deviant behavior. |
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In social groups, all members are expected to |
| | A) | assume roles. |
| | B) | conform to norms. |
| | C) | discriminate against outsiders. |
| | D) | maintain secrecy about group activities. |
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Compared to adolescent groups, children's groups |
| | A) | are not as formalized. |
| | B) | include a broader array of members. |
| | C) | have well-defined rules and regulations. |
| | D) | are composed of large cliques. |
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In formal groups, such as athletic teams and student councils, |
| | A) | racial and ethnic cliques predominate. |
| | B) | socially active collegiates predominate. |
| | C) | the greatest mixture of social class and ethnicity occurs. |
| | D) | lower-class students have gained parity with middle-class students. |
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Sarah is 16 years old and does not want to belong to any clique. She does her own thing and is good at what she does. Her level of self-esteem is likely |
| | A) | the same as the jocks. |
| | B) | lower than the populars. |
| | C) | lower than the normals. |
| | D) | the same as the nobodies. |
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Which of the following is NOT a main function of adolescent dating? |
| | A) | Recreation |
| | B) | Status |
| | C) | Socialization |
| | D) | Procreation |
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What percent of adolescents have had at least one date by the time they are 16 years old? |
| | A) | 20 |
| | B) | 50 |
| | C) | 75 |
| | D) | 90 |
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In dating, boys and girls |
| | A) | seek sexual intimacy on most dates. |
| | B) | self-disclose at about the same rate. |
| | C) | conform to cultural patterns and norms. |
| | D) | want to go steady to avoid anxiety. |
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That adolescents enjoy being with people who are similar to them in values and beliefs is predicated by the principle called |
| | A) | the matching hypothesis. |
| | B) | identity narcissism. |
| | C) | value matching. |
| | D) | consensual validation. |
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In mate selection, the matching hypothesis suggests that we often pair up with someone who is like us in |
| | A) | attractiveness. |
| | B) | intelligence. |
| | C) | key personality factors. |
| | D) | intimacy. |
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2003 McGraw-Hill Higher Education