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In Sullivan's theory, the period of early adolescence should fulfill three separate needs. Which is not a need according to Sullivan? |
| | A) | need for personal diffusion |
| | B) | need for sexual satisfaction |
| | C) | need for personal intimacy |
| | D) | need for personal security |
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Which type of identity formation, according to Marcia, describes an adolescent's acceptance of someone else's values and goals without exploring alternatives? |
| | A) | identity diffusion |
| | B) | identity foreclosure |
| | C) | identity moratorium |
| | D) | identity achievement |
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The function of puberty rites is |
| | A) | to acknowledge the right to enter puberty |
| | B) | to symbolize the transition from childhood to adulthood |
| | C) | to announce the onset of menarche |
| | D) | to form a psychological pact with others in the community |
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According to Gilligan, girls in adolescence tend to |
| | A) | be rather outspoken |
| | B) | be autonomous |
| | C) | be angry |
| | D) | be inauthentic |
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When social scientists talk about a generation gap, they are referring to |
| | A) | mutual antagonism and separation between young people and adults |
| | B) | the youth-oriented and age-fearing culture we live in |
| | C) | the age-segregated nature of most family activities |
| | D) | a youth-culture idea that the past is irrelevant and the future is uncertain |
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The youth culture of today, millenials, |
| | A) | trust adults |
| | B) | think more about the future |
| | C) | are easily shocked |
| | D) | feel their future is not in their control |
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Social scientists have concluded that the |
| | A) | youth culture is a monolithic group for all adolescents |
| | B) | youth culture is composed of several distinct crowds |
| | C) | peer group has a greater influence on the adolescent than the family |
| | D) | differences among young people are not so great |
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Adolescents are most influenced by their parents when the issues pertain to |
| | A) | career plans |
| | B) | personal adornment |
| | C) | autonomy |
| | D) | communication |
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The extent and intimacy of peer relationships increases dramatically in which age range? |
| | A) | early and late adulthood |
| | B) | middle childhood and adolescence |
| | C) | young adulthood and middle age |
| | D) | middle age and old age |
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Which of the following situations is related to a less likely incidence of teenage pregnancy? |
| | A) | older sexually active siblings |
| | B) | daughters from a single-parent home |
| | C) | high academic achievement and close ties with family |
| | D) | living in poverty |
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Generally speaking, the earlier the ________ first sexual experience and first birth, the earlier the ________ first sexual experience. |
| | A) | father's; daughter's |
| | B) | mother's; daughter's |
| | C) | mother's; son's |
| | D) | father's; son's |
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Michael Liebowitz, a researcher on the origin of the emotion "love," suggests that love is |
| | A) | a unique chemical reaction in the brain |
| | B) | diffuse physiological reactions |
| | C) | a perceptual tendency |
| | D) | a myth promoted by the media |
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According to your text, the nature of courtship behavior in the United States |
| | A) | has not changed |
| | B) | has rapidly changed |
| | C) | has become more patriarchal |
| | D) | has become more formal |
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Research on adolescent sexual expression indicates that |
| | A) | boys first experience nocturnal orgasms in their late teens |
| | B) | group masturbation is uncommon among preteen boys |
| | C) | teenage masturbation is often accompanied by erotic fantasies |
| | D) | sex play with other children begins in adolescence |
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The typical age when most males experience nocturnal emissions, or "wet dreams," is ________ years old. |
| | A) | 8-10 |
| | B) | 11-12 |
| | C) | 13-15 |
| | D) | 16-17 |
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Which of the following statements regarding adolescent sexuality is least accurate? |
| | A) | Rates of teenage sexual experience have plateaued. |
| | B) | More girls than boys have had sexual experience at every age level. |
| | C) | Men from lower socioeconomic backgrounds appear to have had a higher rate of premarital sexual experience. |
| | D) | Growing numbers of teenagers are having multiple sexual partners. |
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In the United States, what percent of teenage girls become pregnant every year? |
| | A) | 14 percent |
| | B) | 10 percent |
| | C) | 30 percent |
| | D) | 13 percent |
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A decade or so ago, teenage pregnancy and childbearing were seen primarily as what type of problem? |
| | A) | economic |
| | B) | social |
| | C) | health |
| | D) | not viewed as a problem |
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The teenage pregnancy rate is highest in which of the following countries? |
| | A) | Canada |
| | B) | France |
| | C) | United States |
| | D) | Saudi Arabia |
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In the United States the rate of all unintended pregnancies ending in abortion is |
| | A) | increasing |
| | B) | decreasing |
| | C) | stable |
| | D) | unreported |
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Given the importance of the job entry process, how prepared are American teenagers for making vocational decisions? |
| | A) | highly prepared through high school guidance offices and home and careers classes |
| | B) | ill prepared |
| | C) | more prepared than their parents were during adolescence |
| | D) | more prepared than their European counterparts |
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It is estimated that ________ percent of college graduates will be "underemployed" between 1990 and 2005. |
| | A) | 10 |
| | B) | 20 |
| | C) | 30 |
| | D) | 40 |
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What percentage of high school students work more than one-half time during the school year? |
| | A) | 16 percent |
| | B) | 18 percent |
| | C) | 22 percent |
| | D) | 40 percent |
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Labor Department economists calculate that while skill levels in the workplace rose over the past decade, |
| | A) | fewer adolescents can afford to go to college to prepare for those jobs |
| | B) | many adolescents aren't motivated to strive for success |
| | C) | the supply of college graduates rose even more rapidly, which may contribute to "underemployment" |
| | D) | fewer colleges can afford to train students in these technical skills |
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Among adolescents in the United States, the most frequently abused drug is |
| | A) | alcohol |
| | B) | marijuana |
| | C) | cocaine |
| | D) | heroin |
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Sixty percent of college women who were diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease such as herpes reported that at the time they became infected they were under the influence of which drug? |
| | A) | LSD |
| | B) | alcohol |
| | C) | amphetamines |
| | D) | cocaine |
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Data on suicide reveal that |
| | A) | suicide is not a leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States |
| | B) | suicide is the third leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States |
| | C) | suicide is the first leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States |
| | D) | suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States |
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Which term best describes America's juvenile-justice system? |
| | A) | effective but slow |
| | B) | antiquated |
| | C) | adequate |
| | D) | underfinanced |
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The leading cause of death among African American youth is |
| | A) | suicide |
| | B) | homicide |
| | C) | motor vehicle accidents |
| | D) | cancer |
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Lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth are at a particularly high risk of |
| | A) | suicide |
| | B) | dropping out of school |
| | C) | losing friends |
| | D) | remaining inhibited |
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2003 McGraw-Hill Higher Education