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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these adjectives would G. Stanley Hall
use to describe the typical adolescent?
energetic and goal-oriented
happy and easy-going
confused and highly frustrated
violent and aggressive
- 2. Multiple Choice
In order for a marriage to last, what is the best
way for the couple to handle conflict?
Ignore conflict so that it will not grow into
a crisis.
Focus on solving problems together.
Avoid listening to your partner’s opinions.
Exaggerate the issue so that your partner
will pay attention.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Geneva is a 14-year-old who lives in a household
where her mother, a welder, makes more money
than her father, a teacher. How is this family
situation most likely to affect Geneva?
She is likely to grow up with a relatively
broad view of gender roles.
She is likely to grow up with a relatively
narrow view of gender roles.
She is likely to have a poorly developed
gender identity.
She is likely not to have a gender identity.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following behaviors is most likely to
delay the cognitive changes that can occur in
middle age?
eating whatever foods you like
continuing to learn new skills
keeping to a steady routine of regular
activities
maintaining old friendships and not
developing new ones
- 5. Multiple Choice
What do young people typically fear will happen
if they do not conform to the wishes of their
group?
They will not develop a clear sense of
identity.
Their parents will be angry with them.
Others in the group will not like them.
They will have problems going on to
college and developing a career.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Albert Bandura’s view is often referred to as the
social learning theory of development because
Bandura believed that adolescents
learn by interacting with others.
mature by working through their identity
crises.
become less self-centered as their brains
mature.
develop the ability to think abstractly.
- 7. Multiple Choice
At what stage of grieving will an individual try to
return to his normal life?
yearning and searching stage
disorientation and disorganization stage
shock and numbness stage
reorganization and resolution stage
- 8. Multiple Choice
Serena lost her husband a few months ago. Last
week, she got lost driving home from the local
grocery store. What stage of grief is she most
likely in?
disorientation and disorganization
shock and numbness
reorganization and resolution
yearning and searching
- 9. Multiple Choice
What makes a developmental friendship
different from other friendships?
The friendship is with someone who is
different from you in some important way,
such as having different political views or
coming from a different culture.
The friendship is designed to last while
you are in school but will be over as soon
as you have a career.
The friend helps mentor you in the field
you are studying in college and
encourages you to prepare for your
career.
The friend supports your family’s values
and traditions and therefore strengthens
your belief in them.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following situations would A.C.
Petersen say is most likely to cause an identity
crisis in an adolescent?
Becky’s parents are getting divorced.
Michael is going through puberty.
Lee is constantly disagreeing with his
parents.
Changes are occurring in Juanita’s brain
chemistry.
- 11. Multiple Choice
If Samuel (a male) and Sarah (a female) are
typical of males and females, which of the
following is true?
Sarah will have better verbal skills than
Samuel.
Sarah will do better on tests of spatial
ability than Samuel.
Samuel will do better on tests of spatial
ability than Sarah.
Samuel will do better at tracking objects
than Sarah.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Georgina’s mother was only 17 years old when
she was born. As a result, Georgina is
more likely than average to be industrious
and to work hard in school.
more likely to mature sexually at a later
age than the average child.
more likely to become a teen parent
herself.
less likely to become a teen parent
herself.
- 13. Multiple Choice
As people age and their nervous systems
decline,
fluid intelligence declines.
crystallized intelligence declines.
they experience a slight increase in motor
skills.
they experience a loss in intelligence.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best expresses the major
internal struggle faced by young people?
They want to rebel and yet realize there
are consequences for not obeying the law.
They do not want to leave home and yet
feel that their parents want them to be
independent.
They want to be on their own and yet
worry about failing when they are out in
the world.
They realize that education can help them
excel but want to get out of the
classroom.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Erik Erikson theorized that
children’s moral development is consistent
from one culture to another.
the conflicts that individuals face during
adolescence may arise many times during
their lives.
few teens go through an identity crisis.
children’s behavior has little to do with
whether they will be punished.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Mike could be making more money working on
road construction, but instead he works as a
receptionist in a doctor’s office. What is the
most likely reason he chose this job?
It provides a greater financial reward.
It is more challenging.
He has better relationships with his
coworkers.
It is more comfortable.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is one of the five most
common chronic diseases of the elderly?
bipolar disorder
asthma
heart disease
pneumonia
- 18. Multiple Choice
During young adulthood, between the ages of 18
and 30,
adults show noticeable signs of physical
aging.
adults begin to lose some of their cognitive
abilities.
adults reach their physical peak.
adults begin having difficulties with seeing
and hearing.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Why are people more likely to have
developmental friendships in college than in high
school?
People in college tend to have more
biases and prejudices than in high school.
High school students are generally not
mature enough to form developmental
friendships.
College students are likely to have more
varied backgrounds than those at a local
high school.
College students are more likely to be
concerned about social status than high
school students.
- 20. Multiple Choice
One of the most devastating challenges facing
elderly people is
stagnation.
lack of health care.
loss of a spouse.
retirement.
- 21. Multiple Choice
holds that progressive physical and mental
decline is inevitable with age
decremental model of aging
generativity
ageism
thanatology
- 22. Multiple Choice
established a four-stage framework for
understanding how people tend to deal with grief
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Daniel Levinson
Alzheimer’s disease
John Bowlby
- 23. Multiple Choice
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross made major contributions
to this field
decremental model of aging
thanatology
ageism
generativity
- 24. Multiple Choice
identified five stages of psychological adjustment
people experience when coping with dying
and death
Daniel Levinson
John Bowlby
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Alzheimer’s disease
- 25. Multiple Choice
most common type of dementia
Alzheimer’s disease
hospice
menopause
ageism
- 26. Multiple Choice
proposed a theory for the adult development of
men
John Bowlby
Alzheimer’s disease
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Daniel Levinson
- 27. Multiple Choice
time when female hormones sharply decrease
thanatology
generativity
menopause
Alzheimer’s disease
- 28. Multiple Choice
health care professionals work together to make
a person’s final days comfortable
generativity
hospice
menopause
decremental model of aging
- 29. Multiple Choice
prejudice against older adults
ageism
hospice
thanatology
generativity
- 30. Multiple Choice
associated with mentoring
menopause
generativity
decremental model of aging
hospice
- 31. Multiple Choice
came up with a list of development tasks that
teens must master
David Elkind
Robert Havighurst
Sandra Bem
comparable worth
- 32. Multiple Choice
studied the traits that people associate with a
specific gender
David Elkind
Sandra Bem
Robert Havighurst
resynthesis
- 33. Multiple Choice
a girl’s first menstrual period
menarche
resynthesis
conformity
rationalization
- 34. Multiple Choice
explaining unacceptable behavior in such a way
as to maintain self-esteem
conformity
eating disorders
resynthesis
rationalization
- 35. Multiple Choice
stated that adolescents are often argumentative
and self-conscious
Sandra Bem
Robert Havighurst
David Elkind
comparable worth
- 36. Multiple Choice
acting in a way that is similar to the behavior of
one’s peers
gender identity
rationalization
conformity
resynthesis
- 37. Multiple Choice
anorexia nervosa and bulimia
eating disorders
rationalization
gender identity
conformity
- 38. Multiple Choice
a sense of oneself as male, female, or
transgender
resynthesis
gender identity
conformity
rationalization
- 39. Multiple Choice
combining new and old information to make a
choice over time
rationalization
conformity
resynthesis
eating disorders
- 40. Multiple Choice
the concept that men and women should receive
equal pay for jobs calling for similar levels of skill
and responsibility
conformity
resynthesis
rationalization
comparable worth
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