adolescent psych practice test

one of the most consistent predictors of chronic delinquency appears to be rooted in:

being exposed to disorganized families with hostile, inept, or neglectful parenting

which of the following statements about sexual abuse during adolescence is false?

younger children are more likely than adolescents to be abused and neglected

many adolescents commit acts of non-suicidal self injury. what is this and approximately how many adolescents have engaged in this at least once?

NNSI is a behavior such as deliberately burning or cutting oneself and nearly 25% of adolescents have engaged in this at least once

one study indicated that there is quite a bit of diversity among teenage mothers in their transitions to adulthood. which of the following is not one of the three groups of teen moms identified in oxford and colleagues study?

a group of individuals who bounced back and fourth between identities and scored alarmingly low on all measures of "life satisfaction"

according to social control theory, delinquency is caused by:

a lack of bonds to the family, the school, or the work place

researchers have found all of the following with regard to problem behavior in adolescence, except

adolescents with severe behavior problems are likely to have followed similar pathways to deviance, most typically with similar family problems

which of the following is not a way that an individual's grades are related to their peers' grades?

all of these are ways that students' grades change in relation to the grades of their friends

which of the following characteristics is not true for individuals high in callous-unemotional traits?

almost all adolescents who score high in C4 traits are likely to be career criminals

which statement about the familial influences on an adolescents drug and alcohol use is false?

an indulgent, permissive parenting style is a protective actor against developing substance abuse problems

which work values decline most dramatically with age?

extrinsic, altruistic, and social rewards

both _________ are caused by a bacterium, whereas ____________ are caused by a virus

gonorrhea and chlamydia; herpes and human papilloma

compared with their counterparts from previous decades, today's adolescents have ___________ levels of educational attainment and ____________ levels of academic achievement

higher; lower

margie sees herself as competent and genuinely enjoys learning. manny experiences a great deal of anxiety and hesitation when facing a challenge because he doubts his ability. all he wants to do is receive high grades so his parents ability. all he wants to do is receive high grades so his parents won't punish him. both are A students. margie is most likely _________ motivated and manny is most likely ___________ motivated.

mastery; performace

the text suggests that one set of factors that may differentiate the academically "rich" from the academically "poor" early in the educational setting is _________ and _________.

motivation to succeed; beliefs about the causes of success and failure

jeannette, a 17 year old, has decided to engage in sexual intercourse with her boyfriend. tammy, also 17, has decided to abstain from sex until she is older. which adolescent is more likely to experience psychological disturbances?

normative sexual activity during late adolescents is not associated with psychological disturbances

according to the textbook, how is puberty connected to achievement

puberty has impacts on how adolescents maintain status in the peer group AND on how they think about what is "appropriate" achievement-related behavior for each of the sexes

according to research by small and luster, which adolescent is most likely to engage in early sexual activity?

the adolescent most likely to engage in early sexual activity is one that has a combination of the risk factors

why should data that is obtained by asking adolescents to self report whether they are still virgins be interpreted?

there is a selection bias with substantial between-person differences between those who choose to answer this question and those who typically leave this question