psychology

Keiko, a ninth-grader, was mad at Cherise for spilling juice on Keiko's shirt. Keiko spread a rumor that Cherise had gossiped about her friends. Keiko is using ______ to express her anger toward Cherise.

relational aggression

Which of the following contributed to the rise of age segregation in contemporary society?

rise of secondary education

Families and peer groups both provide adolescents with psychosocial development, but family time mostly focuses on ______, while time with peers mostly focuses on ______.

work; leisure

According to research, the ideal size of a school for adolescents is between

600 and 900 students.

Who is most likely to have cross-ethnic friendships?

Brandy, who attends a school where one ethnic group predominates

The main reason that reactive aggression is associated with unpopularity and greater problems with peers is that reactive aggression is characterized by a combination of

aggression and poor emotion regulation or lack of social skills.

Today, ______ of high school graduates enroll in college immediately after graduation.

more than two-thirds

What is one of the main causes of youth culture, according to those who believe in it?

age segregation

Based on what you have read about high-performing charter schools, what qualities from these schools would it make sense to encourage in other schools?

Focus on character development as well as academic performance.

Which boy is most likely to commit an act of lethal violence?

Researchers have not identified a reliable mechanism for identifying which students will commit a lethal crime.

Of these students who were initially placed in a low track, ________ is most likely to be moved to a higher track.

Sarah, a White adolescent,

Calvin has completed three semesters of college, but he left college without an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree. Which of these statements is likely to apply to Calvin?

In terms of unemployment and earnings, he will do about as well as his peers who never attended college.

Justin's parents try extremely hard (almost excessively) to control his choice of friends. What effect is this style of parenting likely to have on Justin?

Justin may become closer to the "forbidden" peers.

Marixa is an 11-year-old Latina. She is moving from elementary school into middle school. Her current school has 60% Latino and Latina students, while her new school is only 10% Latino and Latina. What should the school psychologist at Marixa's new school watch out for when he talks with her? Multiple Choice

a sense of disengagement

What kind of family environment most closely resembles the optimal classroom environment?

authoritative

Esther has been rejected by her peers because she is withdrawn. Esther is most likely to be at risk for

diminished social competence.

Before the early twentieth century, high schools were designed

for elite youngsters.

You want to design a study that follows 13-year-olds who have poor peer relationships to see what effects those problems have on the subjects' lives. Based on what you have read, for how long would you need to track the 13-year-olds to fully understand the effects?

into adulthood, to examine low achievement and mental health problems

You are designing a study of students who are making the transition from elementary school to middle school or junior high school. Which of these factors is likely to have a negative effect on these students?

stereotypes about teenagers

The determinants of sociometric popularity are ______, whereas the determinants of perceived popularity are ______.

things like social skills, friendliness, and sense of humor; highly variable