Chapter 9 Multiple Choice Questions - Psyc 103

Moving disadvantaged children to affluent middle-class neighborhoods: A) is a terrific idea, as these kids will go to better schools. B) can backfire if these kids are labeled as different and "bad." C) works, provided you put the kids in a specific section of town. D) is helpful for girls, but not boys.

B

Corinne's son Josh wants to get heavily involved in his high school drama and voice clubs and she is worried, because her child is not a great scholar. Based on the text research, what might you advise? A) Tell Josh to go for it. Heavy participation in-after school clubs can have long-term positive effects. B) Discourage Josh. Getting involved in this club will take time away from his schoolwork. C) Tell Josh, OK, but make sure to limit his involvement to a VERY minor level. D) Tell Josh, OK, but only if he gets starring roles.

A

Darla is giving a questionnaire to your class to predict the risk of alcohol abuse during adulthood. Pick the item that should NOT appear on her scale. A) Do you drink heavily now (if you are an emerging adult)? B) Did you begin to drink heavily as a preteen or young teen? C) Did you have "acting out" problems as a child? D) Do you call yourself a "jock" and are you male?

A

Dr. Brainy, a neuroscientist, is giving a lecture on teenage brain development. He can make all of the following statements EXCEPT: A) "We now know exactly what regions of the brain are involved in teenage risk taking." B) "The myelin sheath grows steadily into the twenties." C) "Due to pruning, the cortex gets thinner during the adolescent years." D) "Girls are slightly advanced in brain maturation compared to boys."

A

If John has reached formal operations, pick his UNIQUE NEW talent. A) John can debate the pluses of positions (such as abortion), even if he is violently opposed to those ideas. B) John can read complex novels. C) John can get along with people better. D) John is now more assertive in his life.

A

If you visited a large high school in Western Europe, you would find: A) very similar kinds of crowds as in the United States. B) very different kinds of crowds as in the United States. C) some similarities and some differences from U.S. crowds. D) similar crowds in Finland as in the United States, but not in France.

A

Research suggests it's a good sign for your future development if, during high school: A) you were heavily involved in school clubs. B) you were heavily involved with friends. C) you were heavily involved with your siblings. D) you went to a very traditional school.

A

Which teenage stereotype is FALSE? A) Most teens drink and abuse drugs. B) Teenagers are more prone to take risks when in a group. C) Teenagers are more emotional than adults. D) Teenagers are more sensitive to what their friends think than adults.

A

From an evolutionary point of view, pick the MAIN advantage of teenage risk taking: A) It helps our species weed out young people who are not fit to reproduce. B) It pushes young people to venture into the world and experience life. C) It permits society to target which young people are likely to be "bad." D) It causes parents to disengage emotionally from their children.

B

If Josh is a typical teen attending a large public high school, pick the LEAST likely possibility. A) Josh sticks to just one crowd of friends. B) Josh has friends in every different crowd at school. C) Josh has friends in a few different crowds—but ones that are socially similar. D) Josh has friends in crowds of similar status.

B

In late adolescence, as teens are becoming MORE autonomous, relationships with their parents often: A) become estranged. B) become more harmonious and adult like. C) become more superficial. D) become more conflict-ridden.

B

What is the MAIN reason why high school students are sleep deprived? A) Teens need more sleep than younger children. B) The hormones of puberty push teens' sleep cycles to later in the evening, yet they have to get up early to start the school day. C) Teenagers are having too much fun at night to get to bed on time. D) Teenagers can spend time 24/7 on Facebook talking to their friends.

B

With regard to the progression of moral development, pick out the statement Kohlberg would DISAGREE WITH (that is, pick out the false statement). A) "Most adults end up reasoning at the conventional stage." B) "During elementary school we begin to develop our moral code for life." C) "Very few people reason at the highest postconventional level." D) "Moral development only really begins to occur in the teens."

B

You are devising a questionnaire to predict which teens flourish. Pick the kind of question that should NOT be on your list. A) Does this child have good executive functions? B) Does this child totally avoid risky behaviors? C) Does this child have a positive adult mentor? D) Is this child succeeding academically and feeling connected to school?

B

Your 14-year-old cousin gets together in a large, mixed-gender group of boys and girls. If she follows the traditional progression to romance, the next stage is: A) dating one-on-one. B) hanging out in a smaller mixed-gender clique. C) hanging out in one single-sex clique. D) hanging out in an even larger crowd.

B

Your text's criticisms of Kohlberg's moral reasoning scale, all relate to what measurement concept? (Note to instructors: best to use this question if you are also testing students on the intelligence section in Chapter 7.) A) its reliability B) its validity C) its accuracy D) its morality

B

A teenager thinks, I'm never going to have an accident if I drive drunk— as problems happen to other kids not me. This thought reflects: A) egocentric monitoring. B) the imaginary audience. C) the personal fable. D) formal operational thinking.

C

Young people who get arrested for participating in illegal demonstrations in order to protest what they feel are unfair laws may be operating according to Kohlberg's ________ level of moral reasoning. A) preconventional B) conventional C) postconventional D) formal operational

C

Josh is arguing that Kohlberg's moral reasoning scale is not valid (that is, does not accurately reflect real-world morality). Based on the TEXT critique, he can make all of the following comments EXCEPT: A) "The way people talk in abstract situations can be different from how they act." B) "Unlike what Kohlberg believes, even very young children show signs of moral thought." C) "The most prosocial people don't tend to score especially high on Kohlberg's tests." D) "Everyone routinely cheats and lies."

D

Pick the teenage stereotype that is TRUE. A) Most teens drink and abuse drugs. B) Teenagers are more emotionally disturbed than adults. C) Teenagers commit suicide at higher rates than adults. D) Teenagers are more emotional than adults.

D

Ron is in the "bad guys" high school crowd. Which group member will he look up to and want to model? A) the smartest kid B) the sweetest kid C) the oldest kid D) the most antisocial kid

D

What is the difference between being a teen in the developed world and in the impoverished developing world? A) Developed world teenagers are insulated from the demands of the adult life. B) Developed world teenagers all expect to go to high school. C) Developed world teenagers all have a defined stage called adolescence. D) All of these are differences.

D

Why does Kohlberg believe we must be in formal operations in order to reason post-conventionally? A) We must think out the hypothetical rewards and punishment for our behavior. B) We must imagine what people might think about our behavior. C) We must understand what will happen if we don't abide by society's laws. D) We must be able to use abstract ethical principles in thinking about the world.

D

Your cousin is just entering her teens. You can predict all of the following during the next years EXCEPT: A) more risk taking particularly when she is with friends. B) more emotional ups and downs. C) more unhappiness and depression. D) a higher chance of suicide than at any other age.

D