Child and Adolescent Development Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Child and Adolescent Development explores the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that occur from infancy through adolescence. This course examines major developmental theories, the impact of biological and environmental factors on growth, and the milestones typical of each developmental stage. Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, and media on development, emphasizing both typical and atypical patterns. By the end of the course, students will be able to apply developmental principles to understand the challenges and opportunities faced by children and adolescents in diverse contexts.
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Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood 5th Edition by Jeffrey J. Arnett
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Which of the following should she NOT do?
A) Phrase questions in a way that leads to a desired answer.
B) Ensure that participants' responses are confidential.
C) Leave a copy of the consent form with participants after the study is completed.
D) Allow participants to withdraw from the study if they want to.
Answer: A
Q2) Quantitative research data most commonly come from interviews, while questionnaires are the usual source of qualitative data.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) African cultures have strengths in their tradition of A) independence.
B) small families.
C) familial conflict.
D) large families.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations
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Q1) Which of the following is the most likely reason for Liza's feelings?
A) Liza was unprepared for menarche; her mother hadn't even told her about it yet.
B) All of Liza's friends had already reached menarche and she felt left out.
C) Liza was well prepared for menarche and had learned a lot from her peers.
D) All of Liza's siblings are boys and she feels uncomfortable.
Answer: A
Q2) Early maturation is a problem for girls in the West because of cultural values about physical appearance.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) According to research, Jamie most closely fits the profile of a(n)
A) on-time male.
B) early-maturing male.
C) late-maturing female.
D) late-maturing male.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Cognitive Foundations
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Q1) Which item is not considered one of the eight types of intelligence proposed by Howard Gardner?
A) Logical mathematical
B) Interpersonal
C) Bodily kinesthetic
D) Crystallized
Answer: D
Q2) Overproduction or exuberance occurs only during prenatal development and through the first eighteen months of life.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) automaticity decreases, what increases?
A) Conscious effort
B) Processing capacity
C) Divided attention
D) Processing speed
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Cultural Beliefs
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Q1) Based on the research presented, now that Vaughn is an emerging adult we would predict that
A) he will attend church less often.
B) his parents no longer attend church.
C) he will not take his children to church.
D) his parents continue to pressure him to attend church.
Q2) Another critique of Kohlberg's theory is that moral reasoning is based on
A) real-life situations.
B) religious precepts.
C) hypothetical situations.
D) adolescent levels of reasoning.
Q3) Knowing this we can conclude
A) Rani is married.
B) Rani has reached menarche.
C) Rani is a preadolescent child.
D) nothing about Rani.
Q4) Emerging adults' political participation is generally higher now than during previous generations.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Gender
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Q1) According to research, he is likely to experience
A) some peer ridicule and be less popular.
B) academic difficulties.
C) peer acceptance and popularity.
D) late maturation.
Q2) According to the cognitive developmental theory of gender, children understand gender identity when they are about ______ year(s) old.
A) one
B) three
C) five
D) seven
Q3) Today, American adolescents are entering an adult world in which traditional gender beliefs are
A) stronger than in the past.
B) virtually non-existent.
C) weaker than in the past.
D) reversed.
Q4) Define gender schema theory and discuss the possible effects of these schemes on how adolescents interpret behaviors of others.
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Chapter 6: The Self
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Q1) Which of the following is most likely true of this couple?
A) Constantine grew up in an individualistic culture; Vera grew up in a collectivistic culture.
B) Constantine grew up in a collectivistic culture; Vera grew up in an individualistic culture.
C) They are exhibiting normal behavior due to differential gender socialization.
D) They are experiencing normal troubles associated with marriage in emerging adulthood.
Q2) According to research, African American adolescent girls are more likely to have a positive body image than White American adolescent girls.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Related to issues of globalization, the pervasiveness of identity confusion may be best equated to
A) hybrid identity.
B) identity foreclosure.
C) marginalized identity.
D) identity achievement.
Q4) Include reference to gender differences.
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Chapter 7: Family Relationships
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Q1) Which statement best characterizes parents who are disengaged in raising their children?
A) Parents seem uninterested in their children's daily activities.
B) Each parent disagrees with the other about raising children.
C) One parent feels they need clear expectations while parenting.
D) Both require strict obedience from each child.
Q2) According to research, in the year following a divorce, mothers tend to be
A) less affectionate.
B) more permissive.
C) less consistent with parenting.
D) all of these answers are correct.
Q3) After divorce, fathers are usually designated the custodial parent.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Authoritative parents promote autonomy through
A) encouraging discussion.
B) absence and restraint.
C) demandingness and inconsistency.
D) none of the above.
Q5) Discuss the effects of single parenthood on adolescents.
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Chapter 8: Friends and Peers
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Q1) Which of the following is the most accurate description of their relationship? John and Kim are
A) friends.
B) peers.
C) clique-mates.
D) dweebs.
Q2) likely they belong to the same
A) crowd.
B) clique.
C) friendship group.
D) peer group.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the components of the style of youth culture described in the text?
A) Image
B) Demeanor
C) Argot
D) Skills
Q4) adolescence, high intelligence is related to popularity.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Love and Sexuality
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Q1) According to research, Lola is more likely than other babies to A) say her first word by age 10 months.
B) have a high birth weight.
C) have behavior problems in childhood.
D) be a full-term baby.
Q2) Adolescent sexuality tends to begin with A) masturbation.
B) necking.
C) petting.
D) oral sex.
Q3) According to research, teenage mothers are twice as likely as other girls to A) go to college.
B) get a job.
C) get married.
D) none of these answers are correct.
Q4) Romantic love as the basis for marriage is A) universally accepted.
B) universally rejected.
C) a historical universal.
D) a new cultural idea.
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Chapter 10: School
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Q1) Which statement best illustrates the beliefs of a person who favors tracking students?
A) It is the best way to ensure students are matched to their schoolwork.
B) It allows disabled students the same opportunities as other students.
C) It allows bright students to excel while creating a disadvantage to students in lower tracks.
D) None of these answers are correct.
Q2) According to research, what is Angela likely to experience that is different from elementary school?
A) Multiple teachers
B) Higher level of academic work
C) Less personalized classrooms
D) All of these answers are correct
Q3) According to research, if Theo is a typical adolescent, what might we conclude about the potential effects of the increased hours?
A) A drop in grades
B) Higher attendance at school
C) More time spent doing homework
D) Positive psychological effects on self-esteem
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Chapter 11: Work
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Q1) ________________ America was similar to many current traditional cultures in terms of adolescent work.
A) Seventeenth century
B) Nineteenth century
C) Twentieth century
D) Twenty-first century
Q2) According to the text, which of the following illustrates gender socialization?
A) Teaching girls that math and science should not be male-dominated.
B) The developmental period when boys and girls learn about their own sexuality.
C) Learning that no job is either "male" or "female" but everything is based on talent.
D) None of these answers are correct.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the six skills they specify?
A) Solving semi-structured problems
B) Doing math at a grade-nine level
C) Collaborating in pairs with persons of similar skills
D) Communicating orally and in writing
Q4) the crystallization stage, occupational choice becomes more focused.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Media
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Q1) Social networking websites like Facebook and MySpace were originally developed by A) adolescents.
B) college students.
C) Microsoft employees.
D) none of these answers are correct.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT specified as one of five common uses of media by adolescents?
A) Entertainment
B) Coping
C) Cognitive development
D) Identity formation
Q3) study conducted in a Canadian community called "Notel" by the researchers revealed that aggressive behavior in children ______________ after television was introduced to a community.
A) remained the same
B) decreased
C) increased
D) virtually disappeared
Q4) Provide two related examples from research discussed in Chapter 12.
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Chapter 13: Problems and Resilience
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Q1) Which of the following is most likely to commit a crime alone?
A) Socialized delinquent
B) Juvenile delinquent
C) Unsocialized delinquent
D) Adolescence-limited-delinquent
Q2) Terrie Moffitt's (1993, 2003) provocative theory proposes a distinction between two types of delinquency:
A) male and female.
B) urban and rural.
C) hedonistic-social and poverty-needs-based.
D) adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent.
Q3) Which of the following individual factors is found to be related to risk-taking behavior?
A) Passiveness
B) High intelligence
C) Low self-esteem
D) Aggressiveness
Q4) Provide three examples of each type of problem.
Q5) Define and briefly explain the goals and processes of cognitive-behavior therapy for treating depression in adolescents.
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