Youth and Emerging Adulthood Studies Exam Review
Course Introduction
Youth and Emerging Adulthood Studies explores the developmental, psychological, and sociocultural dynamics affecting individuals from adolescence through the mid-twenties. The course examines key theories, research methods, and contemporary issues related to identity formation, autonomy, relationships, education, work, and mental health. Students will analyze how factors such as gender, ethnicity, family, technology, and globalization shape the experiences of young people across diverse contexts. By integrating interdisciplinary perspectives, the course prepares students to critically engage with policies and practices that influence youth and emerging adults in local and global societies.
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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) Children's Crusade in the Middle Ages was composed mostly of A) children younger than 10.
B) mothers and infants.
C) young people in their teens.
D) emerging adults.
Answer: C
Q2) requirements for children to attend secondary school were crucial in establishing the characteristics of
A) child labor laws.
B) life-cycle service.
C) modern adolescence.
D) emerging adulthood.
Answer: C
Q3) 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
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations
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Q1) Which of the following is associated with historical evidence that technology influences pubertal timing?
A) Reaction range
B) Secular trend
C) Distancing hypothesis
D) Feedback loop
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following is the best description of Cory's sex?
A) Cory is male.
B) Cory is female.
C) There is insufficient information to make a judgment.
D) Cory is gender-confused.
Answer: A
Q3) During adolescence and emerging adulthood, autonomy increases along with _____________ genotype-environment interactions.
A) active
B) passive
C) evocative
D) stable
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Cognitive Foundations
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Q1) capacity of long-term memory is limited and information is retained for specific lengths of time.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) shows an example of
A) perspective taking.
B) pragmatic realism.
C) personal fable.
D) imaginary audience.
Answer: D
Q3) is demonstrating
A) advanced social cognitive reasoning.
B) conventional system perspective taking.
C) information processing.
D) mutual perspective taking.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Cultural Beliefs
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Q1) you were researching this phenomenon, you would most likely travel to
A) Canada.
B) Germany.
C) Korea.
D) Australia.
Q2) Mick and Steve are the same age, what can we predict about Mick?
A) Steve comes from a middle class family and Mick from a working class family.
B) Mick has a higher level of education than Steve.
C) Mick has a lower IQ than Steve.
D) There is nothing that explains this phenomenon.
Q3) developed the worldviews approach to moral reasoning?
A) Gilligan
B) Jensen
C) Bandura
D) Sternberg
Q4) would Rebecca say she regularly attends when she does not?
A) Poetic-conventional faith
B) Social desirability
C) Moral development
D) Conventional reasoning
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Chapter 5: Gender
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Q1) According to research, increased conformity to gender roles during early adolescence occurs especially for adolescents
A) whose parents encourage gender-role conformity.
B) whose parents are divorced.
C) who come from large single-parent families.
D) who attend all-girl or all-boy schools.
Q2) Gender differences may be exaggerated because
A) our gender schemas alert us to information that confirms our expectations.
B) research is often conducted on people with narrow cultural views.
C) globalization is influencing traditional cultures and marginalized populations.
D) most people do not understand sociological categories in terms of their own expectations.
Q3) and Lynch (1991) argue that the increase in the intensity of gender socialization at adolescence is
A) the same for boys and girls.
B) greater for boys than for girls.
C) greater for girls than for boys.
D) dependent upon socio-economic status.
Q4) Discuss media influences in terms of gender socialization in adolescence.
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Chapter 6: The Self
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Q1) the following countries, where is the independent self likely to be MOST valued?
A) China
B) The United Kingdom
C) The United States
D) Pakistan
Q2) Robert Weiss (1973) makes the distinction between two types of loneliness: social and
A) spiritual.
B) unsocial.
C) emotional.
D) constructive.
Q3) Harter's (1999) research supports Gilligan's claim that girls' "voice" declines as they enter adolescence.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Celeste is likely to have a
A) greater than average chance of psychological difficulties.
B) lower than average chance of experiencing adjustment problems.
C) greater than average chance of school success.
D) lower than average chance of relationship difficulties.
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Chapter 7: Family Relationships
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Q1) According to research, which statement best characterizes the role of extended family after a divorce?
A) They have no effect on the family dynamic.
B) Their effect is only felt with the parents.
C) They can help provide emotional support.
D) Grandmothers tend to have a greater effect than anyone else.
Q2) compared to the United States, emerging adults in European countries tend to live with their parents ____________, especially in southern and eastern Europe.
A) longer
B) shorter
C) about the same
D) more often
Q3) asked how Tracy is adjusting to life without the girls, she is most likely to say,
A) "I have had very little trouble adjusting to their departure."
B) "I have been devastated by their departure."
C) "My husband and I don't have a clue what we're going to do now."
D) "Our marriage has suddenly become troubled."
Q4) examples from India, Brazil and/or Kenya.
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Chapter 8: Friends and Peers
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Q1) Which of the following is most likely? Samantha is a(n) ___________ adolescent.
A) neglected
B) rejected
C) controversial
D) alternative
Q2) study of youth culture has a long history in the field of A) psychology.
B) sociology.
C) community health.
D) education.
Q3) American society, childhood is the life period when ethnic boundaries in friendships are the most defined.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Friendships in emerging adulthood often include information, instrumental, companionship and A) intellectual support
B) emotional support.
C) esteem support.
D) cognitive support.
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Chapter 9: Love and Sexuality
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Q1) is probably in what Bradford Brown refers to as the ___________ phase of adolescent love.
A) initiation
B) status
C) affection
D) bonding
Q2) Evidence indicates that Hendrik will be most likely to disclose his true experience when he
A) completes a paper and pencil test.
B) answers questions on a computer.
C) responds directly to an interviewer.
D) is part of a focus group.
Q3) implication which follows from the personal fable of adolescence is that adolescents
A) believe that getting pregnant won't happen to them.
B) show great fear of teenage pregnancy.
C) believe that contraception is necessary for health reasons.
D) tend to score high on measures of formal operational thought.
Q4) Compare and contrast the sexual attitudes of the Netherlands and the United States.
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Chapter 10: School
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Q1) China and Japan, because university admission is restricted to the very highest performing students, high school students
A) have collectivistic views.
B) experience less competition than North American students.
C) are more likely to pursue a professional career.
D) are under intense pressure to achieve academically.
Q2) Currently, the undergraduate college population is _____ female.
A) 28%
B) 45%
C) 58%
D) 66%
Q3) Based on research, how might we predict Junko and her friends feel about schoolwork?
A) They feel there's no reason to work hard because they will be discriminated against.
B) Junko wants to work hard to keep up with her friends.
C) Junko's friends really feel that homework and school is useless.
D) All of these answer are correct.
Q4) Discuss the effects of part-time work on school performance.
Q5) Discuss how these characteristics might present problems in terms of schooling.
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Chapter 11: Work
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Q1) Vocational Interest Inventory used for matching a person with a prospective occupation was based on Holland's theory of personality? The
A) Jarvis-Selinger Inventory
B) Novak-Lauscher Inventory
C) Strong-Campbell Inventory
D) Woodcock-Johnson Inventory
Q2) Gurjit is like most Peace Corps members, she would most likely respond,
A) "No, I'd never do that again."
B) "Yes, I would make the same decision to join."
C) "Maybe, but I wouldn't go to Africa again."
D) "No comment, and get that microphone out of my face."
Q3) conclusion would most likely be a part of your paper?
A) Farm service increased to over 70% in the 18th and 19th centuries.
B) The transition to industrialized labor is known as life cycle service.
C) In the 19th century, the proportion of the farming labor force declined to under 40%.
D) A large proportion of adolescent workers were unemployed in the 19th century.
Q4) Using examples, explain why this description may be accurate.
Q5) Compare and contrast the six categories in Holland's (1993) theory of personality.
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Chapter 12: Media
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Q1) Marina mainly uses these sites to
A) check sports updates.
B) look at weather reports.
C) keep in touch with friends.
D) text her classmates.
Q2) Legal prohibition of music and lyrics that promote hate is not likely in the United States because of the
A) protection of free speech via the First Amendment.
B) media's ethical marketing practices.
C) lack of racism in industrialized countries.
D) widespread dislike of censorship among parents.
Q3) Research has shown that there is no significant correlation between adolescents' aggressiveness and their preferences for watching violent television.
A)True
B)False
Q4) most common kind of blog content is simply daily activities, including what I ate.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Problems and Resilience
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Q1) Which of the following is a leading researcher in the area of resilience?
A) Piaget
B) Jessor
C) Masten
D) Sternberg
Q2) Temperament from birth is a key factor in the theory of
A) Gerald Patterson and colleagues.
B) Richard Jessor.
C) Joy Dryfoos and associates.
D) McCord and McCord.
Q3) Rates of depression are considerably higher among males than females.
A)True
B)False
Q4) peak of substance use occurs during adolescence.
A)True
B)False
Q5) school performance is associated with risk behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Provide three examples of each type of problem.
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