Psychology Chapter 4-5 Exam Review

Which of these adjectives would G. Stanley Hall

use to describe the typical adolescent?

• energetic and goal-oriented

• happy and easy-going

• confused and highly frustrated

• violent and aggressive

In order for a marriage to last, what is the best

way for the couple to handle conflict?

• Ignore conflict so that it will not grow into

  a crisis.

• Focus on solving problems together.

• Avoid listening to your partner’s opinions.

• Exaggerate the issue so that your partner

  will pay attention.

Geneva is a 14-year-old who lives in a household

where her mother, a welder, makes more money

than her father, a teacher. How is this family

situation most likely to affect Geneva?

• She is likely to grow up with a relatively

  broad view of gender roles.

• She is likely to grow up with a relatively

  narrow view of gender roles.

• She is likely to have a poorly developed

  gender identity.

• She is likely not to have a gender identity.

Which of the following behaviors is most likely to

delay the cognitive changes that can occur in

middle age?

• eating whatever foods you like

• continuing to learn new skills

• keeping to a steady routine of regular

  activities

• maintaining old friendships and not

  developing new ones

What do young people typically fear will happen

if they do not conform to the wishes of their

group?

• They will not develop a clear sense of

  identity.

• Their parents will be angry with them.

• Others in the group will not like them.

• They will have problems going on to

  college and developing a career.

Albert Bandura’s view is often referred to as the

social learning theory of development because

Bandura believed that adolescents

• learn by interacting with others.

• mature by working through their identity

  crises.

• become less self-centered as their brains

  mature.

• develop the ability to think abstractly.

At what stage of grieving will an individual try to

return to his normal life?

• yearning and searching stage

• disorientation and disorganization stage

• shock and numbness stage

• reorganization and resolution stage

Serena lost her husband a few months ago. Last

week, she got lost driving home from the local

grocery store. What stage of grief is she most

likely in?

• disorientation and disorganization

• shock and numbness

• reorganization and resolution

• yearning and searching

What makes a developmental friendship

different from other friendships?

• The friendship is with someone who is

  different from you in some important way,

  such as having different political views or

  coming from a different culture.

• The friendship is designed to last while

  you are in school but will be over as soon

  as you have a career.

• The friend helps mentor you in the field

  you are studying in college and

  encourages you to prepare for your

  career.

• The friend supports your family’s values

  and traditions and therefore strengthens

  your belief in them.

Which of the following situations would A.C.

Petersen say is most likely to cause an identity

crisis in an adolescent?

• Becky’s parents are getting divorced.

• Michael is going through puberty.

• Lee is constantly disagreeing with his

  parents.

• Changes are occurring in Juanita’s brain

  chemistry.