PSYCH 250: Exam 3

Which of the following accurately describes findings from Schulenberg et al.'s work on binge drinking?

• There were 2 different patterns of binge drinking

• Most people in the sample binge drank many times a month

• Binge drinking was not really a problem

• There were 6 different patterns of binge drinking

Which of the following accurately characterizes the findings of Widman et al. (2016) on parental communication and early sexual behavior?

• Father communication is the most important predictor of early sexual behaviors

• The results were mixed

• Father communication is more influential than mother communication

• Parent communication does not matter

According to Jones et al. (2004), which factors contributes the most to internalized cultural ideas related to body image?

• Appearance conversations

• BMI

• Peer criticism

• Social media

According to Xia, Coffey, and Fosco (2023), which of the below are related to teen's daily feelings of feeling loved by their parents?

• Happiness

• Security

• Flourishing

• Confidence

Which of the following is NOT a finding from the Ward lab research?

• The amount of media consumption does NOT impact sexual attitudes

• Exposure levels and viewer involvement are important mechanisms of influencing attitudes about sexual relationships

• Media use plays a role in shaping attitudes about sexual relationships

• Correlations and experiments demonstrate a relationship between media consumption and attitudes about sexual relationships

According to Kinsler et al. (2019), what is missing in television shows viewed by adolescents and young adults?

• Discussions of body image

• Talk of gender identity and sexual orientation

• Challenging negative stereotypes

• Educational information about sexual behaviors, relationships, and reproductive health

The period where someone is distinctly, developmentally different from an adolescent, but they are not quite an adult is known as...

• Early Life

• Extended Childhood

• Emerging Adolescence

• Emerging Adulthood

According to Piaget, Which of the following is NOT an advance in adolescent thinking?

• Thinking more about possibilities

• Thinking more abstractly

• Thinking through hypothesis'

• Thinking less about peers

The principle common in adolescence in which an adolescent feels as though they are the objects of others evaluation is known as...

• Imaginary audience

• Individuation

• Identity crisis

• Expectation of admiration

Which of the following is not a criticism of Kohlberg's approach to explaining moral development?

• A wide variety of moral reasoning is necessary

• Age-related biases in moral dilemmas

• Gender biases in moral reasoning

• Focuses on explanations of choices