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Chapt. 4 Adolescence, Pre-Quizizz, Garza

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

How was Margaret Mead’s view of adolescence different from G. Stanley Hall’s view?

a)

Mead thought adolescence could be an enjoyable time of life.

b)

Mead thought adolescence was typically a stressful time.

c)

Mead thought that rites of passage were unimportant to adolescents and their families.

d)

Mead thought girls had a more difficult time going through adolescence than boys.

2.

Teens who have a negative body image are more likely to experience

a)

depression.

b)

late sexual maturity.

c)

slow brain development.

d)

high self-esteem.

3.

Which of the following is an ability that teens develop in Piaget’s formal operations stage?

a)

the ability to understand metaphors and analogies in literature

b)

the ability to use symbols

c)

the ability to use their senses to understand their environment

d)

the ability to avoid punishment by following rules

4.

Erik Erikson theorized that

a)

the conflicts that individuals face during adolescence may arise many times during their lives.

b)

children’s moral development is consistent from one culture to another.

c)

few teens go through an identity crisis.

d)

children’s behavior has little to do with whether they will be punished.

5.

Acts of juvenile delinquency, such as running away from home,

a)

often stem from adolescents’ illusion of invulnerability.

b)

usually lead to violent criminal behavior.

c)

are rarely signs of depression.

d)

increase when adolescents are members of cliques.

6.

Some psychologists believe this might be a cause of anorexia nervosa among adolescents

a)

a desire to avoid growing up

b)

a desire to become an adult before they are ready

c)

abnormal sexual development

d)

an inability to fit into their peer group

7.

Three-year-old Max, who is biologically male, sees himself as a boy; psychologists would see Max as

a)

gender-normative.

b)

androgynous.

c)

being too young to have a gender identity.

d)

transgender.

8.

Most psychologists think sexual orientation is

a)

the result of interactions among biological, psychological, and social factors.

b)

strictly biological.

c)

limited to interactions between biological and psychological factors.

d)

limited to interactions between biological and social factors.

9.

A college student has not yet declared a major but is trying to learn as much as he can about several fields in which he is interested. According to Peter Madison, what coping method is he using?

a)

resynthesis

b)

developmental

c)

comparable

d)

subconscious

10.

Mike could be making more money working on road construction, but instead he works as a receptionist in a doctor’s office. What is the most likely reason he chose this job?

a)

It is more comfortable.

b)

It provides a greater financial reward.

c)

It is more challenging.

d)

He has better relationships with his coworkers.