WorksheetsCHILD AND ADOLESCENT
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 40mins
1. The period between puberty and adulthood in human development that typically falls between the ages of 13 and 19 is:
pre-adolescence
pubescence
senescence
adolescence
2. A set of people who share a particular statistical or demographic characteristic is a:
gang
group
cohort
peer group
3. ___ is Latin for “father of his country.”
Lex talionis
Gloria patri
Parens patriae
None of the above
4. ___ is the idea that one must look beyond the obvious to evaluate how social location influences how one considers society.
Criminological imagination
Sociological imagination
Psychological imagination
None of the above
5. The transition from child to adult involves a change in ___.
status
rights
responsibilities
all of the above
6. According to sociologists, social status is ___.
achieved
ascribed
both a and b
neither a nor b
7. Which criterion is not used as a basis for treating juveniles differently than adults?
physical development
intellectual development
emotional development
economic development
8. A ___ is an elaborate initiation ceremony that transforms young people.
rite of passage
sociological imagination
status offense
none of the above
9. Which is one of the reasons that most modern societies don't have specific initiation ceremonies to assist young men in becoming fully functioning members of society?
short period of adolescence
blurring of male and female roles
economic issues
old concepts of manhood
The word ___ refers to an age-related status that has legal ramifications.
child
senior citizen
infant
juvenile
11. In most states, those under 18 are processed by the ___.
juvenile justice system
criminal justice system
federal justice system
none of the above
12. When the court determines that a youth has violated a law, the youth is ___.
found guilty
adjudicated a delinquent
immediately sent to jail
waived to adult court
13. The study of juvenile delinquency includes children who are ___
neglected
dependent
physically or psychologically abused
all of the above
14. The concept of parens patriae can be traced to ___.
feudal China
the Byzantine period
ancient Egypt
medieval England
15. A ___ is the total number of people born and living at about the same time.
class
generation
peer group
gang
16. What is the dark figure of crime?
Crime that goes unreported to police and is never counted
Crime that is reported to the police but is not counted in statistics
Crimes that are particularly violent
It's police slang for burglars who wear dark clothing.
17. Why might a victim not report an offense?
The victim believes the police will successfully apprehend the offender.
The victim believes an offense has been committed.
The victim might be guilty.
None of the above
18. Once the government's ___ branch has defined the offenses, the ___ branch is charged with enforcing the laws, and the ___ branch with trying the accused.
judicial; legislative; executive
legislative; executive; judicial
legislative; judicial; executive
excutive; judicial; legislative
19. Which is the correct crime rate for a town of 648,300 people that has had 1,512 reported offenses?
9,802 offenses per 100,000 people
648 offenses per 100,000 people
233 offenses per 100,000 people
428 offenses per 100,000 people
20. ___ ask participants to tell researchers what offenses they've committed.
Victimization surveys
UCR studies
Self-report studies
. Telephone surveys
1. A child understanding who they are, the emotions that they feel, properly responding to those emotions, and not throwing tantrums is a sign of growth in which area of development?
(a)
2. P.I.E.S. Development are the areas of development for babies and children. These areas of development track growth like motor skills, speech, social skills, and even dealing with emotions. P.I.E.S stands for?
(a)
3. Learning to throw a ball, successfully pointing your finger, using a fork to grab food and put it in your mouth, and clapping are all showing control over your body and using your muscle coordination. This is an example of which area of wellness.
(a)
4. Knowing the difference between a need and a want can be difficult, especially when we think we need so many of our wants. Needs are required, necessary, and important. Wants are not always these things. The key word that sets the difference between these two words is...
(a)
5. They are physically, cognitively, and socioemotionally more advanced than children but prone to behave in ways that are inconsistent with adult values and norms.
(a)
6. When a little girl who says she wants her mother and to go on a vacation so that she can marry her father, Freud believes that he is voicing a fantasy consistent with?
(a)
7. When a baby realized that a rubber duck which has fallen out of the tub must be somewhere on the floor, he is likely to achieved what aspect of cognitive development?
(a)
8. What is Freud's idea about a young boy's feelings brought about by jealousy of his father's relationship with his mother?
(a)
9. Freud's description of the child's behavior if he has biting, sarcastic manner?
(a)
10. James noted that when the preschoolers eagerly begin many new activities but are vulnerable to criticism and feelings of failure, they are experiencing what particular crisis?
(a)
11. According to Kohlberg, a dutiful citizen who obeys the laws set down by society is at which level of moral reasoning.
(a)
12. The word (a) refers to an age-related status that has legal ramifications.
13. Who are the main source of emotional support for most young people who are establishing independence from their parents?
(a)
14. (a) is Latin for "father of his country"
15. A grade 1 pupil likes to play with his friends, but gets angry when defeated. Piaget's theory states that this pupil is under what developmental stage?
(a)
16. A child who is cold toward the people around him might have failed to attain what basic goal based on Erikson's theory on psychological development
(a)
17. A set of people who share a particular statistical or demographic characteristic is
(a)
18. The period between puberty and adulthood in human developmental that typically falls between the ages of 13 and 19 is:
(a)
19. A teacher rewards a child for doing things correctly. This technique is called:
(a)
20. If one is asked to develop himself to the fullest, what need is he trying to satisfy according to Maslow's Hierarchy of needs?
(a)
1. Everyone attains adulthood in the same way in every culture.
True
False
2. There have always been teenagers.
True
False
3. Discrimination according to age is socially constructed.
True
False
4. A formal rite of passage marking the transition from childhood to adulthood, especially for males, is still observed in the United States.
True
False
5. When the court determines that a youth has violated a law, the youth isn't “found guilty.”
True
False
6. The study of juvenile delinquency includes young people as victims.
True
False
7. Juvenile delinquency does not include youths who violate laws that pertain only to youths.
True
False
8. Adulthood is a process that requires years and happens gradually without clear indicators.
True
False
9. All delinquency and crime is directly the result of some children attempting to shortcut the traditional route to adulthood.
True
False
10. Juvenile delinquents are always rational children who calculate the consequences of their actions.
True
False
11. The modern juvenile court rules on a very narrow range of issues dealing with the criminal behavior of juveniles.
True
False
12. Adolescence is a period in the life course.
True
False
13. Cohort events are unique to each generation.
True
False
14. One method being used to help youths make wise choices is to give them responsibility for their own affairs on a graduated basis.
True
False
15. Self-report studies are valuable because they provide insight into crime that isn't captured by UCR data.
True
False
16. We can make educated guesses about the amount of unreported crime, but we can't know exactly how much actually happens.
True
False
17. On a continuum of social control, crime occupies an extreme position at the serious end.
True
False
18. Embarrassment is a common reason that people do not report their crimes in a self-report study.
True
False
19. Gang membership has low correlation with delinquent behavior.
True
False
20. Scholars and researchers have few techniques that accurately measure the incidence and effects of delinquency.
True
False
