Question 1

In the United States an event that comes closest to culture-wide rite of passage is

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A)  high-school graduation.
B)  getting a drivers license.
C)  graduation from college.
D)  high-school senior prom.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the recommendations of the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development on social policy initiatives?

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A)  Mandate media-literacy programs in all high-school curricula by 2012.
B)  Encourage socially-responsible media programming.
C)  Increase media presentations of health promotion.
D)  Expand opportunities for adolescents' views to appear in the media.

Question 3

Which of the following is one of the three values that reflect parents' beliefs in collectivist cultures?

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A)  respect and obedience
B)  competitiveness
C)  personal choice
D)  intrinsic motivation

Question 4

Describe how adolescents typically use the Internet.

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Youth throughout the world are increasin...

Question 5

Jarislaw is a recent immigrant to the United States from Poland.He has a brother who came to the United States two years ago.Which of the following stressors is Jarislaw most likely to experience?

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A)  language barriers
B)  religious persecution
C)  homelessness
D)  All of these choices are correct

Question 6

The tendency to favor one's own cultural group over other groups is known as

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A)  elitism.
B)  egocentrism.
C)  ethnocentrism.
D)  realism.

Question 7

Watching television can do all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  make adolescents active learners.
B)  distract children and adolescents from homework.
C)  teach stereotypes.
D)  make adolescents passive learners.

Question 8

Anastasia and her sister Olga are political refugees from the former Soviet Union.They have had experiences with the former KGB and they fled their native land with little more than the clothes on their backs.They appear "strange" to their classmates as they often huddle together and scan the room for "spies." This behavior is

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A)  functional for them.
B)  paranoid;they need to be referred for counseling.
C)  typical of most new immigrants to the United States
D)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 9

Watching TV has been negatively linked to all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  ADHD.
B)  lower school achievement.
C)  a decrease in nonclinical attention levels.
D)  mental ability.

Question 10

Karen,age 26,and her 4-year-old daughter,Meghan,are involved in an antipoverty program that provides Karen with job-skills training and provides free preschool for Meghan.This is an example of a

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A)  parent-child educational initiative.
B)  Head Start program.
C)  two-generation intervention.
D)  New Horizons program.

Question 11

Describe what is meant by the term "rites of passage," and explain how these are different in societies around the world and provide examples.

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Rites of passage are ceremonies or ritua...

Question 12

Rites of passage in many parts of the world provide a _____ entry into the adult world.

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A)  continuous
B)  constant
C)  discontinuous
D)  gradual

Question 13

Chinese acculturation to American values were associated with adolescent development in which of the following way(s) ?

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A)  Adolescents with a Chinese oriented father had lower GPA.
B)  A discrepancy between parent-adolescent American orientation was related to lower academic success.
C)  Adoelsenct with a Chinese-oriented mother had lower academic success.
D)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 14

Researchers have found a negative association between the amount of time children watch TV and their

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A)  prosocial behaviors.
B)  math ability.
C)  empathy level.
D)  reading ability.

Question 15

Researches suggested three possible reasons that why watching TV is negatively linked to children's achievement.This includes interference,displacement and

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A)  self-defeating tastes/preferences.
B)  cognitive dissonance.
C)  encouragement of passive learning.
D)  slot movement.

Question 16

A recent study of sixth-grade students in the United States revealed that _____ children experience discrimination from their peers comparable to discrimination faced by African American children.

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A)  Native American
B)  East Indian American
C)  Latino
D)  Chinese American

Question 17

Of all of the newly developed technologies available,adolescents spend the MOST time using

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A)  the Internet.
B)  iPods.
C)  television.
D)  text messaging.

Question 18

Define prejudice,and explain current trends in prejudice,discrimination,and bias.

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Prejudice is an unjustified negative att...

Question 19

Evan,age 17,and his friend had in their shared school locker an explicit plan for making a bomb.They said they got it from the Internet.How likely is it that this explanation is TRUE?

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A)  Not very likely;you have to have clearance from Homeland Security to access these sites.
B)  Not very likely;these sites are only available to adults who have gone through background checks.
C)  Quite likely;the information is available if adolescents have the skills to navigate through complex information.
D)  Not likely at all;this information is not available on the Internet.

Question 20

Suki is a Japanese American adolescent.Because she belongs to the "model minority," Suki probably

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A)  still experiences stress associated with her ethnic minority status.
B)  faces much less prejudice and bias than other ethnic groups.
C)  has fewer resources to buffer bias and prejudice.
D)  None of these choices are correct.

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Describe how adolescents typically use the Internet.

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Rites of passage in many parts of the world provide a _____ entry into the adult world.

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Evan,age 17,and his friend had in their shared school locker an explicit plan for making a bomb.They said they got it from the Internet.How likely is it that this explanation is TRUE?

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The tendency to favor one's own cultural group over other groups is known as

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Which of the following is one of the three values that reflect parents' beliefs in collectivist cultures?

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Which of the following is NOT one of the recommendations of the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development on social policy initiatives?

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Watching TV has been negatively linked to all of the following EXCEPT

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Jarislaw is a recent immigrant to the United States from Poland.He has a brother who came to the United States two years ago.Which of the following stressors is Jarislaw most likely to experience?

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Researchers have found a negative association between the amount of time children watch TV and their

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Describe what is meant by the term "rites of passage," and explain how these are different in societies around the world and provide examples.

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