Exam Preview for 2379: Sociopsychological Effects of Divorce on Ado

Sociopsychological Effects of Divorce on Adolescents

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1. The universal process through which an individual's position or status is changed by society is called: collective efficacy social redefinition social specification self-image stability
2. Experts define adolescence by: the country in which the adolescent lives. anyone between the ages of 13 and 18 fall into the category of adolescence. the beginning and ending of puberty. markers which begin in biology and end in culture.
3. Tam is good at drawing conclusions from given information. Thus, Tam is good at _________ reasoning. hypothetical deductive abstract abstract
4. All of the following are features of hypothetical thinking EXCEPT: seeing beyond what is directly observable. applying logical reasoning to anticipate what might be possible. imagining the logic behind another person's argument. greater awareness of concrete, observable events.
5. The study of animal behavior is called: attachment theory animal behavior study ethology animology
6. The psychologist who identified eight stages of psychosocial development that individuals progress through as they struggle to discover who they are was: G. Stanley Hall Laurence Steinberg Jean Piaget Erik Erikson
7. In this type of attachment, infants, and children are distressed when the caregiver leaves them and is calmed by the caregiver when the caregiver returns: Secure Resistant Avoidant Disorganized
8. If a person had a secure attachment style as an infant, this person is likely to have what attachment characteristics as an adult? erratic behaviors, and controlling create meaningful relationships, able to set boundaries avoid close relationships, rigid and intolerant chaotic and unpredictable
9. Regarding dating, adolescents who are more likely to suffer poor mental health, including a reduction in relationship quality and an increased probability of relationship violence are: early starters initiation phase adolescents late bloomers status phase adolescents
10. Puberty involves all of the following EXCEPT: development of the primary sex characteristics. rapid growth and dramatic increases in height and weight. development of secondary sex characteristics. increases in intellectual functioning.
11. Adrenarche contributes to the development of body ______, signaling the beginning of sexual maturation to others. activation odor maturation gonads
12. Sixteen-year-old Geneva believes that the death penalty is wrong because her parents, friends, and church say so. She has never really thought about the issue but has accepted this view as her own. This pattern of following what her parents and peers say and do is pervasive throughout most of her beliefs and behaviors. Which identity state do you think Geneva is in? achievement foreclosure diffusion moratorium
13. Which of the following individuals would be in an identity diffusion state? Alexandra, who has not made firm commitments and is not currently working to make them. Denise, who has made identity commitments without needing a period of exploration. Brandon, who is in the midst of a period of exploration. Francis, who has established a coherent sense of identity; she has made identity commitments after a period of exploration.
14. The proportion of American high school students holding part-time jobs has decreased over the past two decades. Which of the following is NOT an explanation for this? Educational reformers began calling for tougher standards in high school. Fewer and fewer individuals sought college admission. The recession during the first decade of the twenty-first century left many educated and qualified adults without jobs. The growth of new technologies during the first part of the twenty-first century expanded leisure opportunities for many teenagers.
15. Having more income than one can manage during early adolescence has been called: precocious income displacement abundance occupational disparity premature affluence