Chapter 7 Quiz

. According to Newman and Newman, the psychosocial task facing early adolescents is that of

spending less time with their parents.

forming an autonomous identity.

engaging in self-disclosure with peers.

obeying their parents.

forming a group identity.

. Gossip is important to _______ because it _______.

adolescents; exposes the attitudes and beliefs of the peer group

preadolescents; affirms the norms of the peer group

adolescents; affirms their membership in the peer group

preadolescents; helps them define themselves

adolescents; helps them avoid rejection

. Which of the following excerpts from a conversation between friends provides an example of self-disclosure?

"Who does he think he is? Just because he hit the last two points in the game he thinks he's big man on campus?"

"She has the nerve to call me dumb when I know what her grades are in our history class."

"When will my parents ever get it that I do not want to go to a large school and I do not want to major in biology?"

"I can't wait to tell you why he was not at the game."

"My little sister is a snitch and you shouldn't talk in front of her."

. Which of the following statements about friendship patterns is false?

Early adolescent friendships are more intimate than those of middle or late adolescence.

Parents, rather than friends, are the primary source of support for children.

Early adolescent friendships are almost exclusively with others of the same sex.

Friendships between middle adolescence girls focus on security—having a friend whom they trust and can confide in.

The number of friends increases in adolescence, especially for girls.

. Adolescents communicate with one another and stay close to their friends mostly by means of

Facebook.

MySpace.

text messaging.

the telephone.

email.

. An index of popularity that measures how much an adolescent is liked by others is called

peer status.

social preference.

prosocial status.

social prestige.

social acceptance.

. An index of popularity that measures how much an adolescent is looked up to by others is called

peer status.

social preference.

prosocial status.

social acceptance.

social prestige.

. _______ adolescents are frequently identified by classmates as someone they like the least and rarely identified as someone they like the most.

Rejected

Controversial

Average

Neglected

Shy

. _______ adolescents are rarely identified by their classmates as someone they like the most or as someone they like the least.

Controversial

Average

Neglected

Shy

Rejected

. _______ adolescents are frequently identified by some classmates as someone they like the least and by others as a best friend.

Average

Neglected

Rejected

Controversial

Shy

. _______ adolescents are frequently described as moderately popular with their classmates and moderately disliked as well.

Neglected

Rejected

Average

Shy

Controversial

. Programs that specifically help adolescents accurately interpret and better respond to the behavior of others are called _______ programs, which have also been effective in reducing aggressive behavior.

popularity

social-cognitive intervention

etiquette

peer group training

social-management

. Which of the following statements about interethnic friendships in adolescence is false?

Interethnic friendships are rare; most friendships are between peers of the same ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Adolescents are more inclusive than exclusive in their choice of friends.

When African Americans are a minority within a school, they are less likely to be members of cliques.

When European Americans are a minority within a school, they are less likely to be members of cliques.

Adolescents with a positive ethnic identity are more likely to have a negative attitude toward peers of other groups.

. _______ refers to the acquisition of the norms of the larger society, whereas _______ refers to the acquisition of the norms of one's ethnic group.

Enculturation; acculturation

Accommodation; assimilation

Acculturation; assimilation

Acculturation; enculturation

Accommodation; enculturation

. Interethnic friendships may face special challenges due to

differences in enculturation.

differences in acculturation.

similarities in accommodation.

similarities in assimilation.

similarities and differences in acculturation.

. Sexual-minority youth

are adolescents whose sexual orientation is not exclusively heterosexual.

share the same friendship concerns as heterosexual youth with no additional concerns.

are adolescents whose sexual orientation is exclusively heterosexual.

have fewer friends if they openly disclose their sexual orientation to heterosexual peers.

never lose friends when they openly disclose their sexual orientation to heterosexual peers.

. Which of the following is not one of the reasons for the special importance of the peer group in adolescence?

Peers provide much needed emotional support.

Peers provide social support.

Peers replace the need for parents.

Adolescents learn social skills with peers.

Peers reward each other with potent reinforcers.

. Which of the following is the most common type of social grouping in adolescence?

Liaison

Clique

Crowd

Isolate

Club

. Belonging to groups is most important to

preadolescents.

late adolescents.

older adolescents.

early and mid-adolescents.

all adolescents.

. An idealized fantasy about another person that is rarely reciprocated is known as a

daydream.

desire.

crush.

flight of imagination.

vision.

. The tendency to conform to peer expectations is highest in _______ adolescence.

pre-

early

mid-

early and mid-

late

. In general, adolescents with authoritative parents

have higher levels of self-esteem.

are more likely to seek and listen to their parents' advice.

show greater resistance to conformity.

have higher levels of self-reliance.

All of the above

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