EDU 210 Chapter 5 Quiz Questions
and Answers
Which of these is the basis for membership in a crowd? - Answer- shared activity.
Online harassment is______ in-person harassment. - Answer- less common than
Recent studies have found that: - Answer- adolescents learn faster when they are with
their peers than when they are by themselves.
Professor Gates is studying large groups of adolescents, such as athletes and artists, to
learn about their particular mini-cultures. Professor Gates is most likely studying: -
Answer- Crowds.
Which of the following writers suggested that the speed at which society changes
affects the socialization of adolescents? - Answer- Margaret Mead.
Self-esteem is ______ among students who are identified with peer groups that have
relatively high status in their school. - Answer- higher.
Justin's parents try extremely hard (almost excessively) to control his choice of friends.
What effect is this style of parenting likely to have on Justin? - Answer- Justin may
become closer to the "forbidden" peers.
Adolescents who use aggression deliberately, known as______, are much more
popular than adolescents who use aggression without planning to, known as______. -
Answer- proactive aggression; reactive aggression.
Which of the following is most characteristic of childhood peer groups, as compared to
adolescent peer groups? - Answer- more time with adults.
A crowd member who has less social capital and who is a really nice, thoughtful, and
funny person is most likely: - Answer- high in sociometric popularity but low in perceived
popularity.
Why is it so hard to teach adolescents to "just say no" to things adults disapprove of,
such as drinking, smoking, and having risky sex? - Answer- These behaviors are
typically associated with being popular.
and Answers
Which of these is the basis for membership in a crowd? - Answer- shared activity.
Online harassment is______ in-person harassment. - Answer- less common than
Recent studies have found that: - Answer- adolescents learn faster when they are with
their peers than when they are by themselves.
Professor Gates is studying large groups of adolescents, such as athletes and artists, to
learn about their particular mini-cultures. Professor Gates is most likely studying: -
Answer- Crowds.
Which of the following writers suggested that the speed at which society changes
affects the socialization of adolescents? - Answer- Margaret Mead.
Self-esteem is ______ among students who are identified with peer groups that have
relatively high status in their school. - Answer- higher.
Justin's parents try extremely hard (almost excessively) to control his choice of friends.
What effect is this style of parenting likely to have on Justin? - Answer- Justin may
become closer to the "forbidden" peers.
Adolescents who use aggression deliberately, known as______, are much more
popular than adolescents who use aggression without planning to, known as______. -
Answer- proactive aggression; reactive aggression.
Which of the following is most characteristic of childhood peer groups, as compared to
adolescent peer groups? - Answer- more time with adults.
A crowd member who has less social capital and who is a really nice, thoughtful, and
funny person is most likely: - Answer- high in sociometric popularity but low in perceived
popularity.
Why is it so hard to teach adolescents to "just say no" to things adults disapprove of,
such as drinking, smoking, and having risky sex? - Answer- These behaviors are
typically associated with being popular.
