PSYC 3480 Midterm 3 Exam Questions and Answers

PSYC 3480 Midterm 3 Exam Questions and Answers Origins of adolescent free time in contemporary society - Ans:-(1) development of compulsory schooling (2) increased affluence of Americans after WWII How do American adol compare to adol of other countries concerning patterns of time use - Ans:-(1) American adol spend far more time on leisure and far less time on productive activities. (2) European and Asians spend more time on homework and reading for pleasure Why did the trend of HS students holding part time jobs reverse 15 years ago (i.e. shift from increase to decline)? - Ans:-(1) Tougher HS standards (2) Increase in college interests and AP courses (3) Reaction of economy during 20th century increased competition for same jobs that teens could get more easily before (4) Growth of technology Adolescent work environment - Ans:-(1) Few jobs permit adol to have independence, receive little instruction from supervisors, and rarely use school skills ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/26 (2) Some are high stress (3) Teens do not report jobs as dreary Premature affluence - Ans:-having more income than one an manage maturely, esp. during adol Does working help adolescents develop a sense of responsibility? - Ans:-(1) benefits have been overstated (2) studies do not show that holding a job makes adolescents personally responsible (3) fewer than 10% save for future education or help family (4) working may teach teens undesirable lessons about meaning of money (5) development of maturity depends on job Does working interfere with school? - Ans:-(1) working more than 20 hrs/week may interfere w/ school performance (2) may increase likelihood of dropping out (3) impact on actual grades and test scores is small experience sampling method - Ans:-method of collecting at a about adolescent's emotional states, in which individuals are paged and asked to report mood and activity ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/26 flow experience - Ans:-experience of high levels of both concentration and interest at the same time when is a positive combination of high motivation, concentration, and engagement most commonly observed? - Ans:-when involved in sports or art enrichment spillover effect - Ans:-school sponsored extracurricular helps strengthen students attachment to school and contributes to future educational success Impact of extracurricular activities on development - Ans:-(1) improve school performance, reduces likelihood of dropping out and deters anti-social behavior (2) involvement in sports increases likelihood of alcohol use and delinquency (3) spillover effect (4) emotional development (5) may come into contact with adolescents who benefit them (6) racial mixing (more so for guys) (7) greater self-esteem routine activity theory - Ans:-perspective on adolescents that views unstructured, unsupervised time with peers as main cause of misbehavior ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/26 when is the prime time for misbehavior - Ans:-time between when school ends and parents get home from work Who are the most likely to be home unsupervised? The least? - Ans:-(1) Most = affluent, suburban white children (2) least = poor minority urban and rural Do children who self-care differ from peers when it comes to psychological development, school achievements, and self-conceptions? - Ans:-(1) No. (2) raised by authoritative parents and are monitored from a distance are no more susceptible to problem behavior than kids w/ parents at home Under what conditions is spending time after school unsupervised more problematic? - Ans:-(1) friends who like to party ad use drugs and being susceptible to peer pressure (2) in neighborhoods without collective efficacy (3) unsafe neighborhood positive youth development - Ans:-(1) goal of program