TEST BANK
ADOLESCENCE
2ND CANADIAN EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 1: ADOLESCENCE: UNDERSTANDING THE PAST AND THE
PRESENT, AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION & ANSWERS
1) On the first day of class, Professor Parameswaran says, "We will look at adolescence as a
set of interacting changes to the person that takes place in interacting contexts." This most
closely reflects a(n) _____ perspective.
A) psychodynamic
B) ecological systems
C) behaviourist
D) checks and balances
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1
2) The concept of stage-environment fit implies that
A) teens should make special efforts to adapt to their settings.
B) the theater has special importance for those in adolescence.
C) teachers and parents need to adapt their approach to the developmental changes in teens.
D) teens are particularly concerned about ecological issues such as global warming.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1
3) Back when Emily's parents were in school, practically all the kids were of the same ethno-
cultural background as them. On Emily's first day of school, they notice that her classmates
are from various ethnic backgrounds. This reflects the growth of _____ in Canada.
A) cultural diversity
B) age stratification
C) active learning
, D) residential segregation
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1
4) As a community leader, Mr. Mandela wants to encourage programs to help teens be more
confident, productive, and caring. This reflects a focus on
A) neighbourhood safety.
B) economic progress.
C) positive development
D) anti-crime measures.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1
5) As Alana was reading about the physical changes of puberty, she paused now and then to
try to remember her own experiences and the ways they did and did not fit with her reading.
Alana is making use of a learning strategy called
A) managed distraction.
B) deep processing.
C) directed reminiscence.
D) the power of suggestion.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2
6) Ali wants to use active learning to improve his comprehension and retention of new course
material. The tactics he should try will include all of the following EXCEPT
A) explaining what he has learned to a friend.
B) writing a synopsis of the new material in his own words.
C) finding and highlight key sentences.
D) reviewing the course material again.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.2
,7) Like many of her friends, Emma got her first driver's license soon after her 16th birthday.
For her, this constituted a(n)
A) puberty rite.
B) normative transition.
C) delayed phase shift.
D) idiosyncratic transition.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.3
8) When Brandon was 14, his parents separated and he moved with his dad to a new town. For
him, this constituted a(n)
A) equilibrium.
B) stage change.
C) normative transition.
D) idiosyncratic transition.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.3
9) Hannah, 12, is in 6th grade and is taller than most of the boys in her class, but has not yet
had her first period. Hannah would be considered in _____ adolescence.
A) early
B) middle
C) late
D) None of the above
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.4
10) According to Havighurst, the developmental task of achieving psychological independence
from one's parents is most relevant to someone in _____ adolescence.
A) early
, B) middle
C) late
D) delayed
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.4
11) According to Havighurst, adapting to one's changed body is a major developmental task of
_____ adolescence.
A) all of
B) middle
C) early
D) late
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.4
12) The phase of middle adolescence corresponds roughly with
A) the last years of elementary school.
B) high school.
C) freshman year of college.
D) None of the above
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.4
13) "Until the 20th century, there were no teenagers, only children and adults." This statement
represents the view known as
A) youth denial.
B) retrospectivism.
C) inventionism.
D) historicism.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.5
ADOLESCENCE
2ND CANADIAN EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 1: ADOLESCENCE: UNDERSTANDING THE PAST AND THE
PRESENT, AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION & ANSWERS
1) On the first day of class, Professor Parameswaran says, "We will look at adolescence as a
set of interacting changes to the person that takes place in interacting contexts." This most
closely reflects a(n) _____ perspective.
A) psychodynamic
B) ecological systems
C) behaviourist
D) checks and balances
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1
2) The concept of stage-environment fit implies that
A) teens should make special efforts to adapt to their settings.
B) the theater has special importance for those in adolescence.
C) teachers and parents need to adapt their approach to the developmental changes in teens.
D) teens are particularly concerned about ecological issues such as global warming.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1
3) Back when Emily's parents were in school, practically all the kids were of the same ethno-
cultural background as them. On Emily's first day of school, they notice that her classmates
are from various ethnic backgrounds. This reflects the growth of _____ in Canada.
A) cultural diversity
B) age stratification
C) active learning
, D) residential segregation
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1
4) As a community leader, Mr. Mandela wants to encourage programs to help teens be more
confident, productive, and caring. This reflects a focus on
A) neighbourhood safety.
B) economic progress.
C) positive development
D) anti-crime measures.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1
5) As Alana was reading about the physical changes of puberty, she paused now and then to
try to remember her own experiences and the ways they did and did not fit with her reading.
Alana is making use of a learning strategy called
A) managed distraction.
B) deep processing.
C) directed reminiscence.
D) the power of suggestion.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2
6) Ali wants to use active learning to improve his comprehension and retention of new course
material. The tactics he should try will include all of the following EXCEPT
A) explaining what he has learned to a friend.
B) writing a synopsis of the new material in his own words.
C) finding and highlight key sentences.
D) reviewing the course material again.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.2
,7) Like many of her friends, Emma got her first driver's license soon after her 16th birthday.
For her, this constituted a(n)
A) puberty rite.
B) normative transition.
C) delayed phase shift.
D) idiosyncratic transition.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.3
8) When Brandon was 14, his parents separated and he moved with his dad to a new town. For
him, this constituted a(n)
A) equilibrium.
B) stage change.
C) normative transition.
D) idiosyncratic transition.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.3
9) Hannah, 12, is in 6th grade and is taller than most of the boys in her class, but has not yet
had her first period. Hannah would be considered in _____ adolescence.
A) early
B) middle
C) late
D) None of the above
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.4
10) According to Havighurst, the developmental task of achieving psychological independence
from one's parents is most relevant to someone in _____ adolescence.
A) early
, B) middle
C) late
D) delayed
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.4
11) According to Havighurst, adapting to one's changed body is a major developmental task of
_____ adolescence.
A) all of
B) middle
C) early
D) late
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.4
12) The phase of middle adolescence corresponds roughly with
A) the last years of elementary school.
B) high school.
C) freshman year of college.
D) None of the above
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.4
13) "Until the 20th century, there were no teenagers, only children and adults." This statement
represents the view known as
A) youth denial.
B) retrospectivism.
C) inventionism.
D) historicism.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.5
