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Chapter 3: Cognitive Changes Multiple Choice Questions 1) The changes that take place in the ways adolescents think are known as A) mental progress. B) informational input. C) cognitive development D) knowledge processing. Answer: C Page Ref: 76 2) The most important figure to stud...

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, Chapter 1: Adolescence: Understanding the Past and the Present,
and Planning for the Future

Multiple Choice Questions
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 take place in interacting contexts." This most
closely reflects a(n) _____ perspective.
A) psychodynamic
B) ecological systems
C) behaviourist
D) checks and balances
Answer: B
Page Ref: 5

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
Page Ref: 5

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
Page Ref: 5

4) Matthew wants to be an educated consumer of new social science discoveries. This involves
A) searching the Internet for amazing facts.
B) telling his friends about the remarkable information he heard on a radio talk show.

, C) comparing new discoveries to what is already known and trying to decide if the
differences make sense.
D) All of the above.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 5-6

5) 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
Page Ref: 6

6) 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
Page Ref: 6

7) Ali wants to use active learning to improve his comprehension and retention of new course
material. One tactic he should probably try is to
A) explain what he has learned to a friend.
B) write a synopsis of the new material in his own words.
C) find and highlight key sentences.
D) All of the above.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 6

8) 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
Page Ref: 8

9) 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
Page Ref: 8

10) 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
Page Ref: 9

11) 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
Page Ref: 9

12) 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

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