71. You are a parent of a pre-teen, and you are concerned about the right way to guide him through the difficult adolescent years. You’ve read about different parenting styles, and are concerned about using the most effective approach. What has research found about the use of different parenting styles?

a)using an authoritarian style will keep your son on the “straight and narrow”

b)using an authoritative style will help your son figure out his own path in life

c)using a permissive style will help your son feel that he is not being “over-parented”

d)a mixture of parenting styles will probably be most appropriate, so you can be the parent your son

needs in changing circumstances

72. According to research, teenagers who have a history of delinquent behavior have a better chance of getting on a more positive developmental track if __________

a)their parents give their children opportunities but do not help them get out of trouble when trouble

finds them.

b)their parents leave them alone to figure out their own path in life.

c)their parents are restrictive and give their children no decisions to make until they have demonstrated

that they can/will make right decisions.

d)their parents monitor their activities and relationships.

– What are some of the beneficial functions of the adolescent peer group?

73. One positive function of peer groups during adolescence is to __________

a)allow teens an opportunity to see how others react to different roles and behaviors.

b)provide teens with a buffer zone between them and their parents.

c)encourage teens to engage in behaviors that meet with parental disapproval.

d)permit teens to experience an “us versus them” feeling without alienating others.

74. Marcia, a fifteen-year-old, is a talented musician and a member of her school’s band. She is most likely to become friends with __________

a)Susan, who plays several instruments and is trying to start her own band

b)Jason, who is president of the chess club and is considering a math major in college

c)Samantha, who is academically gifted and is writing her first novel

d)William, who spends almost all of his free time working on cars for his friends

75. To which of the following groups would an academically successful teenager be most likely to gravitate?

a)kids who do not study hard, since they will help her “complete” her personality

b)other kids who are academically successful

c)kids who are very into extracurricular activities

d)kids who are interested in sports and recreation

76. Peer influences __________

a)do not outweigh good parenting.

b)are more influential than parenting practices.

c)always work against the influence of parents.

d)are relatively unimportant to development.

– What are the neurological and psychosocial characteristics of emerging adulthood?

77. Arnett suggested that emerging adulthood is a developmental period in which __________

a)people experiment with options before taking on adult roles.

b)a transitional period in which secondary sex characteristics are displayed.

c)issues of intimacy tend to become an individual’s dominant focus.

d)a sense of accomplishment is established.

78. The parts of the brain that underlie rational decision making and impulse control mature __________

a)during emerging adulthood.

b)during the formal operational stage.

c)during adolescence.

d)during the preconventional level.

79. Which of the following domains proposed by Glenn Roisman does not transfer easily from adolescence to adulthood?

a)conduct

b)friendship

c)academic

d)romantic

80. Of Roisman’s five domains, the __________ domain must be treated differently during emerging adulthood than during adolescence.

a)work

b)academic

c)conduct

d)