DEP- FINAL EXAM (CH.9-12) UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
What is one explanation for the dramatic rise in the typical ages of entering
marriage and parenthood today in developing countries?
Answer:
None of these.
Question:
Your developmental class is having an interesting discussion about what it
means to be an adult. Most of the class includes individuals who are emerging
adults. What is the consensus of your class? The most important marker for
adulthood is ____.
Answer:
Financial independence
Question:
What are the restraints on behavior imposed by social obligations and
relationships called?
Answer:
Social Control
Question:
Labouvie-Vief (1990) presented a story that described a man who was a heavy
drinker. His wife had warned him that if he came home drunk one more time,
she would leave him and take the children. At a later time, he went to an office
party and came home drunk. Labouvie-Vief asked adolescents what they
thought the wife would do. How did adolescents respond?
Answer:
Without much hesitation, they thought that she left.
Question:
According to Perry, multiple thinking develops into relativism by the ____.
Answer:
Early 20s
Question:
In both Europe and the United States, the unemployment rate is ____ for
emerging adults as compared to adults beyond age 25
Answer:
Twice as High
Question:
Emerging adulthood is when most people move toward making definite,
long-term choices in ____.
Answer:
Love and work
, Question:
You are a female college student in the late 1960s who participated in a study
that asked you to evaluate the
quality of several articles written by professionals in a variety of fields. Some
of the articles were in stereotypically female fields and some were in
stereotypically male fields. Even though the articles were exactly the same,
some of them were stated to have been authored by men, while others were
stated to have been authored by women. After the study was completed, you
were able to view the results. What were they?
Answer:
Men are rate higher in all fields.
Question:
Over 80% of 18- to 24-year-olds report using the Internet. Emerging adults use
the Internet for various reasons. Several studies have found that there is a
relationship between Internet use and other factors. Which of the following
best their findings?
Answer:
A negative correlation exists between heavy Inter-net use and academic
performance; as Internet use increased, academic performance decreased.
Question:
For individuals in developed countries, what is the most important marker of
the transition to adulthood?
Answer:
Accepting responsibility for oneself
Question:
George is a young adult with a BMI of 32. According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, George would be classified as ____.
Answer:
Obese
Question:
You are a single mother in young adulthood living in a developed country.
How likely do you think that it is that you will be exercising on a regular basis?
Answer:
You are generally too tired after working and taking care of your family to
even think about exercising.
Question:
Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between intelligence
and academic success?
Answer:
Intelligence tests administered during childhood and adolescence are
moderately correlated with school success
Question:
Which of the following countries is more likely to view participation in family
and social life as important aspects of intelligence?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
What is one explanation for the dramatic rise in the typical ages of entering
marriage and parenthood today in developing countries?
Answer:
None of these.
Question:
Your developmental class is having an interesting discussion about what it
means to be an adult. Most of the class includes individuals who are emerging
adults. What is the consensus of your class? The most important marker for
adulthood is ____.
Answer:
Financial independence
Question:
What are the restraints on behavior imposed by social obligations and
relationships called?
Answer:
Social Control
Question:
Labouvie-Vief (1990) presented a story that described a man who was a heavy
drinker. His wife had warned him that if he came home drunk one more time,
she would leave him and take the children. At a later time, he went to an office
party and came home drunk. Labouvie-Vief asked adolescents what they
thought the wife would do. How did adolescents respond?
Answer:
Without much hesitation, they thought that she left.
Question:
According to Perry, multiple thinking develops into relativism by the ____.
Answer:
Early 20s
Question:
In both Europe and the United States, the unemployment rate is ____ for
emerging adults as compared to adults beyond age 25
Answer:
Twice as High
Question:
Emerging adulthood is when most people move toward making definite,
long-term choices in ____.
Answer:
Love and work
, Question:
You are a female college student in the late 1960s who participated in a study
that asked you to evaluate the
quality of several articles written by professionals in a variety of fields. Some
of the articles were in stereotypically female fields and some were in
stereotypically male fields. Even though the articles were exactly the same,
some of them were stated to have been authored by men, while others were
stated to have been authored by women. After the study was completed, you
were able to view the results. What were they?
Answer:
Men are rate higher in all fields.
Question:
Over 80% of 18- to 24-year-olds report using the Internet. Emerging adults use
the Internet for various reasons. Several studies have found that there is a
relationship between Internet use and other factors. Which of the following
best their findings?
Answer:
A negative correlation exists between heavy Inter-net use and academic
performance; as Internet use increased, academic performance decreased.
Question:
For individuals in developed countries, what is the most important marker of
the transition to adulthood?
Answer:
Accepting responsibility for oneself
Question:
George is a young adult with a BMI of 32. According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, George would be classified as ____.
Answer:
Obese
Question:
You are a single mother in young adulthood living in a developed country.
How likely do you think that it is that you will be exercising on a regular basis?
Answer:
You are generally too tired after working and taking care of your family to
even think about exercising.
Question:
Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between intelligence
and academic success?
Answer:
Intelligence tests administered during childhood and adolescence are
moderately correlated with school success
Question:
Which of the following countries is more likely to view participation in family
and social life as important aspects of intelligence?
