,Adolescence, 17e (Santrock)
Chapter 1 Introduction
1) According to Plato, reasoning first appears during
A) early childhood.
B) middle childhood.
C) adolescence.
D) young adulthood.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Bloom's: Remember
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Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2) Plato thought children should study
A) science.
B) music.
C) art.
D) mathematics.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Bloom's: Remember
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Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
3) Plato thought that adolescents should study
A) science.
B) language.
C) music.
D) history.
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
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,4) Which ability did Aristotle argue is the most important aspect of adolescence?
A) the ability to reason
B) the ability to think critically
C) the ability to debate
D) the ability to choose
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
5) What did Aristotle see as the hallmark of maturity?
A) self-determination
B) empathy
C) self-efficacy
D) critical thinking
Answer: A
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Bloom's: Remember
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Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
6) Rousseau believed that curiosity should be especially encouraged in the education of
A) 6- to 8-year-old children.
B) 8- to 11-year-old children.
C) 12- to 15-year-old children.
D) 17- to 19-year-old children.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
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, 7) Ms. Bowen encourages her students, ages 12-15, to engage their curiosity in their learning.
This teacher's ideas most closely resemble those of
A) Sigmund Freud.
B) Aristotle.
C) Hall.
D) Rousseau.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Bloom's: Apply
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
8) G. Stanley Hall believed that development is controlled primarily by ________ factors.
A) cultural
B) psychological
C) social
D) biological
Answer: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
9) The "storm and stress" view of adolescence was postulated by
A) Jean Rousseau.
B) Alfred Adler.
C) G. Stanley Hall.
D) Margaret Mead.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
3
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1) According to Plato, reasoning first appears during
A) early childhood.
B) middle childhood.
C) adolescence.
D) young adulthood.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2) Plato thought children should study
A) science.
B) music.
C) art.
D) mathematics.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
3) Plato thought that adolescents should study
A) science.
B) language.
C) music.
D) history.
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1
Copyright 2019 © McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior
written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
,4) Which ability did Aristotle argue is the most important aspect of adolescence?
A) the ability to reason
B) the ability to think critically
C) the ability to debate
D) the ability to choose
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
5) What did Aristotle see as the hallmark of maturity?
A) self-determination
B) empathy
C) self-efficacy
D) critical thinking
Answer: A
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
6) Rousseau believed that curiosity should be especially encouraged in the education of
A) 6- to 8-year-old children.
B) 8- to 11-year-old children.
C) 12- to 15-year-old children.
D) 17- to 19-year-old children.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2
Copyright 2019 © McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior
written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
, 7) Ms. Bowen encourages her students, ages 12-15, to engage their curiosity in their learning.
This teacher's ideas most closely resemble those of
A) Sigmund Freud.
B) Aristotle.
C) Hall.
D) Rousseau.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Bloom's: Apply
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
8) G. Stanley Hall believed that development is controlled primarily by ________ factors.
A) cultural
B) psychological
C) social
D) biological
Answer: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
9) The "storm and stress" view of adolescence was postulated by
A) Jean Rousseau.
B) Alfred Adler.
C) G. Stanley Hall.
D) Margaret Mead.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Goal: Describe historical perspectives on adolescence.
APA: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
3
Copyright 2019 © McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior
written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
