Chapter 1
Dolgin Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Human growth from the stages of childhood to adulthood is
a. consistent and fluid.
b. inconsistent and fluid.
c. gradual and uncertain.
d. gradual and certain.
Answer: c
Topic: Terminology Applied to Adolescence
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Differentiate the terms used to describe adolescents
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. The term “juvenile” typically signifies a person
a. not considered an adult in the eyes of the law.
b. not yet able to procreate.
c. who has not yet developed secondary sexual characteristics.
d. under the age of 12.
Answer: a
Topic: Terminology Applied to Adolescence
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Differentiate the terms used to describe adolescents
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Which common approach to understanding adolescence is taken by the text?
a. The biological approach
b. The cognitive approach
c. The evolutionary approach
d. The interdisciplinary approach
Answer: d
Topic: Approaches to Studying Adolescents
Learning Objective: LO 1.2: Identify the approaches used to study adolescence
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. If a researcher were to study an adolescent’s growth by applying the cognitive perspective,
she would most likely be interested in the adolescent’s
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, a. reasoning.
b. biological # a w functioning.
c. sexual # a w development.
d. social # a w development.
Answer: # a w a
Topic: # a w Approaches # a w to # a w Studying # a w Adolescents
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.2: #awIdentify #awthe #awapproaches #awused #awto #awstudy
#awadolescence #awSkill #awLevel: #awAnalyze #awIt
Difficulty #awLevel: #awModerate
5. Karen #awis #awan #awadolescent #awresearcher #awwho #awstudies #awthe #awroles #awof #awself-concept,
#awgender, #awand #awidentity #awin #awadolescent #awgrowth. #awKaren #awmost #awlikely #awuses #awwhich
#awperspective #awto #awconduct #awher #awresearch?
a. The # a w biological # a w perspective
b. The #awcognitive #awperspective
c. The # a w psychosexual # a w perspective
d. The #awsocial #awrelationship #awperspective
Answer: # a w c
Topic: # a w Approaches # a w to # a w Studying # a w Adolescents
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.2: #awIdentify #awthe #awapproaches #awused #awto #awstudy
#awadolescence #awSkill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe #awConcepts
Difficulty #awLevel: #awEasy
6. The #awstage #awbetween #awadolescence #awand #awadulthood #awis #awreferred #awto #awas
a. extended # a w adolescence.
b. emerging # a w adulthood.
c. delayed #awadulthood.
d. juvenile # a w adolescence.
Answer: # a w b
Topic: # a w Approaches # a w to # a w Studying # a w Adolescents
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.2: #awIdentify #awthe #awapproaches #awused #awto #awstudy
#awadolescence #awSkill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe #awConcepts
Difficulty #awLevel: #awEasy
7. Suppose #awa #awresearcher #awstudying #awadolescence #awwanted #awto #awcollect #awthe #awlargest
#awsample #awpossible #awof #awyouth #awfor #awher #awstudy. #awBased #awupon #awstatistics #awindicating #awthe
#awlargest #awpopulation #awof #awyouth, #awwhich #awcountry #awwould #awshe #awvisit #awto #awcollect #awher
#awdata?
a. The #awUnited #awStates
b. Russia
c. Africa
d. China
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, Answer: # a w d
Topic: #awThe #awGlobal #awFace #awof #awAdolescence
Learning # a w Objective: # a w LO # a w 1.3: # a w Describe # a w the # a w world’s # a w adolescent # a w population
Skill #awLevel: #awAnalyze
#awIt #awDifficulty #awLevel:
#awModerate
8. Statistical #awforecasts #awpredict #awthe #awU.S. #awyouth #awpopulation #awto
a. slowly #awincrease #awover #awthe #awnext #aw30 #awyears.
b. steadily #awdecline #awover #awthe #awnext #aw30 #awyears.
c. remain #awconstant #awover #awthe #awnext #aw30 #awyears.
d. peak #awwithin #aw10 #awyears #awand #awthen #awslowly #awdecline.
Answer: # a w a
Topic: #awThe #awGlobal #awFace #awof #awAdolescence
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.3: #awDescribe #awthe #awworld’s #awadolescent
#awpopulation #awSkill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe #awConcepts
Difficulty #awLevel: #awEasy
9. Research #awindicates #awthat #awjuveniles #awand #awtheir #awfamilies #aware #awtypically #awmoving #awaway #awfrom
in #awthe #awUnited #awStates.
a. Northwestern # a w states
b. Northeastern # a w states
c. Western # a w states
d. Southern # a w states
Answer: # a w b
Topic: #awThe #awGlobal #awFace #awof #awAdolescence
Learning # a w Objective: # a w LO # a w 1.3: # a w Describe # a w the # a w world’s # a w adolescent # a w population
Skill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe
#awConcepts #awDifficulty #awLevel: #awEasy
10. Society #awand #awits #awexpectations #awcan #awaffect #awadolescents #awin #awvarious #awways. #awWhich #awaspects
#awof #awan
adolescent’s #awlife #awcan #awsociety #awaffect?
a. Development, # a w relationships, # a w and # a w problems
b. Relationships, # a w intelligence, # a w and # a w adjustment
c. Hygiene, # a w adjustment, # a w and # a w relationships
d. Adjustment, # a w personalities, # a w and # a w intelligence
Answer: # a w a
Topic: #awOur #awEvolving #awSociety
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.5: #awCharacterize #awthe #awadolescent #awcohorts #awthat #awhave
#awexisted #awsince #awthe #awearly #aw1900s
Skill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe #awConcepts
Copyright #aw© #aw2018, #aw2011, #aw2008 #awPearson #awEducation, #awInc. #awAll #awRights
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, Difficulty # a w Level: # a w Difficult
11. The #awUnited #awStates #awhas #awhad #awseveral #awdifferent #awhistorical #awcohorts #awof
#awadolescents #awthroughout #awhistory. #awThe #awcohort #awthat #awrejected #awpreviously #awheld
#awVictorian #awand #awrigid #awsocial #awcodes #awwas #awreferred #awto #awas
a. Generation # a w X.
b. the #awLost #awGeneration.
c. the #awBaby #awBoomers.
d. the #awSilent #awGeneration.
Answer: # a w b
Topic: #awOur #awEvolving #awSociety
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.5: #awCharacterize #awthe #awadolescent #awcohorts #awthat #awhave
#awexisted #awsince #awthe #awearly #aw1900s
Skill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe
#awConcepts #awDifficulty #awLevel: #awEasy
12. Martin #awLuther #awKing #awJr., #awBob #awDylan, #awand #awJohn #awLennon #awwere #awindividuals #awwho
#awlived #awin #awwhich #awhistorical #awU.S. #awcohort?
a. The #awSilent #awGeneration
b. The #awBaby #awBoomers
c. The #awLost #awGeneration
d. Generation # a w X
Answer: # a w a
Topic: #awOur #awEvolving #awSociety
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.5: #awCharacterize #awthe #awadolescent #awcohorts #awthat #awhave
#awexisted #awsince #awthe #awearly #aw1900s
Skill #awLevel: #awAnalyze #awIt
#awDifficulty #awLevel: #awEasy
13. Which #awparticular #awhistorical #awU.S. #awcohort #awhad #awmany #awmembers #awwho #awwere
#awconsidered #awself- #awabsorbed #awand #awwere #awalso #awreferred #awto #awas #awthe #aw“Me
#awGeneration”?
a. The #awSilent #awGeneration
b. Millennial
c. Generation # a w X
d. The #awBaby #awBoomers
Answer: # a w d
Topic: #awThe #awEvolving #awSociety
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.5: #awCharacterize #awthe #awadolescent #awcohorts #awthat #awhave
#awexisted #awsince #awthe #awearly #aw1900s
Skill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe #awConcepts
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Dolgin Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Human growth from the stages of childhood to adulthood is
a. consistent and fluid.
b. inconsistent and fluid.
c. gradual and uncertain.
d. gradual and certain.
Answer: c
Topic: Terminology Applied to Adolescence
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Differentiate the terms used to describe adolescents
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. The term “juvenile” typically signifies a person
a. not considered an adult in the eyes of the law.
b. not yet able to procreate.
c. who has not yet developed secondary sexual characteristics.
d. under the age of 12.
Answer: a
Topic: Terminology Applied to Adolescence
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Differentiate the terms used to describe adolescents
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Which common approach to understanding adolescence is taken by the text?
a. The biological approach
b. The cognitive approach
c. The evolutionary approach
d. The interdisciplinary approach
Answer: d
Topic: Approaches to Studying Adolescents
Learning Objective: LO 1.2: Identify the approaches used to study adolescence
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. If a researcher were to study an adolescent’s growth by applying the cognitive perspective,
she would most likely be interested in the adolescent’s
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, a. reasoning.
b. biological # a w functioning.
c. sexual # a w development.
d. social # a w development.
Answer: # a w a
Topic: # a w Approaches # a w to # a w Studying # a w Adolescents
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.2: #awIdentify #awthe #awapproaches #awused #awto #awstudy
#awadolescence #awSkill #awLevel: #awAnalyze #awIt
Difficulty #awLevel: #awModerate
5. Karen #awis #awan #awadolescent #awresearcher #awwho #awstudies #awthe #awroles #awof #awself-concept,
#awgender, #awand #awidentity #awin #awadolescent #awgrowth. #awKaren #awmost #awlikely #awuses #awwhich
#awperspective #awto #awconduct #awher #awresearch?
a. The # a w biological # a w perspective
b. The #awcognitive #awperspective
c. The # a w psychosexual # a w perspective
d. The #awsocial #awrelationship #awperspective
Answer: # a w c
Topic: # a w Approaches # a w to # a w Studying # a w Adolescents
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.2: #awIdentify #awthe #awapproaches #awused #awto #awstudy
#awadolescence #awSkill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe #awConcepts
Difficulty #awLevel: #awEasy
6. The #awstage #awbetween #awadolescence #awand #awadulthood #awis #awreferred #awto #awas
a. extended # a w adolescence.
b. emerging # a w adulthood.
c. delayed #awadulthood.
d. juvenile # a w adolescence.
Answer: # a w b
Topic: # a w Approaches # a w to # a w Studying # a w Adolescents
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.2: #awIdentify #awthe #awapproaches #awused #awto #awstudy
#awadolescence #awSkill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe #awConcepts
Difficulty #awLevel: #awEasy
7. Suppose #awa #awresearcher #awstudying #awadolescence #awwanted #awto #awcollect #awthe #awlargest
#awsample #awpossible #awof #awyouth #awfor #awher #awstudy. #awBased #awupon #awstatistics #awindicating #awthe
#awlargest #awpopulation #awof #awyouth, #awwhich #awcountry #awwould #awshe #awvisit #awto #awcollect #awher
#awdata?
a. The #awUnited #awStates
b. Russia
c. Africa
d. China
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, Answer: # a w d
Topic: #awThe #awGlobal #awFace #awof #awAdolescence
Learning # a w Objective: # a w LO # a w 1.3: # a w Describe # a w the # a w world’s # a w adolescent # a w population
Skill #awLevel: #awAnalyze
#awIt #awDifficulty #awLevel:
#awModerate
8. Statistical #awforecasts #awpredict #awthe #awU.S. #awyouth #awpopulation #awto
a. slowly #awincrease #awover #awthe #awnext #aw30 #awyears.
b. steadily #awdecline #awover #awthe #awnext #aw30 #awyears.
c. remain #awconstant #awover #awthe #awnext #aw30 #awyears.
d. peak #awwithin #aw10 #awyears #awand #awthen #awslowly #awdecline.
Answer: # a w a
Topic: #awThe #awGlobal #awFace #awof #awAdolescence
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.3: #awDescribe #awthe #awworld’s #awadolescent
#awpopulation #awSkill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe #awConcepts
Difficulty #awLevel: #awEasy
9. Research #awindicates #awthat #awjuveniles #awand #awtheir #awfamilies #aware #awtypically #awmoving #awaway #awfrom
in #awthe #awUnited #awStates.
a. Northwestern # a w states
b. Northeastern # a w states
c. Western # a w states
d. Southern # a w states
Answer: # a w b
Topic: #awThe #awGlobal #awFace #awof #awAdolescence
Learning # a w Objective: # a w LO # a w 1.3: # a w Describe # a w the # a w world’s # a w adolescent # a w population
Skill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe
#awConcepts #awDifficulty #awLevel: #awEasy
10. Society #awand #awits #awexpectations #awcan #awaffect #awadolescents #awin #awvarious #awways. #awWhich #awaspects
#awof #awan
adolescent’s #awlife #awcan #awsociety #awaffect?
a. Development, # a w relationships, # a w and # a w problems
b. Relationships, # a w intelligence, # a w and # a w adjustment
c. Hygiene, # a w adjustment, # a w and # a w relationships
d. Adjustment, # a w personalities, # a w and # a w intelligence
Answer: # a w a
Topic: #awOur #awEvolving #awSociety
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.5: #awCharacterize #awthe #awadolescent #awcohorts #awthat #awhave
#awexisted #awsince #awthe #awearly #aw1900s
Skill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe #awConcepts
Copyright #aw© #aw2018, #aw2011, #aw2008 #awPearson #awEducation, #awInc. #awAll #awRights
#awReserved
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, Difficulty # a w Level: # a w Difficult
11. The #awUnited #awStates #awhas #awhad #awseveral #awdifferent #awhistorical #awcohorts #awof
#awadolescents #awthroughout #awhistory. #awThe #awcohort #awthat #awrejected #awpreviously #awheld
#awVictorian #awand #awrigid #awsocial #awcodes #awwas #awreferred #awto #awas
a. Generation # a w X.
b. the #awLost #awGeneration.
c. the #awBaby #awBoomers.
d. the #awSilent #awGeneration.
Answer: # a w b
Topic: #awOur #awEvolving #awSociety
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.5: #awCharacterize #awthe #awadolescent #awcohorts #awthat #awhave
#awexisted #awsince #awthe #awearly #aw1900s
Skill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe
#awConcepts #awDifficulty #awLevel: #awEasy
12. Martin #awLuther #awKing #awJr., #awBob #awDylan, #awand #awJohn #awLennon #awwere #awindividuals #awwho
#awlived #awin #awwhich #awhistorical #awU.S. #awcohort?
a. The #awSilent #awGeneration
b. The #awBaby #awBoomers
c. The #awLost #awGeneration
d. Generation # a w X
Answer: # a w a
Topic: #awOur #awEvolving #awSociety
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.5: #awCharacterize #awthe #awadolescent #awcohorts #awthat #awhave
#awexisted #awsince #awthe #awearly #aw1900s
Skill #awLevel: #awAnalyze #awIt
#awDifficulty #awLevel: #awEasy
13. Which #awparticular #awhistorical #awU.S. #awcohort #awhad #awmany #awmembers #awwho #awwere
#awconsidered #awself- #awabsorbed #awand #awwere #awalso #awreferred #awto #awas #awthe #aw“Me
#awGeneration”?
a. The #awSilent #awGeneration
b. Millennial
c. Generation # a w X
d. The #awBaby #awBoomers
Answer: # a w d
Topic: #awThe #awEvolving #awSociety
Learning #awObjective: #awLO #aw1.5: #awCharacterize #awthe #awadolescent #awcohorts #awthat #awhave
#awexisted #awsince #awthe #awearly #aw1900s
Skill #awLevel: #awUnderstand #awthe #awConcepts
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