,Multiple Choice Questions
1. A developed country is one of the world’s most developed countries, with the
highest median levels of income, while a developing country is one that has lower levels of
than developed countries but is experiencing rapid economic growth.
a. economically; income
b. technologically; technology development
c. industrially; employment
d. technologically; income
Answer: a
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
2. About what percent of adolescents go on to tertiary education in developed countries?
a. 25%
b. 40%
c. 50%
d. 68%
Answer: c
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
3. Schlossa is an adolescent in a developing country. On average, what percent chance does
Schlossa have of not completing primary schooling?
a. 35%
b. 65%
c. 20%
d. 8%
Answer: c
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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,4. Developed countries tend to be in their values, while developing countries are
in their values.
a. invested; not invested
b. individualistic; collectivistic
c. collectivistic; individualistic
d. not invested; invested
Answer: b
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
5. Javier lives in a developing country. Based on the values of his culture, he is most likely to
be reinforced for .
a. self-expression
b. independence
c. isolation
d. obedience
Answer: d
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
6. Naya lives in a rural area of a developing country, where her family places a higher value
on collectivism and than do people living in the urban areas of her country.
a. historical traditions
b. individualistic development
c. religiosity
d. universal principles
Answer: a
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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, 7. The majority of the world’s population is contained within .
a. developed countries
b. developing countries
c. the Southern Hemisphere
d. the Western Hemisphere
Answer: b
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
8. Which statement most accurately represents the concept of globalization?
a. Cultural beliefs are becoming more distinct.
b. The world is becoming smaller and more diverse.
c. The world is becoming smaller and people more similar.
d. Economic disparity is becoming less pronounced.
Answer: c
LO: 1.2 Explain why it is important to account for globalization in understanding
adolescent development.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
9. The idea that young people around the world are experiencing increasingly similar
environments is most closely associated with which of the following concepts?
a. individualism
b. recapitulation
c. globalization
d. contextualization
Answer: b
LO: 1.2 Explain why it is important to account for globalization in understanding
adolescent development.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
10. A typical pattern worldwide is that young people are becoming increasingly in
their identities, with one identity for participation in their local culture and another
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1. A developed country is one of the world’s most developed countries, with the
highest median levels of income, while a developing country is one that has lower levels of
than developed countries but is experiencing rapid economic growth.
a. economically; income
b. technologically; technology development
c. industrially; employment
d. technologically; income
Answer: a
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
2. About what percent of adolescents go on to tertiary education in developed countries?
a. 25%
b. 40%
c. 50%
d. 68%
Answer: c
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
3. Schlossa is an adolescent in a developing country. On average, what percent chance does
Schlossa have of not completing primary schooling?
a. 35%
b. 65%
c. 20%
d. 8%
Answer: c
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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,4. Developed countries tend to be in their values, while developing countries are
in their values.
a. invested; not invested
b. individualistic; collectivistic
c. collectivistic; individualistic
d. not invested; invested
Answer: b
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
5. Javier lives in a developing country. Based on the values of his culture, he is most likely to
be reinforced for .
a. self-expression
b. independence
c. isolation
d. obedience
Answer: d
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
6. Naya lives in a rural area of a developing country, where her family places a higher value
on collectivism and than do people living in the urban areas of her country.
a. historical traditions
b. individualistic development
c. religiosity
d. universal principles
Answer: a
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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, 7. The majority of the world’s population is contained within .
a. developed countries
b. developing countries
c. the Southern Hemisphere
d. the Western Hemisphere
Answer: b
LO: 1.1 Distinguish between adolescents in developing and developed countries in terms of
income, education, and cultural values.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
8. Which statement most accurately represents the concept of globalization?
a. Cultural beliefs are becoming more distinct.
b. The world is becoming smaller and more diverse.
c. The world is becoming smaller and people more similar.
d. Economic disparity is becoming less pronounced.
Answer: c
LO: 1.2 Explain why it is important to account for globalization in understanding
adolescent development.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
9. The idea that young people around the world are experiencing increasingly similar
environments is most closely associated with which of the following concepts?
a. individualism
b. recapitulation
c. globalization
d. contextualization
Answer: b
LO: 1.2 Explain why it is important to account for globalization in understanding
adolescent development.
Topic: A Demographic Profile of Adolescents
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
APA LO: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
10. A typical pattern worldwide is that young people are becoming increasingly in
their identities, with one identity for participation in their local culture and another
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