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
Copyright #sz© #sz2018, #sz2011, #sz2008 #szPearson #szEducation, #szInc. #szAll #szRights
#szReserved
TestBanksAdept
, a. reasoning.
b. biological # s z functioning.
c. sexual # s z development.
d. social # s z development.
Answer: # s z a
Topic: # s z Approaches # s z to # s z Studying # s z Adolescents
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.2: #szIdentify #szthe #szapproaches #szused #szto #szstudy
#szadolescence #sz Skill #szLevel: #sz Analyze #sz It
Difficulty #szLevel: #szModerate
5. Karen #szis #szan #szadolescent #szresearcher #szwho #szstudies #szthe #szroles #szof #szself-concept, #szgender,
#szand #szidentity #szin #szadolescent #sz growth. #sz Karen #sz most #szlikely #sz uses #sz which #sz perspective
#szto #szconduct #sz her #sz research?
a. The # s z biological # s z perspective
b. The #szcognitive #szperspective
c. The # s z psychosexual # s z perspective
d. The #szsocial #szrelationship #szperspective
Answer: # s z c
Topic: # s z Approaches # s z to # s z Studying # s z Adolescents
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.2: #szIdentify #szthe #szapproaches #szused #szto #szstudy
#szadolescence #sz Skill #sz Level: #sz Understand #szthe #sz Concepts
Difficulty #szLevel: #szEasy
6. The #szstage #szbetween #szadolescence #szand #szadulthood #szis #szreferred #szto #szas
a. extended # s z adolescence.
b. emerging # s z adulthood.
c. delayed #szadulthood.
d. juvenile # s z adolescence.
Answer: # s z b
Topic: # s z Approaches # s z to # s z Studying # s z Adolescents
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.2: #szIdentify #szthe #szapproaches #szused #szto #szstudy
#szadolescence #sz Skill #szLevel: #sz Understand #szthe #sz Concepts
Difficulty #szLevel: #szEasy
7. Suppose #sza #szresearcher #szstudying #szadolescence #szwanted #szto #szcollect #szthe #szlargest #szsample
#szpossible #szof #sz youth #szfor #szher #szstudy. #szBased #szupon #szstatistics #szindicating #szthe #szlargest
#szpopulation #szof #szyouth, #szwhich #sz country #sz would #sz she #sz visit #szto #sz collect #sz her #sz data?
a. The #szUnited #szStates
b. Russia
c. Africa
d. China
Copyright #sz© #sz2018, #sz2011, #sz2008 #szPearson #szEducation, #szInc. #szAll #szRights
#szReserved
TestBanksAdept
, Answer: # s z d
Topic: #szThe #szGlobal #szFace #szof #szAdolescence
Learning # s z Objective: # s z LO # s z 1.3: # s z Describe # s z the # s z world’s # s z adolescent # s z population
Skill #szLevel: #szAnalyze #szIt
#sz Difficulty #szLevel:
#szModerate
8. Statistical #szforecasts #szpredict #szthe #szU.S. #szyouth #szpopulation #szto
a. slowly #szincrease #szover #szthe #sznext #sz30 #szyears.
b. steadily #szdecline #szover #szthe #sznext #sz30 #szyears.
c. remain #szconstant #szover #szthe #sznext #sz30 #szyears.
d. peak #szwithin #sz10 #szyears #szand #szthen #szslowly #szdecline.
Answer: # s z a
Topic: #szThe #szGlobal #szFace #szof #szAdolescence
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.3: #szDescribe #szthe #szworld’s #szadolescent
#szpopulation #sz Skill #sz Level: #sz Understand #szthe #sz Concepts
Difficulty #szLevel: #szEasy
9. Research #szindicates #szthat #szjuveniles #szand #sztheir #szfamilies #szare #sztypically #szmoving #szaway #szfrom
in #szthe #szUnited #szStates.
a. Northwestern # s z states
b. Northeastern # s z states
c. Western # s z states
d. Southern # s z states
Answer: # s z b
Topic: #szThe #szGlobal #szFace #szof #szAdolescence
Learning # s z Objective: # s z LO # s z 1.3: # s z Describe # s z the # s z world’s # s z adolescent # s z population
Skill #szLevel: #szUnderstand #szthe #szConcepts
#sz Difficulty #sz Level: #sz Easy
10. Society #szand #szits #szexpectations #szcan #szaffect #szadolescents #szin #szvarious #szways. #szWhich #szaspects #szof
#szan
adolescent’s #szlife #szcan #szsociety #szaffect?
a. Development, # s z relationships, # s z and # s z problems
b. Relationships, # s z intelligence, # s z and # s z adjustment
c. Hygiene, # s z adjustment, # s z and # s z relationships
d. Adjustment, # s z personalities, # s z and # s z intelligence
Answer: # s z a
Topic: #szOur #szEvolving #szSociety
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.5: #szCharacterize #szthe #szadolescent #szcohorts #szthat #szhave #szexisted
#szsince #szthe #sz early #sz 1900s
Skill #szLevel: #szUnderstand #szthe #szConcepts
Copyright #sz© #sz2018, #sz2011, #sz2008 #szPearson #szEducation, #szInc. #szAll #szRights
#szReserved
TestBanksAdept
, Difficulty # s z Level: # s z Difficult
11. The #szUnited #szStates #szhas #szhad #szseveral #szdifferent #szhistorical #szcohorts #szof #szadolescents
#szthroughout #sz history. #szThe #sz cohort #szthat #szrejected #sz previously #sz held #sz Victorian #sz and
#sz rigid #sz social #sz codes #sz was #sz referred #szto #sz as
a. Generation # s z X.
b. the #szLost #szGeneration.
c. the #szBaby #szBoomers.
d. the #szSilent #szGeneration.
Answer: # s z b
Topic: #szOur #szEvolving #szSociety
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.5: #szCharacterize #szthe #szadolescent #szcohorts #szthat #szhave #szexisted
#szsince #szthe #sz early #sz 1900s
Skill #szLevel: #szUnderstand #szthe #szConcepts
#sz Difficulty #sz Level: #sz Easy
12. Martin #szLuther #szKing #szJr., #szBob #szDylan, #szand #szJohn #szLennon #szwere #szindividuals #szwho
#szlived #szin #szwhich #sz historical #sz U.S. #szcohort?
a. The #szSilent #szGeneration
b. The #szBaby #szBoomers
c. The #szLost #szGeneration
d. Generation # s z X
Answer: # s z a
Topic: #szOur #szEvolving #szSociety
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.5: #szCharacterize #szthe #szadolescent #szcohorts #szthat #szhave #szexisted
#szsince #szthe #sz early #sz 1900s
Skill #szLevel: #szAnalyze #szIt
#sz Difficulty #szLevel: #szEasy
13. Which #szparticular #szhistorical #szU.S. #szcohort #szhad #szmany #szmembers #szwho #szwere
#sz considered #szself- #sz absorbed #szand #sz were #szalso #sz referred #szto #sz as #szthe #sz “Me
#sz Generation”?
a. The #szSilent #szGeneration
b. Millennial
c. Generation # s z X
d. The #szBaby #szBoomers
Answer: # s z d
Topic: #szThe #szEvolving #szSociety
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.5: #szCharacterize #szthe #szadolescent #szcohorts #szthat #szhave #szexisted
#szsince #szthe #sz early #sz 1900s
Skill #szLevel: #szUnderstand #szthe #szConcepts
Copyright #sz© #sz2018, #sz2011, #sz2008 #szPearson #szEducation, #szInc. #szAll #szRights
#szReserved
TestBanksAdept
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
Copyright #sz© #sz2018, #sz2011, #sz2008 #szPearson #szEducation, #szInc. #szAll #szRights
#szReserved
TestBanksAdept
, a. reasoning.
b. biological # s z functioning.
c. sexual # s z development.
d. social # s z development.
Answer: # s z a
Topic: # s z Approaches # s z to # s z Studying # s z Adolescents
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.2: #szIdentify #szthe #szapproaches #szused #szto #szstudy
#szadolescence #sz Skill #szLevel: #sz Analyze #sz It
Difficulty #szLevel: #szModerate
5. Karen #szis #szan #szadolescent #szresearcher #szwho #szstudies #szthe #szroles #szof #szself-concept, #szgender,
#szand #szidentity #szin #szadolescent #sz growth. #sz Karen #sz most #szlikely #sz uses #sz which #sz perspective
#szto #szconduct #sz her #sz research?
a. The # s z biological # s z perspective
b. The #szcognitive #szperspective
c. The # s z psychosexual # s z perspective
d. The #szsocial #szrelationship #szperspective
Answer: # s z c
Topic: # s z Approaches # s z to # s z Studying # s z Adolescents
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.2: #szIdentify #szthe #szapproaches #szused #szto #szstudy
#szadolescence #sz Skill #sz Level: #sz Understand #szthe #sz Concepts
Difficulty #szLevel: #szEasy
6. The #szstage #szbetween #szadolescence #szand #szadulthood #szis #szreferred #szto #szas
a. extended # s z adolescence.
b. emerging # s z adulthood.
c. delayed #szadulthood.
d. juvenile # s z adolescence.
Answer: # s z b
Topic: # s z Approaches # s z to # s z Studying # s z Adolescents
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.2: #szIdentify #szthe #szapproaches #szused #szto #szstudy
#szadolescence #sz Skill #szLevel: #sz Understand #szthe #sz Concepts
Difficulty #szLevel: #szEasy
7. Suppose #sza #szresearcher #szstudying #szadolescence #szwanted #szto #szcollect #szthe #szlargest #szsample
#szpossible #szof #sz youth #szfor #szher #szstudy. #szBased #szupon #szstatistics #szindicating #szthe #szlargest
#szpopulation #szof #szyouth, #szwhich #sz country #sz would #sz she #sz visit #szto #sz collect #sz her #sz data?
a. The #szUnited #szStates
b. Russia
c. Africa
d. China
Copyright #sz© #sz2018, #sz2011, #sz2008 #szPearson #szEducation, #szInc. #szAll #szRights
#szReserved
TestBanksAdept
, Answer: # s z d
Topic: #szThe #szGlobal #szFace #szof #szAdolescence
Learning # s z Objective: # s z LO # s z 1.3: # s z Describe # s z the # s z world’s # s z adolescent # s z population
Skill #szLevel: #szAnalyze #szIt
#sz Difficulty #szLevel:
#szModerate
8. Statistical #szforecasts #szpredict #szthe #szU.S. #szyouth #szpopulation #szto
a. slowly #szincrease #szover #szthe #sznext #sz30 #szyears.
b. steadily #szdecline #szover #szthe #sznext #sz30 #szyears.
c. remain #szconstant #szover #szthe #sznext #sz30 #szyears.
d. peak #szwithin #sz10 #szyears #szand #szthen #szslowly #szdecline.
Answer: # s z a
Topic: #szThe #szGlobal #szFace #szof #szAdolescence
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.3: #szDescribe #szthe #szworld’s #szadolescent
#szpopulation #sz Skill #sz Level: #sz Understand #szthe #sz Concepts
Difficulty #szLevel: #szEasy
9. Research #szindicates #szthat #szjuveniles #szand #sztheir #szfamilies #szare #sztypically #szmoving #szaway #szfrom
in #szthe #szUnited #szStates.
a. Northwestern # s z states
b. Northeastern # s z states
c. Western # s z states
d. Southern # s z states
Answer: # s z b
Topic: #szThe #szGlobal #szFace #szof #szAdolescence
Learning # s z Objective: # s z LO # s z 1.3: # s z Describe # s z the # s z world’s # s z adolescent # s z population
Skill #szLevel: #szUnderstand #szthe #szConcepts
#sz Difficulty #sz Level: #sz Easy
10. Society #szand #szits #szexpectations #szcan #szaffect #szadolescents #szin #szvarious #szways. #szWhich #szaspects #szof
#szan
adolescent’s #szlife #szcan #szsociety #szaffect?
a. Development, # s z relationships, # s z and # s z problems
b. Relationships, # s z intelligence, # s z and # s z adjustment
c. Hygiene, # s z adjustment, # s z and # s z relationships
d. Adjustment, # s z personalities, # s z and # s z intelligence
Answer: # s z a
Topic: #szOur #szEvolving #szSociety
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.5: #szCharacterize #szthe #szadolescent #szcohorts #szthat #szhave #szexisted
#szsince #szthe #sz early #sz 1900s
Skill #szLevel: #szUnderstand #szthe #szConcepts
Copyright #sz© #sz2018, #sz2011, #sz2008 #szPearson #szEducation, #szInc. #szAll #szRights
#szReserved
TestBanksAdept
, Difficulty # s z Level: # s z Difficult
11. The #szUnited #szStates #szhas #szhad #szseveral #szdifferent #szhistorical #szcohorts #szof #szadolescents
#szthroughout #sz history. #szThe #sz cohort #szthat #szrejected #sz previously #sz held #sz Victorian #sz and
#sz rigid #sz social #sz codes #sz was #sz referred #szto #sz as
a. Generation # s z X.
b. the #szLost #szGeneration.
c. the #szBaby #szBoomers.
d. the #szSilent #szGeneration.
Answer: # s z b
Topic: #szOur #szEvolving #szSociety
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.5: #szCharacterize #szthe #szadolescent #szcohorts #szthat #szhave #szexisted
#szsince #szthe #sz early #sz 1900s
Skill #szLevel: #szUnderstand #szthe #szConcepts
#sz Difficulty #sz Level: #sz Easy
12. Martin #szLuther #szKing #szJr., #szBob #szDylan, #szand #szJohn #szLennon #szwere #szindividuals #szwho
#szlived #szin #szwhich #sz historical #sz U.S. #szcohort?
a. The #szSilent #szGeneration
b. The #szBaby #szBoomers
c. The #szLost #szGeneration
d. Generation # s z X
Answer: # s z a
Topic: #szOur #szEvolving #szSociety
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.5: #szCharacterize #szthe #szadolescent #szcohorts #szthat #szhave #szexisted
#szsince #szthe #sz early #sz 1900s
Skill #szLevel: #szAnalyze #szIt
#sz Difficulty #szLevel: #szEasy
13. Which #szparticular #szhistorical #szU.S. #szcohort #szhad #szmany #szmembers #szwho #szwere
#sz considered #szself- #sz absorbed #szand #sz were #szalso #sz referred #szto #sz as #szthe #sz “Me
#sz Generation”?
a. The #szSilent #szGeneration
b. Millennial
c. Generation # s z X
d. The #szBaby #szBoomers
Answer: # s z d
Topic: #szThe #szEvolving #szSociety
Learning #szObjective: #szLO #sz1.5: #szCharacterize #szthe #szadolescent #szcohorts #szthat #szhave #szexisted
#szsince #szthe #sz early #sz 1900s
Skill #szLevel: #szUnderstand #szthe #szConcepts
Copyright #sz© #sz2018, #sz2011, #sz2008 #szPearson #szEducation, #szInc. #szAll #szRights
#szReserved
TestBanksAdept
