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PSY 209 Exam 4 Spring 2020
PSY 209 Exam 4 Spring 2020
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1
Tanya inherited a high risk for depression, but hasn't experienced depression. This is likely bc
she has diathesis
she has low stress
she has no diathesis
she has high stress
2
What is currently known about vaping?
It's safe if you just use ocassionally
It is completely safe
It is no better than cigarettes
It is safer than cigarettes, but not completely safe
3
Most behavioral problems and mood disorders start during adolescence.
False
True
4
Which of the following is a risk factor for substance abuse?
religious affiliation
impulsive personality
poor academic performance
high academic engagement
5
Which factors are linked to increased violence in adolescents?
Poverty
Availability of guns
Lack of parental monitoring
All of these
6
Over historical time, adolescent alcohol use has
stayed the same
decreased
increased
fluctuated up and down
7
Belinda gets connected with an internship because the company is owned by a family friend. This is an example of
academic capital
social capital
cultural capital
economic capital
8
One indicator of grade inflation in US schools is
SAT scores are declining but school grades are rising
SAT scores are rising and school grades are rising
SAT scores are rising and school grades are declining
SAT scores are stable but school grades are rising
9
Risk for depression during adolescence is highest between
14-15
18-19
16-17
12-13
10
_____ Theory states that comorbidity of substance use & externalizing disorders is due to a lack of social ties
Social Control
Cascading effects
Jessor's
all of these
11
The most successful substance abuse prevention programs involve
telling teens to abstain from substance use
providing scary facts about substance use
providing community wide intervention for adults & teens
providing personal narratives about substance use
12
Loraine's GPA is a 3.65. This is an example of
Educational attainment
School performance
Academic achievement
All of these
13
What factors predict lower drop out rates?
poor academic performance
the use of exit exams
high social capital
attending disorderly school
14
Experimentation with substances late in adolescence is associated with positive adjustment in young adulthood
False
True
15
What accounts for ethnic disparities in educational outcomes?
discrimination
all of these
varying cultural beliefs about ability
varying level of fear of failure
16
Hermes thinks he did poorly on his exam because the test was just too hard. This is a ____ attribution
task difficulty
ability
luck
effort
17
Upon entering high school, there is a shift from ___ to ___
mastery orientation; performance orientation
self-efficacy; self-handicapping
performance orientation; mastery orientation
self-handicapping; self-efficacy
18
Sam, 15, constantly lies, vandalizes property & gets into physical fights. She most likely has...
Oppositional defiant disorder
Conduct disorder
Aggressive disorder
Antisocial personality disorder
19
What happens to the prevalence of violent & property crimes between preadolescent & adolescent years?
decrease
stay the same
increase
unpredictable
20
This groups of teens starts using some substances early and slowly increases their use over time
Early starters
Low escalators
High escalator
Late starters
21
What is a supposed factor that leads to internalizing disorders?
lack of positive emotion
all of these
anhedonia
excessive negative emotion
22
In his teens, Mark frequently skipped school and shoplifted, but he grew out of it. This exemplifies
Adolescent-Persistent Offenders
Lifetime-Persistent Offenders
Lifetime-Limited Offenders
Adolescent-Limited Offenders
23
Who is more likely to succeed in school?
Teens who attend poorly up-kept schools
Teens whose school use a tracking system
Teens whose teachers team teach
Teens who attend departmentalized schools
24
Males are more likely than females to
be diagnosed with depression
attempt suicide
die by suicide
engage in NSSI
25
Fred is stressed about being let go from his job. To cope, he starts looking for a new one. This is
Secondary coping
External resource
An internal resource
Primary coping
26
Shoplifting is an example of
Authority conflict
Covert authority conflict
Overt antisocial behavior
Covert antisocial behavior
27
Why is achievement an adolescent issue?
teens face many educational choices
differences in performance can be appreciated
all of these
teens prep for work roles
28
The most commonly used substance in adolescence is
marijuana
cigarettes
cocaine
alcohol
29
The most effective intervention for closing the wealth gap in educational outcomes long term is
high quality pre-k
high quality elementary school
study skills interventions
all of these
30
Carla is motivated to learn to play piano because she really just wants to learn something new. This is
mastery orientation
growth mindset
self-handicapping
ability attributions
31
____ parenting is associated with better school performance.
permissive
authoritarian
disorganized
athoritative
