Quiz #2: 1. Regarding Thomas Cook’s study of 12,000 seventh-and eighth-grade students in the southeast area of Washington, DC, the team of researchers found that the NEIGHBORHOODS in which the adolescent lives had more influence on __________ than the other factors. a. the mental health of the adolescent, such as having a positive self-concept b. the drug use and other misbehavior c. the academic performance d. how children spent their leisure time 2. During her first two months at the junior high school, Jessie rarely saw her best friend at school because they had different class schedules. She also found the teachers to be very strict with little time to listen to Jessie and her fellow students’ concerns since the students only see each teacher for one class. Developmental psychologist Jacquelynne Eccles believes that Jessie’s motivation in school will decline because of  a. Jessie’s gender immaturity. b. a poor stage-environment fit. c. academic incongruence. d. a failure to achieve developmental resolution. 3. Shasta is taking the ________, which is a college admissions test that is considered the most well-known of the high-stakes tests. a. SAT b. Stanford-Binet c. CAT d. Holland Vocational Aptitude Test 4. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the characteristics and parenting qualities of the parents of adolescents? a. Working mothers can buffer children from risk of adolescent problems by raising family income. b. Children who were more likely to drink in the future had mothers and fathers who overestimated their likelihood of drinking. c. Parents with strict rules tend to experience more conflicts with their teens. d. Parents tend to monitor boys less carefully than girls; and they tend to decrease the frequency of their checks on both genders as the children grow older. 5. When children with single mothers are compared to those from dual-parent households with similar educational and socioeconomic levels, children in these single parent homes_______________ when compared to dual-parent households. a. still show poor academic performance and higher rates of behavior problems b. still show higher rates of behavior problems, but similar academic performance c. still show poor academic performance, but the same rate of behavior problems d. show similar academic performance and rates of behavior problems 6. According to a national survey of children and teens, which of the following statements is FALSE regarding on-line victimization? a. Ninety percent of sexual solicitations target girls via the internet. b. One in thirty-three children/teens have received an aggressive solicitation by someone who sent regular mail, gifts, or tried to arrange a meeting. c. Three percent of teenage internet users form a close relationship with an adult on-line. d. The FBI hires teenagers to teach agents how to pose as youngsters online. 7. Modern adolescents would benefit from spending more time ___________ because it is associated with lower rates of depression. a. in solitary unstructured activities that challenge their imagination b. in unstructured activities with their friends c. with adults d. alone studying and contemplating their future 8. According to your textbook, which of the following types of jobs would be considered detrimental for a teenager because it either is too simple to build significant work-related skills or brings them into contact with delinquent peers? a. working in a fast-food restaurant b. museum usher c. office clerk d. all of these jobs 9. ________ involves new drivers to pass through stages, with each stage giving them increased privileges in more risky driving situations. a. Graduated driver licensing b. Provisionary drivers’ permits c. Drivers’ training d. Developmental driving 10. _________ addiction is the most frequent addiction to be established during the adolescent years. a. Alcohol b. Nicotine c. Inhalants d. Marijuana