Psychology Questions

<p>Congratulations to anyone that finished the AP Psychology test today :slight_smile:
I have a couple of psychology questions that hopefully someone can answer!</p>

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<li><p>Which of the following statements is most consistent with G. Stanley Hall’s theory of adolescence?
a. Early adolescents should strive toward uniqueness.
b. Social development is largely determined by the adolescent’s environment.
c. Culture exerts the greatest effect on how quickly the adolescent matures.
d. Adolescent behavior is characterized by conflict and mood swings.
e. all of these </p></li>
<li><p>Sociohistorical factors associated with the beginning of the twentieth century are especially important for _______________________ view of adolescence.
a. the Inventionist
b. Aristotle’s
c. Hall’s
d. Mead’s
e. Hollingworth’s </p></li>
<li><p>Various scholars on adolescence believed that the concept of adolescence was invented because of
a. society’s desire to create a compulsory education system.
b. the need to pass on intellectual skills to youth.
c. the culture’s need to maintain its authority structure.
d. the need to keep control of economic resources.
e. all of these. </p></li>
<li><p>Mary has high career goals, works hard, and is motivated by material interests. During which decade of United States history was she most likely to have been an adolescent?
a. 1900s
b. 1930s
c. 1940s
d. 1960s
e. 1970s </p></li>
<li><p>Jermaine believes that to understand a person’s development, you need to look at the effects of families, peers, culture, and media. He believes in the importance of
a. nature.
b. continuity.
c. early experiences.
d. contexts.
e. all of these </p></li>
<li><p>The settings in which development occurs are called
a. periods.
b. processes.
c. contexts.
d. milestones.
e. generalization gaps. </p></li>
<li><p>Some experts on adolescence believe that the social policy of United States needs to focus more on improving
a. adolescents’ nutrition.
b. the contexts in which adolescents live.
c. adolescents’ self-esteem.
d. the relationships between adolescents and their parents.
e. adolescents’ reading skills. </p></li>
<li><p>A government is funding programs to help prevent adolescent pregnancy, unprotected sexual activity, and drug use. This government support is an example of
a. generational inequity.
b. social policy.
c. a socioemotional process.
d. a generalization gap.
e. the inventionist view. </p></li>
<li><p>Jack complains that elderly Americans are using up resources that should be allocated to adolescents. What is Jack’s belief in the unfair treatment of younger members of an aging society called?
a. generational inequity
b. generation gap
c. adolescent generalization gap
d. youth stereotype
e. social policy </p></li>
<li><p>Some researchers believe that there is a global youth culture so that adolescents everywhere use similar slang, wear the same clothing and hairstyles, and listen to the same music. To what is this global youth culture attributed?
a. parental permissiveness
b. youth dissatisfaction
c. hormonal changes
d. telecommunications
e. all of these</p></li>
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<p>What are these? Your finals?</p>