The Historical Perspective
The Global/Canadian
Perspective
Theories of Adolescent Development
The Nature of Development
The Science of Development
100
According to this philosopher, reasoning doesn't belong to childhood, but rather first appears in adolescence: a) Aristotle b) Socrates c) Plato d) Darwin
Who is Plato?
100
This is the leading cause of death among adolescents in Canada a) Drug and Alcohol abuse b) Unintentional injuries c) Suicide d) Illness
What is unintentional injury?
100
What theory believes that individuals receive, manipulate, monitor and arrange information?
What is the information processing theory?
100
What developmental period includes biological and pubertal changes and brain development that allows for advancements in cognition. This individual is usually in junior high school at this time. a) early adolescence b) emerging adulthood c) late adolescence d) adolescence
What is early adolescence?
100
This type of research allows for a controlled setting where complex factors from the 'real world' can be removed. a) Laboratory Observation b) Survey c) Experience Sampling d) Correlation study
What is laboratory observation?
200
The generation born after 1980, first to come of age and entered emerging adulthood in the new millennium. They stand out for their ethnic diversity and their connection to technology.
What is millennials?
200
In developing countries, this is usually an indicator that an adolescent has moved into adulthood.
What is marriage?
200
A dog realizes that if he sits patiently by the fridge his owner will give him a treat. The dog now increases his frequency of sitting in front of the fridge to obtain treats. This example best represents what theory? a) Freud’s psychosexual theory b) Ecological Theory c) Operant Conditioning Theory d) Consequential Theory
What is Operant Conditioning Theory
200
Claudia’s body is changing. She has realized that she has grown 4 inches and has gained some weight. While at soccer practice she has realized that her motor skills have increased. Which Process is illustrated above? a) Cognitive process b) Physical-Motor process c) Socio-emotional process d) Biological process
What is the biological process?
200
A research method that involves providing participants with electronic papers and then beeping them at random times, at which point they are asked to report on various aspects of their immediate situation, including where they are, what they are doing, who they are with and how they are feeling.
What is experience sampling?
300
This anthropologist studied adolescents on the island of Samoa, concluding that the basic nature of adolescence is not biological, but sociocultural.
Who is Margaret Mead?
300
15% of adolescents in the United States do these two things? a) go to school and volunteer b) go to school and work c) go to work and volunteer d) go to school
What is go to school and work?
300
Scott attends his first Biology class. He likes his teacher and the material covered in class, and deduces that he will enjoy this class. During this class he is working on a biology problem instead of using trial and error he systematically manipulated the information in his mind and comes up with the correct answer. According to Piaget, what stage in Scott in?
What is formal operation stage
300
This conflict revolves around how development occurs. Is development gradual and additive for example a baby learning their first words or is distinct stages for example a child all of a sudden can think abstractly.
What is continuity and discontinuity?
300
Research whose goal is to describe the strenghts of the relationship between two or more events or characteristics. The more strongly the two events are correlated, the more effectively we can predict one event from the other.
What is Correlational research?
400
What is G. Stanley Hall's concept that adolescence is a turbulent time charged with conflict and mood swings?
What is the storm-and-stress view?
400
This percentage of Canadian adolescents reported no contact with parents on school days. a) 30% b) 10% c) 50% d) 70%
What is 30%?
400
While at school Catherine’s teacher hands out many assignments sometimes she feels she is mastering the skills and knowledge presented in these assignments but other times she does not understand some of the questions and feels incompetent in relation to some of her peers. According to Erikson, what stage is Catherine in? a) Mastery vs. non-mastery b) Industry vs. Inferiority c) Identity vs. Role Confusion d) Intimacy vs. Isolation
What is Industry vs. Inferiority
400
This developmental stage involve change in emotions, relationships and personality and social contexts. For example peer relationships, emotional regulation, and hobbies.
What is the socioemotional process?
400
Researchers have tended to overgeneralize about ethnic groups, and use ethnic labels in a superficial way that portrays an ethnic group as bein more homogeneous than it really is.
What is cultural and ethnic bias?
500
The view that adolescence is a sociohistorical creation. Especially important to this view are the sociohistorical circumstances at the beginning of the 20th century.
What is the Inventionist view?
500
1 in 10,000 adolescents between the ages of 15-19 do this every year in Canada. a) drop out of school b) commit a crime c) volunteer d) commit suicide
What is commit suicide?
500
Billy is struggling with discovering who he is. He tries to figure out what makes him different from his peers and his siblings. He is also struggling with deciding what to do once he graduates high school. According to Erikson, what stage is Billy in?
What is Identity vs. Role confusion
500
What are the 3 developmental processes that influence, shape and are interdependent with one another?
What are the biological process, the cognitive process, and the socioemotional process?
500
This type of research involves studying the same individuals over a period of time, usually several years or more. These studies provide a wealth of information about important issues such as stability and change in development.
What is longitudinal research?
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