Families
Supervising adolescents' friends, activities, and social settings is known as
monitoring
The two main approaches to student learning are direct instruction and
constructivist
Self-determination, curiosity, challenge, and effort are all ________ in adolescents' motivation.
intrinsic factors
The tendency to favor one's own cultural group over other groups is known as
ethnocentrism
Adolescent problems are usually categorized as either
internalizing or externalizing
Today's parent-adolescent relationships are viewed as
reciprocal
In one study, almost 50 percent of dropouts said their primary reason for leaving school was
school-related
Perceived causes of outcomes are known as
attributions
Ceremonies or rituals that mark an individual's transition from one status to another are called
rites of passage
Dr. Vengrove believes that the cause of an adolescent client's depression is a lack of serotonin in the brain and therefore prescribes an antidepressant drug to treat the depression. Dr. Vengrove is using the _______ approach to adolescent problems.
biological
Michael's parents never discuss their rules. If he asks for an explanation, they answer, "Because I said so; that's all the explanation you need." Michael's parents are using which style of parenting?
authoritarian
The ________ Act allows states to scale back the role that test scores play in holding schools accountable for student achievement.
Every Student Succeeds
Research has shown that adolescents show two distinct responses to difficult or challenging circumstances. One is mastery orientation and the other is
helpless orientation
What is the term that refers to the fact that far more women than men live in poverty?
the feminization of poverty
Predictors of problems are often called
risk factors
Myra, age 9 months, crawls away from her mother while visiting a friend's home. Myra periodically looks back to see that her mother is there and then ventures out a little further into the new environment. According to attachment theorists, Myra is displaying
secure attachment
No Child Left Behind places responsibility for student learning primarily on
the states
Justin is extremely goal-oriented, optimistic, and driven. Carol Dweck would say that Justin has a
growth mindset
Dr. Schindler does cross-cultural research on adolescents. These comparisons of adolescents from different cultures tell us the degree to which adolescent development is either universal or
culture-specific
The negative consequences that result from contact between two distinctive cultural groups are known as ______ stress.
acculturative
Research has shown that parents favoring one sibling over another is linked to
sadness and lower self-esteem in the less-favored sibling
Several possible causes of ADHD occur during which period?
prenatal development
Adolescents have improved self-efficacy and achievement when they set goals that are specific, proximal, and
challenging
The federal poverty level is adjusted
for inflation
Sydney, a nursing assistant, is often asked to go to other departments and "fill in," but she doesn't feel competent to deal with many of these situations. Instead of addressing the issue with her supervisor, Sydney calls in sick to work when she is fairly sure she will be asked to move to another department. Sydney is engaging in
avoidant coping