Well, here we are again.

1.  Jim just started dating Lisa.  Which of the following activities will Jim tend to lessen up on in terms of time commitment?

a.  Chess club after school
b.  Homework
c.  Part-time job
d.  Cruising the Internet
 

2.  Superintendent D is concerned about the achievement of adolescents in her school district and wants to establish a task force to investigate the problem.  According to class discussion, which issue should receive the most attention?

a. Whether or not the schools have a commitment to active learning.
b. The curriculum.
c. The organization of the schools in terms of age grouping
d. The teachersÑtheir training, and their organizational and management skills.
 

3. Teacher H has certain rules in the classroom and is highly organized in terms of curriculum presentation.  Her students suggest that they would like more material on a certain subject and she decides to commit an entire day on the topic.  Teacher H would seem to fit which teaching styles?

a. Authoritative
b. Authoritarian
c. Permissive/Indulgent
d. Rejecting/Neglecting

4. Sarah wants to marry Bill, but her parents forbid her to make plans.  Sarah then turns down Bill's proposal.  Which of the following identity states is Sarah experiencing?

a. diffusion
b. foreclosure
c. moratorium
d. negative

5. Debbie is normally a confident person, but this morning she must make give a speech in her Government class and is quite nervous and unsure of herself.  This shift in self-awareness is due to fluctuations in ____________________.

a. identity
b. false-self
c. barometric self-esteem
d. baseline self-esteem

6. Bill looks at Tim and says, "Nice shirt".  Tim jumps out of his chair, grabs Bill by the shirt, and yells, "What do you really mean by that??? I'm tired of you picking on me!!!!".   Tim is experiencing:

a. aggressive-withdrawal
b. hostile attributional bias
c. relational aggression
d. peer rejection

7. Which of the following events launched an effort for teachers to "get back to basics"?

a. The Cold War
b. The "get real" movement during the late 60's and early 70's
c. The Great Depression
d. The aftermath of World War 2

8. Which of the following has been shown to have the most influence on student achievement?

a. educational spending
b. the movement from a junior high to middle school approach
c. student-teacher ratios
d. teacher behavior

9. Paul is a student that routinely is not invited to parties and does not have any friends.  On the other hand, nobody really dislikes PaulÑhis name just does not come to mind when people make up social activity lists.  Paul is probably _________ in terms of peer social status.

a. rejected
b. controversial
c. neglected
d. average

10. Tonya has explored her options and has settled into a rewarding career track in education.  She has chosen a job as a middle school teacher and is very happy with her choice.  Tonya is identity _____________ and will probably become a ________________ teacher.

a. achieved; authoritative
b. achieved; authoritarian
c. foreclosed; permissive
d. foreclosed; authoritative
 

1.  D (Notes & Page 246-250)    Displacement theory would suggest that the addition of a leisure activity should "displace" productive activities.  However, new research suggests the opposite, adolescents tend to drop more trivial activities when they add new leisure activities.

2. D (Notes & Pages 217-218)   While great attention is often focused on educational spending, curriculum, school organization (e.g., middle vs. junior high), etc., the educational research strongly suggests that the classroom climate (e.g., teacher training, styles of interaction, organization, etc.) are what makes the difference in terms of achievement.

3. A (Notes & Page 217-218)   This should have been an easy one.  She has rules, but is also accepting of her students' autonomy and interest in the material.  A must style in terms of working with adolescents.

4. B (Notes & Page 286)  Foreclosure, because Sarah wants to make a commitment, but her parents are blocking her goals.  If they were supporting her, then she would be achieved.  If Bill was an individual that her family nor community would never accept (e.g., drug addicted, former felon) and Sarah married him anyway, then Sarah would have a negative identity.

5. C (Notes & Page 275-276)  Barometric self-esteem refers to how our feelings and self-conceptions shift on a moment-to-moment basis.  Baseline self-esteem refers to our overall, typical feelings of self-worth.  If Debbie has a strong baseline self-esteem, then she will probably relax as she gives the speech and do a really good job.  Her barometric self-esteem will shift and she will feel stronger and stronger as she gives the speech.

6. B (Notes & Page 191)   Tim is probably rejected, but this is not an example of peer rejection.  Hostile attribution bias refers to judging other people's behavior as hostile, even if it is not.  You can see why Tim has a hard time making friends; in fact, his distrust of others intentions make it hard to like him...do you think Bill will try to be nice to Tim in the future?

7. A(Notes & Page 201)   The Cold War, particularly advances in the Soviet space program, scared politicians and the public alike. during the late 1950's and early 1960's.  The concern was that our students were not getting enough basic science and math educationÑhence, a return to basics.  Know your history for the test.

8. D (Notes & Page 217-218)  The book sure spends a lot of time on the influence of teacher behavior on adolescent achievement and so did I.  Of particular importance is the understanding that styles and teaching techniques that seem to work for children may not apply at all to adolescent learners.  Adolescents, beyond focusing on the curriculum presentation, are very sensitive to teacher organization, teaching styles (e.g., authoritative vs. authoritarian), and classroom management skills.

9. C (Notes)   Paul is probably neglected.  He is not really liked, but is not disliked either.  If he was left off of social activity lists because he is not liked, then he would be rejected.

10. A   This is an important question because it tests your ability to make connections from the class material across different themes.  In order to become identity achieved, it is often important to have a supportive, authoritative environment in place (e.g., emotionally warm, supportive parents; former supportive teachers; etc.). Tonya, based on her experiences, will probably become an authoritative teacher in the classroom because this is the very environment that assisted her in terms of identity achievement.