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PSYC 3480 Midterm 3 Exam QuestionsAnd Answers
Origins of adolescent free time in contemporary society - - correct
answer ✅(1) development of compulsory schooling
(2) increased affluence of Americans after WWII
How do American adol compare to adol of other countries
concerning patterns of time use - - correct answer ✅(1) American
adol spend far more time on leisure and far less time on productive
activities.
(2) European and Asians spend more time on homework and
reading for pleasure
Why did the trend of HS students holding part time jobs reverse 15
years ago (i.e. shift from increase to decline)? - - correct answer
✅(1) Tougher HS standards
(2) Increase in college interests and AP courses
(3) Reaction of economy during 20th century increased competition
for same jobs that teens could get more easily before
(4) Growth of technology
Adolescent work environment - - correct answer ✅(1) Few jobs
permit adol to have independence, receive little instruction from
supervisors, and rarely use school skills
(2) Some are high stress
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(3) Teens do not report jobs as dreary
Premature affluence - - correct answer ✅having more income than
one an manage maturely, esp. during adol
Does working help adolescents develop a sense of responsibility? - -
correct answer ✅(1) benefits have been overstated
(2) studies do not show that holding a job makes adolescents
personally responsible
(3) fewer than 10% save for future education or help family
(4) working may teach teens undesirable lessons about meaning of
money
(5) development of maturity depends on job
Does working interfere with school? - - correct answer ✅(1)
working more than 20 hrs/week may interfere w/ school
performance
(2) may increase likelihood of dropping out
(3) impact on actual grades and test scores is small
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experience sampling method - - correct answer ✅method of
collecting at a about adolescent's emotional states, in which
individuals are paged and asked to report mood and activity
flow experience - - correct answer ✅experience of high levels of
both concentration and interest at the same time
when is a positive combination of high motivation, concentration,
and engagement most commonly observed? - - correct answer
✅when involved in sports or art enrichment
spillover effect - - correct answer ✅school sponsored
extracurricular helps strengthen students attachment to school and
contributes to future educational success
Impact of extracurricular activities on development - - correct
answer ✅(1) improve school performance, reduces likelihood of
dropping out and deters anti-social behavior
(2) involvement in sports increases likelihood of alcohol use and
delinquency
(3) spillover effect
(4) emotional development
(5) may come into contact with adolescents who benefit them
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(6) racial mixing (more so for guys)
(7) greater self-esteem
routine activity theory - - correct answer ✅perspective on
adolescents that views unstructured, unsupervised time with peers
as main cause of misbehavior
when is the prime time for misbehavior - - correct answer ✅time
between when school ends and parents get home from work
Who are the most likely to be home unsupervised? The least? - -
correct answer ✅(1) Most = affluent, suburban white children
(2) least = poor minority urban and rural
Do children who self-care differ from peers when it comes to
psychological development, school achievements, and self-
conceptions? - - correct answer ✅(1) No.
(2) raised by authoritative parents and are monitored from a
distance are no more susceptible to problem behavior than kids w/
parents at home
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