A. Adolescents tend to choose friends who have markedly different interests to their own.
B. Adolescents tend to choose friends who have similar interests to their own.
C. Adolescents invariably report that peer pressures have a major influence on their behaviour
D. Causation exists between friends behaviour and adolescents choices and actions.
Related Mcqs:
- Which stage of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development occurs during adolescence and refers to the ability to reason about abstract concepts and broader social environment?
A. Formal operations
B. Concrete operations
C. Sensorimotor
D. Postformal reasoning - Research has documented that physical development during adolescence affects all of the following except_____
A. Sense of self
B. Secondary sex Charecteristic
C. Computer skills
D. Relationships with other - Which research findings have challenged the belief that adolescents are dominated by peer pressure?
A. Peers are less influential when it comes to moral values or career choices
B. Parental influence can be stronger than peer influence
C. Friends and peer groups are influenced by parents
D. Adolescents do not report feeling significant pressure from peers
E. All of the above - Identify the FALSE regarding personal development:
A. Development stops when we reach adulthood.
B. Physical developments are a key consideration when considering adult changes.
C. Social perspectives are important in adult development.
D. Cognitive themes are relevant to our development as adults. - Which of the following statements is NOT a feature of physical development in early adulthood?
A. Manual dexterity begins to reduce in the mid-thirties
B. Physical strength declines substantially compared to the late teens.
C. A decline in the perception of high-pitched tones is found by the late twenties.
D. The health status and perceptions of young adults are influenced by their own behavioural choices. - Which of the Kamer’s three stages of cognitive development in adulthood may be facilated by underground training at university?
A. Postformal reasoning
B. Absolutist reasoning
C. Relativist reasoning
D. Dialectical reasoning - Adults who find it difficult to trust others and are reluctant to commit to intimate relationships may be described as having which type of attachment style?
A. Secure
B. Insecure
C. Avoidant
D. Anxious - On the average, how do people in late adulthood(mid-60’s) compare to people in early adulthood(mid-20’s) on tests of cognitive performance?
A. 60-year olds perform roughly the same as 20-year olds
B. 60-year olds perform better than 20-year olds
C. 60-year olds perform worse than 20-year olds
D. Research has not compared 60-years olds to 20-year olds - Which factor(s) have been identified as critical to maintaining positive mental and physical health in late adulthood?
A. Having grandchildren
B. Retirement
C. Social support
D. (a) and (b) - According to longitudinal research by Levy and colleagues, what psychological factors were significantly associated with how long people actually lived?
A. parents’ age of death and will to live
B. Generativity and secure attachments
C. Optimism and openness to experience
D. Perceptions of ageing and will to live
Mcq Added by: Lubaba Zarshal
