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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dr. Pipher describe adolescent girls?
(a) Female impersonators
(b) Unpleasing souls
(c) Unrealistic girls
(d) Adult-haters

2. Who or what does Miller hold responsible for the split between child and adult during adolescence?
(a) Males
(b) Culture
(c) Hormones
(d) Parents

3. What concerns Dr. Pipher about many of the children of divorce?
(a) It makes them turn to sexual promiscuity
(b) It causes them to struggle to meet appropriate expectations
(c) They end up in single parent homes
(d) It makes them use drugs and alcohols

4. What contradiction does Pipher describe in relation to what parents share with their children?
(a) Parents' ideals contradict society norms
(b) Parents' values contradict ideals
(c) Parents' values contradict cultural stereotypes
(d) Parents' values contradict media's messages

5. Which of the following was not used to describe the values of yesterday described in this chapter?
(a) They were sexist
(b) They were racist
(c) They were patriarchal
(d) They were unintroduced

6. What speculation does Pipher make about girls who are raised to be open-minded and curious?
(a) They may be unsure of themselves
(b) They may be faced with too many choices
(c) They may be struggle more than others to find themselves
(d) They may be overwhelmed by the turmoil of adolescence

7. What does Pipher compare the goal of mass media to in relation to parents' goals of helping children stay happy and well adjusted?
(a) Support society values
(b) Develop new techniques
(c) Energize society
(d) Make money

8. Why does Dr. Pipher indicate that girls at this age are difficult to study?
(a) They have mood swings
(b) They have too many obstacles
(c) They have secretive natures
(d) They have unpredictable behavior

9. Which of the following descriptors can be used to describe the emotions of an adolescent girl?
(a) Full of perspective
(b) Devastating at times
(c) Extreme and inconsistent
(d) Developed but over-reactive

10. Which type of parents may have children who struggle in social settings and lack confidence?
(a) Indulgent high in control and low in acceptance
(b) Authoritarian low in control and high in acceptance
(c) Indulgent low in control and high in acceptance
(d) Authoritarian high in control and low in acceptance

11. How does Dr. Pipher describe deep structure?
(a) Internal struggles
(b) Root cause of behavior
(c) What others can see
(d) Camouflage behavior

12. How does Dr. Pipher describe today's fathers in relation to having the necessary skills to develop healthy relationships with their daughters?
(a) They are prepared
(b) They are ill equipped
(c) They are under-educated
(d) They are unrealistically prepared

13. Which group of adults does Dr. Pipher believe is the most well adjusted?
(a) Androgynous adults
(b) Courageous and resilient adults
(c) Those that follow stereotypical roles
(d) Well-educated adults

14. How does Dr. Pipher describe surface structure?
(a) Camouflage behavior
(b) Root cause of behavior
(c) Internal struggles
(d) What others can see

15. What do psychologists study to determine the best parenting techniques?
(a) Teens
(b) Families
(c) Research studies
(d) Adults

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dr. Pipher, how are relationships with fathers viewed?

2. What does Pipher believe that most people imagine teens' family structures consists of?

3. Which of the following terms best describes a young girl's emotional system?

4. How does Dr. Pipher describe her cousin Polly as a young girl?

5. When does Dr. Pipher indicate that Polly began to become confused and withdrawn?

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