30 Questions
True or false: Emerging adulthood is a time of life when risk behavior reaches its peak prevalence?
True
True or false: Unlike children and adolescents, emerging adults have their parents monitoring their behavior and setting rules for them to the same extent?
False
True or false: Emerging adults have the daily responsibilities of long-term commitments to a partner and children and to a long-term employer to restrain their behavior?
False
Which age group is more likely to engage in risk behavior according to the text?
Emerging adults
What is one reason why emerging adults are more likely to engage in risk behavior?
They have fewer restraints on their behavior
Do all emerging adults engage in risk behavior according to the text?
No, only some emerging adults engage in risk behavior
Match the following statements with the correct age group or region:
Highest rates of car accidents, injuries and fatalities = Young people aged 16–24 in the United States Leading cause of death during emerging adulthood = Motor vehicle injuries Lower rates of accidents and fatalities among young people = Other developed countries Highest threat to the lives and health of adolescents and emerging adults = Driving
Match the statistics with the correct age group or region:
Young people aged 16–24 have the highest rates of car accidents, injuries and fatalities = United States Motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death during emerging adulthood = Developed countries Rates of accidents and fatalities among young people are substantially lower = Other developed countries The most serious threat to the lives and health of adolescents and emerging adults = Driving
Match the facts with the correct age group or cause:
Motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death = Emerging adulthood in developed countries Young people aged 16–24 have the highest rates of car accidents = United States Driving is the most serious threat to the lives and health of adolescents and emerging adults = Developed countries Rates of accidents and fatalities among young people are lower = Countries with higher minimum driving age and less access to cars
Which age group in the United States has the highest rates of car accidents, injuries, and fatalities?
Young people aged 16-24
What is the leading cause of death during emerging adulthood in developed countries?
Motor vehicle injuries
Why do rates of accidents and fatalities among young people in other developed countries tend to be lower than in the United States?
Less access to cars
True or false: Rates of accidents and fatalities among young drivers decrease significantly after the first year of licensure?
True
True or false: Young drivers are more likely than older drivers to drive at excessive speeds and violate traffic signs and signals?
True
True or false: Young drivers aged 21-24 are more likely to have been intoxicated at the time of a fatal accident compared to any other age group?
True
Match the following behaviors with the correct age group:
Driving at excessive speeds = Young drivers Violating traffic signs and signals = Young drivers Driving under the influence of alcohol = Drivers aged 21–24 Yielding to pedestrians = Older drivers
Match the following statements with their implications:
Rates of accidents and fatalities fall dramatically by 1 year after licensure = Inexperience plays a large role in accidents Young drivers are more likely to drive at excessive speeds, follow other vehicles too closely = Young drivers display risky driving behavior Young drivers allow too little time to merge = Young drivers take risks in lane changing and passing Drivers aged 21–24 involved in fatal accidents are more likely to have been intoxicated = Alcohol use is a factor in accidents among young drivers
Match these risky driving behaviors with their descriptions:
Following other vehicles too closely = This can lead to rear-end collisions Violating traffic signs and signals = This can lead to accidents at intersections Taking more risks in lane changing and passing other vehicles = This can lead to side-swipe accidents Allowing too little time to merge = This can lead to accidents on highways
Which group of drivers is more likely to believe that their friends would approve of risky driving behavior?
Young drivers
Which personality characteristics promote risky driving and subsequent crashes?
Sensation seeking and aggressiveness
Which group of drivers tends to have the highest levels of sensation seeking and aggressiveness?
Young male drivers
Which group of drivers is more likely to engage in risky driving behavior such as speeding and passing another car in risky circumstances?
Young drivers
Which personality characteristics tend to promote risky driving and subsequent crashes?
Sensation seeking and aggressiveness
True or false: Young male drivers tend to have the lowest levels of sensation seeking and aggressiveness.
False
Match the following methods with their impact on reducing car accidents among young drivers:
Parental involvement = Especially important in early months of driving Graduated driver licensing (GDL) = Most effective approach, allows young people to gain experience under restricted conditions Database queries = Not related to reducing car accidents Styling web pages = Not related to reducing car accidents
Match the following statements with their relevance to reducing car accidents among young drivers:
GDL is a government program = True, it helps young people obtain driving privileges gradually Parental involvement is ineffective = False, it has been shown to be especially important in early months of driving Client-side scripting for web applications = Not relevant to reducing car accidents General-purpose programming = Not relevant to reducing car accidents
Match the following terms with their descriptions related to young driver safety:
Simons-Morton, 2007; Simons-Morton, Hartos & Leaf, 2002 = Research supporting the importance of parental involvement in adolescent driving GDL = A program that allows young people to obtain driving privileges gradually, based on a safe driving record Foss, 2007; Williams, Tefft & Grabowski, 2012 = Research supporting the effectiveness of GDL programs CSS = Not related to young driver safety
Which approach has been shown to be the most effective in reducing rates of car accidents and fatalities among young drivers?
Graduated driver licensing
What is the purpose of graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs?
To restrict the circumstances under which novices can drive
Which factor has been shown to be especially important in the early months of driving for young drivers?
Parental involvement and monitoring
Quiz: Exploring Risk Behavior in Emerging Adulthood Discover the prevalence and factors influencing risk behavior during emerging adulthood with this engaging quiz. Explore how the absence of parental monitoring and the unique challenges faced by this age group contribute to risky behaviors. Test your knowledge and gain insights into the behaviors that peak during this transitional phase of life.
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