Question 1

When Sheila walks to the lunchroom,she thinks that everyone is evaluating every move she makes.According to David Elkind,Shelia is showing signs of:

Accepted Answer

A) egotistic thinking. 
B) the personal fable. 
C) narcissism. 
D) the imaginary audience. 
A) egotistic thinking. 
B) the personal fable. 
C) narcissism. 
D) the imaginary audience.

Question 2

Dr.Down is lecturing on depression.Which is NOT a statement he can make on this subject?

Accepted Answer

A) "Depression rates rise for females during the teenage years." 
B) "Depression rates rise for males during the teenage years." 
C) "Women are roughly twice as likely to suffer from depression as men." 
D) "If a person is prone to battle severe depression,that problem typically first erupts during the late teenage or early adult years." 
A) "Depression rates rise for females during the teenage years." 
B) "Depression rates rise for males during the teenage years." 
C) "Women are roughly twice as likely to suffer from depression as men." 
D) "If a person is prone to battle severe depression,that problem typically first erupts during the late teenage or early adult years."

Question 3

Dev's school is considering offering more programs in the arts.Based on the research,has the school made a good decision?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes;these programs can help boost academic interest and performance. 
B) No;these programs tend to interfere with academic performance. 
C) Yes;but only for students who are artistically talented. 
D) There's no way to know because there is no research addressing this question. 
A) Yes;these programs can help boost academic interest and performance. 
B) No;these programs tend to interfere with academic performance. 
C) Yes;but only for students who are artistically talented. 
D) There's no way to know because there is no research addressing this question.

Question 4

Feliciano decides not to rob a backpack from an open locker at school because he is afraid of getting caught.Feliciano is operating at Kohlberg's _____ level of moral reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A) preconventional 
B) conventional 
C) postconventional 
D) formal operational 
A) preconventional 
B) conventional 
C) postconventional 
D) formal operational

Question 5

Heterosexual teenagers progress in stages,from disliking the other sex to getting romantically involved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A core change unique to formal operations is that teens can:

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A) conserve much better. 
B) really take another person's point of view. 
C) reason abstractly about hypothetical possibilities. 
D) read at a much higher level. 
A) conserve much better. 
B) really take another person's point of view. 
C) reason abstractly about hypothetical possibilities. 
D) read at a much higher level.

Question 7

Parent-teen arguments are most intense during early adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Teenage rebellion against the older generation reached its peak during the:

Accepted Answer

A) late 1800s,when teenagers left the farm to find factory work in urban centers. 
B) early 1900s,when young people had to go off to World War I. 
C) late 1960s,when the baby boom cohort rejected conventional rules about adult roles. 
D) 1980s,when the "me" generation of individuals who cared mainly about themselves reached their teens. 
A) late 1800s,when teenagers left the farm to find factory work in urban centers. 
B) early 1900s,when young people had to go off to World War I. 
C) late 1960s,when the baby boom cohort rejected conventional rules about adult roles. 
D) 1980s,when the "me" generation of individuals who cared mainly about themselves reached their teens.

Question 9

The Burke family has been in counseling with their 14-year-old daughter,who they complain has been "driving them crazy." If you were their counselor,you might remind them that things may calm down during:

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A) puberty. 
B) middle adolescence. 
C) the later teenage years. 
D) menarche. 
A) puberty. 
B) middle adolescence. 
C) the later teenage years. 
D) menarche.

Question 10

Adults show formal operational thinking:

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A) rarely. 
B) usually. 
C) when they reason about their own lives,but not on Piaget's scientific tests. 
D) when they reason on Piaget's scientific tests,but not in their own lives. 
A) rarely. 
B) usually. 
C) when they reason about their own lives,but not on Piaget's scientific tests. 
D) when they reason on Piaget's scientific tests,but not in their own lives.

Question 11

In impoverished countries,teenagers have a long adolescence since there is little waiting for them as adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

As you are taking this test,it's so,so easy to look at the next person's answers,but you decide,"No." Using Kohlberg's categories,pick out the correct level of moral reasoning: (1)"I won't because I might get caught"; (2)"I won't because I believe that cheating is morally wrong"; (3)"I won't because I took a pledge to uphold the school's honor code."

Accepted Answer

A) (1)conventional; (2)postconventional; (3)preconventional 
B) (1)preconventional; (2)postconventional; (3)conventional 
C) (1)preconventional; (2)conventional; (3)postconventional 
D) (1)conventional; (2)preconventional; (3)postconventional 
A) (1)conventional; (2)postconventional; (3)preconventional 
B) (1)preconventional; (2)postconventional; (3)conventional 
C) (1)preconventional; (2)conventional; (3)postconventional 
D) (1)conventional; (2)preconventional; (3)postconventional

Question 13

Link each situation to a component of adolescent egocentrism: (1)A boy thinks that everyone is constantly watching him and commenting on his behavior; (2)a girl takes incredible risks because she thinks that she cannot ever die.

Accepted Answer

A) (1)imaginary audience; (2)personal fable 
B) (1)personal fable; (2)imaginary audience 
C) (1 & 2)in both cases,imaginary audience 
D) (1 & 2)in both cases,personal fable 
A) (1)imaginary audience; (2)personal fable 
B) (1)personal fable; (2)imaginary audience 
C) (1 & 2)in both cases,imaginary audience 
D) (1 & 2)in both cases,personal fable

Question 14

Parent-teen conflict reaches its peak in late adolescence,as the child is about to leave home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Josie's mother tells her that she has a choice: she can have a friend come to dinner tonight,or she can wait until the weekend and her friend can also stay overnight.Josie chooses to have her friend come to dinner tonight.According to Laurence Steinberg's research on teens' ability to delay gratification,Josie is most likely:

Accepted Answer

A) older than age 18. 
B) in early adolescence or the mid-teens. 
C) in the preoperational stage of development. 
D) in the postconventional stage of development. 
A) older than age 18. 
B) in early adolescence or the mid-teens. 
C) in the preoperational stage of development. 
D) in the postconventional stage of development.

Question 16

An adult would MOST likely show formal operational thought when:

Accepted Answer

A) reasoning about his or her own future. 
B) reasoning scientifically. 
C) arguing the pros and cons of an issue. 
D) arguing with his or her mother. 
A) reasoning about his or her own future. 
B) reasoning scientifically. 
C) arguing the pros and cons of an issue. 
D) arguing with his or her mother.

Question 17

The HIGHEST status crowds in U.S.public high schools are often the:

Accepted Answer

A) jocks and popular kids. 
B) jocks and brains. 
C) rebels and jocks. 
D) rebels and brains. 
A) jocks and popular kids. 
B) jocks and brains. 
C) rebels and jocks. 
D) rebels and brains.

Question 18

If Beatrice was the first person in her family to attend high school,she MOST likely was a teenager during the late:

Accepted Answer

A) 1930s. 
B) 1950s. 
C) 1970s. 
D) 1890s. 
A) 1930s. 
B) 1950s. 
C) 1970s. 
D) 1890s.

Question 19

Teens are typically sleep deprived because the high school day starts too early.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

To make the world better fit the teenage mind,the text advises encouragement of teenage strengths and,also,starting the school day _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To make the world better fit the...

When Sheila walks to the lunchroom,she thinks that everyone is evaluating every move she makes.According to David Elkind,Shelia is showing signs of:

Dr.Down is lecturing on depression.Which is NOT a statement he can make on this subject?

Dev's school is considering offering more programs in the arts.Based on the research,has the school made a good decision?

Feliciano decides not to rob a backpack from an open locker at school because he is afraid of getting caught.Feliciano is operating at Kohlberg's _____ level of moral reasoning.

Heterosexual teenagers progress in stages,from disliking the other sex to getting romantically involved.

A core change unique to formal operations is that teens can:

Parent-teen arguments are most intense during early adolescence.

Teenage rebellion against the older generation reached its peak during the:

The Burke family has been in counseling with their 14-year-old daughter,who they complain has been "driving them crazy." If you were their counselor,you might remind them that things may calm down during:

Adults show formal operational thinking:

In impoverished countries,teenagers have a long adolescence since there is little waiting for them as adults.

Link each situation to a component of adolescent egocentrism: (1)A boy thinks that everyone is constantly watching him and commenting on his behavior; (2)a girl takes incredible risks because she thinks that she cannot ever die.

Parent-teen conflict reaches its peak in late adolescence,as the child is about to leave home.

An adult would MOST likely show formal operational thought when:

The HIGHEST status crowds in U.S.public high schools are often the:

If Beatrice was the first person in her family to attend high school,she MOST likely was a teenager during the late:

Teens are typically sleep deprived because the high school day starts too early.

To make the world better fit the teenage mind,the text advises encouragement of teenage strengths and,also,starting the school day _____.

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Exam 9: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

When Sheila walks to the lunchroom,she thinks that everyone is evaluating every move she makes.According to David Elkind,Shelia is showing signs of:

Dr.Down is lecturing on depression.Which is NOT a statement he can make on this subject?

Dev's school is considering offering more programs in the arts.Based on the research,has the school made a good decision?

Feliciano decides not to rob a backpack from an open locker at school because he is afraid of getting caught.Feliciano is operating at Kohlberg's _____ level of moral reasoning.

Heterosexual teenagers progress in stages,from disliking the other sex to getting romantically involved.

A core change unique to formal operations is that teens can:

Parent-teen arguments are most intense during early adolescence.

Teenage rebellion against the older generation reached its peak during the:

The Burke family has been in counseling with their 14-year-old daughter,who they complain has been "driving them crazy." If you were their counselor,you might remind them that things may calm down during:

Adults show formal operational thinking:

In impoverished countries,teenagers have a long adolescence since there is little waiting for them as adults.

Link each situation to a component of adolescent egocentrism: (1)A boy thinks that everyone is constantly watching him and commenting on his behavior; (2)a girl takes incredible risks because she thinks that she cannot ever die.

Parent-teen conflict reaches its peak in late adolescence,as the child is about to leave home.

An adult would MOST likely show formal operational thought when:

The HIGHEST status crowds in U.S.public high schools are often the:

If Beatrice was the first person in her family to attend high school,she MOST likely was a teenager during the late:

Teens are typically sleep deprived because the high school day starts too early.

To make the world better fit the teenage mind,the text advises encouragement of teenage strengths and,also,starting the school day _____.

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Physical and Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

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