Question 1

Briefly describe how the hormonal system and sex glands work.

Accepted Answer

The pituitary gland sends a signal via g

Question 2

Which of the following is among the reasons that life expectancy is longer for women than it is for men?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women engage in healthier lifestyles than men. 
B)  Women experience less stress than men. 
C)  Women work harder and for more years than men. 
D)  Men generally suffer greater financial hardship than women. 
A)  Women engage in healthier lifestyles than men. 
B)  Women experience less stress than men. 
C)  Women work harder and for more years than men. 
D)  Men generally suffer greater financial hardship than women.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about growth spurts during puberty is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs approximately two years earlier for boys than for girls. 
B)  It occurs approximately two years earlier for girls than for boys. 
C)  It occurs at approximately the same time for boys and girls. 
D)  Girls have a greater average height increase during peak puberty than do boys. 
A)  It occurs approximately two years earlier for boys than for girls. 
B)  It occurs approximately two years earlier for girls than for boys. 
C)  It occurs at approximately the same time for boys and girls. 
D)  Girls have a greater average height increase during peak puberty than do boys.

Question 4

What are the DNA sequences that cap chromosomes and become shorter as cells replicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  telomeres 
B)  free radicals 
C)  cellular clocks 
D)  amino acids 
A)  telomeres 
B)  free radicals 
C)  cellular clocks 
D)  amino acids

Question 5

Which of the following ethnic and gender groups had the longest life expectancy in the United States in 2013?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latino women 
B)  non-Latino white women 
C)  African American men 
D)  African American women 
A)  Latino women 
B)  non-Latino white women 
C)  African American men 
D)  African American women

Question 6

A newborn's brain is _____ percent of its adult weight and grows to _____ percent of its adult weight by 2 years of age.

Accepted Answer

A)  10; 20 
B)  15; 25 
C)  25; 50 
D)  25; 75 
A)  10; 20 
B)  15; 25 
C)  25; 50 
D)  25; 75

Question 7

Body fat accounts for _____ percent of body weight in adolescence and _____ percent or more in middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)  10; 20 
B)  15; 25 
C)  5; 15 
D)  20; 25 
A)  10; 20 
B)  15; 25 
C)  5; 15 
D)  20; 25

Question 8

What explanation BEST accounts for why those older than 60 lose weight?

Accepted Answer

A)  They exercise more regularly. 
B)  They eat smaller meals. 
C)  They experience muscle loss. 
D)  Their metabolism speeds up. 
A)  They exercise more regularly. 
B)  They eat smaller meals. 
C)  They experience muscle loss. 
D)  Their metabolism speeds up.

Question 9

Early maturation in girls is linked to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  problem behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and having an eating disorder 
B)  wreckless driving 
C)  overdependence on parents 
D)  low academic achievement 
A)  problem behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and having an eating disorder 
B)  wreckless driving 
C)  overdependence on parents 
D)  low academic achievement

Question 10

Bill is just beginning to sense that he has less strength, especially in his back and legs. That he is experiencing age-related loss of lean muscle mass and strength tells us he is most likely in his

Accepted Answer

A)  20s. 
B)  30s. 
C)  40s. 
D)  50s. 
A)  20s. 
B)  30s. 
C)  40s. 
D)  50s.

Question 11

What is likely true of 45-year-old Jim's sleep patterns compared to those of his 21-year-old son, Matt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jim requires an average of 2 hours more sleep than Matt. 
B)  Jim spends more time in deep sleep than Matt. 
C)  Jim stays up later and wakes later than Matt. 
D)  Jim experiences more wakeful periods during the night. 
A)  Jim requires an average of 2 hours more sleep than Matt. 
B)  Jim spends more time in deep sleep than Matt. 
C)  Jim stays up later and wakes later than Matt. 
D)  Jim experiences more wakeful periods during the night.

Question 12

Which theory of aging proposes that unstable oxygen molecules ricochet around cells, damaging DNA and other structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  cellular clock 
B)  free radical 
C)  mitochondrial 
D)  hormonal stress 
A)  cellular clock 
B)  free radical 
C)  mitochondrial 
D)  hormonal stress

Question 13

Girls' first menstruation is called

Accepted Answer

A)  menarche. 
B)  monarchy. 
C)  estradiol. 
D)  puberty. 
A)  menarche. 
B)  monarchy. 
C)  estradiol. 
D)  puberty.

Question 14

During the second year of life, a child's growth rate

Accepted Answer

A)  remains the same as the growth rate in the first year of life. 
B)  accelerates considerably. 
C)  slows considerably. 
D)  accelerates for physical characteristics and slows for mental processes. 
A)  remains the same as the growth rate in the first year of life. 
B)  accelerates considerably. 
C)  slows considerably. 
D)  accelerates for physical characteristics and slows for mental processes.

Question 15

Adolescents often experience heightened emotions and increased risk-taking behavior. This may be due to delayed development (compared to the limbic system) in which area of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal lobe 
B)  right hemisphere 
C)  left hemisphere 
D)  prefrontal cortex 
A)  temporal lobe 
B)  right hemisphere 
C)  left hemisphere 
D)  prefrontal cortex

Question 16

Which of the following functions occur primarily in the right hemisphere of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  performing music 
B)  reading and complex thinking 
C)  humor and the use of metaphors 
D)  speech and grammar 
A)  performing music 
B)  reading and complex thinking 
C)  humor and the use of metaphors 
D)  speech and grammar

Question 17

Which part of the body is involved with eating and sexual behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  pituitary gland 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  thyroid gland 
D)  adrenal gland 
A)  pituitary gland 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  thyroid gland 
D)  adrenal gland

Question 18

What happens to the brain's weight and volume as it ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  weight increases, volume decreases 
B)  volume increases, weight decreases 
C)  weight and volume increase 
D)  weight and volume decrease 
A)  weight increases, volume decreases 
B)  volume increases, weight decreases 
C)  weight and volume increase 
D)  weight and volume decrease

Question 19

Michael Rehbein had the left hemisphere of his brain removed in order to stop seizures. After much therapy, the right side of his brain began to reorganize and take over left hemisphere functions. This example supports neuroscientists' belief that what "wires" the brain is

Accepted Answer

A)  repeated experience. 
B)  lateralization. 
C)  not affected by seizures. 
D)  housed in the right hemisphere. 
A)  repeated experience. 
B)  lateralization. 
C)  not affected by seizures. 
D)  housed in the right hemisphere.

Question 20

According to the cephalocaudal growth pattern, which of the following is likely to show fast growth first?

Accepted Answer

A)  legs 
B)  hands 
C)  brain 
D)  stomach 
A)  legs 
B)  hands 
C)  brain 
D)  stomach

Briefly describe how the hormonal system and sex glands work.

Which of the following is among the reasons that life expectancy is longer for women than it is for men?

Which of the following statements about growth spurts during puberty is TRUE?

What are the DNA sequences that cap chromosomes and become shorter as cells replicate?

Which of the following ethnic and gender groups had the longest life expectancy in the United States in 2013?

A newborn's brain is _ percent of its adult weight and grows to _ percent of its adult weight by 2 years of age.

Body fat accounts for _ percent of body weight in adolescence and _ percent or more in middle adulthood.

What explanation BEST accounts for why those older than 60 lose weight?

Early maturation in girls is linked to which of the following?

Bill is just beginning to sense that he has less strength, especially in his back and legs. That he is experiencing age-related loss of lean muscle mass and strength tells us he is most likely in his

What is likely true of 45-year-old Jim's sleep patterns compared to those of his 21-year-old son, Matt?

Which theory of aging proposes that unstable oxygen molecules ricochet around cells, damaging DNA and other structures?

Girls' first menstruation is called

During the second year of life, a child's growth rate

Adolescents often experience heightened emotions and increased risk-taking behavior. This may be due to delayed development (compared to the limbic system) in which area of the brain?

Which of the following functions occur primarily in the right hemisphere of the brain?

Which part of the body is involved with eating and sexual behavior?

What happens to the brain's weight and volume as it ages?

Michael Rehbein had the left hemisphere of his brain removed in order to stop seizures. After much therapy, the right side of his brain began to reorganize and take over left hemisphere functions. This example supports neuroscientists' belief that what "wires" the brain is

According to the cephalocaudal growth pattern, which of the following is likely to show fast growth first?

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Briefly describe how the hormonal system and sex glands work.

Which of the following is among the reasons that life expectancy is longer for women than it is for men?

Which of the following statements about growth spurts during puberty is TRUE?

What are the DNA sequences that cap chromosomes and become shorter as cells replicate?

Which of the following ethnic and gender groups had the longest life expectancy in the United States in 2013?

A newborn's brain is _____ percent of its adult weight and grows to _____ percent of its adult weight by 2 years of age.

Body fat accounts for _____ percent of body weight in adolescence and _____ percent or more in middle adulthood.

What explanation BEST accounts for why those older than 60 lose weight?

Early maturation in girls is linked to which of the following?

Bill is just beginning to sense that he has less strength, especially in his back and legs. That he is experiencing age-related loss of lean muscle mass and strength tells us he is most likely in his

What is likely true of 45-year-old Jim's sleep patterns compared to those of his 21-year-old son, Matt?

Which theory of aging proposes that unstable oxygen molecules ricochet around cells, damaging DNA and other structures?

Girls' first menstruation is called

During the second year of life, a child's growth rate

Adolescents often experience heightened emotions and increased risk-taking behavior. This may be due to delayed development (compared to the limbic system) in which area of the brain?

Which of the following functions occur primarily in the right hemisphere of the brain?

Which part of the body is involved with eating and sexual behavior?

What happens to the brain's weight and volume as it ages?

Michael Rehbein had the left hemisphere of his brain removed in order to stop seizures. After much therapy, the right side of his brain began to reorganize and take over left hemisphere functions. This example supports neuroscientists' belief that what "wires" the brain is

According to the cephalocaudal growth pattern, which of the following is likely to show fast growth first?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development and Attachment

The Self, Identity, and Personality

Gender and Sexuality

Moral Development, Values, and Religion

Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting

Peers and the Sociocultural World

Schools, Achievement, and Work

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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A newborn's brain is _ percent of its adult weight and grows to _ percent of its adult weight by 2 years of age.

Body fat accounts for _ percent of body weight in adolescence and _ percent or more in middle adulthood.