Question 1

The lower levels of moral reasoning found in cross-cultural studies were most likely due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the influence of education. 
B)  the limited validity of Kohlberg's theory. 
C)  delayed moral development. 
D)  the limited prevalence of higher levels of moral reasoning. 
A)  the influence of education. 
B)  the limited validity of Kohlberg's theory. 
C)  delayed moral development. 
D)  the limited prevalence of higher levels of moral reasoning.

Question 2

Ovaries in females and testes in males are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  hormones. 
B)  secondary sex characteristics. 
C)  gonads. 
D)  menarche. 
A)  hormones. 
B)  secondary sex characteristics. 
C)  gonads. 
D)  menarche.

Question 3

In Gilligan's view, male moral reasoning is based on ____________ and female moral reasoning upon ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  logic; emotion 
B)  selfishness; altruism 
C)  Biblical law; individual freedom 
D)  individual rights; a sense of responsibility for others 
A)  logic; emotion 
B)  selfishness; altruism 
C)  Biblical law; individual freedom 
D)  individual rights; a sense of responsibility for others

Question 4

Most studies show that people who live in small, face-to-face communities in technologically unsophisticated societies, and who have not received high levels of schooling, often show moral reasoning at stage 3 and 4 on Kohlberg's scale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Who believed that adolescence is a distinctive stage of development because only then can an individual finally "fulfill the biological imperative to reproduce"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget 
B)  Arnold Gesell 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Vygotsky 
A)  Piaget 
B)  Arnold Gesell 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Vygotsky

Question 6

Researchers have found that adolescents from food-insecure families exhibit the following eating pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  They are less likely to be obese than adolescents from food-secure families. 
B)  They are less likely to eat fast food than adolescents from food-secure families. 
C)  They are more likely to eat meals with their families than adolescents from food-secure families. 
D)  They are more likely to eat fast food than adolescents from food-secure families. 
A)  They are less likely to be obese than adolescents from food-secure families. 
B)  They are less likely to eat fast food than adolescents from food-secure families. 
C)  They are more likely to eat meals with their families than adolescents from food-secure families. 
D)  They are more likely to eat fast food than adolescents from food-secure families.

Question 7

The timing of menarche is determined entirely by genetic factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Societies in which transitions to maturity are abrupt, resulting in anxiety and distress are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  continuous societies. 
B)  discontinuous societies. 
C)  industrial societies. 
D)  technologically advanced societies. 
A)  continuous societies. 
B)  discontinuous societies. 
C)  industrial societies. 
D)  technologically advanced societies.

Question 9

Strength, as measured by hand grip or arm pull, is:

Accepted Answer

A)  considerably greater in boys than in girls throughout development. 
B)  approximately equal in boys and girls of equal size throughout development. 
C)  greater in girls than in boys of equal size before puberty, and greater in boys thereafter. 
D)  nearly equal in boys and girls of equal size before puberty, but greater in boys thereafter. 
A)  considerably greater in boys than in girls throughout development. 
B)  approximately equal in boys and girls of equal size throughout development. 
C)  greater in girls than in boys of equal size before puberty, and greater in boys thereafter. 
D)  nearly equal in boys and girls of equal size before puberty, but greater in boys thereafter.

Question 10

A belief that there is no absolute truth because truth can change depending on one's perspective is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  formal operational thinking. 
B)  objective theory of knowledge. 
C)  subjective theory of knowledge. 
D)  evaluativist theory of knowledge. 
A)  formal operational thinking. 
B)  objective theory of knowledge. 
C)  subjective theory of knowledge. 
D)  evaluativist theory of knowledge.

Question 11

In our species, the onset of puberty and the capacity to reproduce is radically delayed compared to other primates. Evolutionary theories have argued that delayed maturation in humans:

Accepted Answer

A)  contributes to our reproductive problems. 
B)  means we are evolutionarily behind other primates. 
C)  diverts energy to disease prevention. 
D)  allows humans to date. 
A)  contributes to our reproductive problems. 
B)  means we are evolutionarily behind other primates. 
C)  diverts energy to disease prevention. 
D)  allows humans to date.

Question 12

Compared to the thinking of a younger child, an adolescent's thinking is characterized by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  ability to systematically generate and test hypotheses. 
B)  ability to generate classification systems of more than one level. 
C)  discovery that objects exist independently of her actions on them. 
D)  realization that people's identities remain constant despite changes in appearance. 
A)  ability to systematically generate and test hypotheses. 
B)  ability to generate classification systems of more than one level. 
C)  discovery that objects exist independently of her actions on them. 
D)  realization that people's identities remain constant despite changes in appearance.

Question 13

A network of hormone-secreting glands associated with changes in an individual's mood, metabolism, and growth makes up the:

Accepted Answer

A)  endocrine system. 
B)  limbic system. 
C)  hypothalamatic system. 
D)  brain system. 
A)  endocrine system. 
B)  limbic system. 
C)  hypothalamatic system. 
D)  brain system.

Question 14

During puberty, the level of testosterone in males increases over the level in middle childhood by:

Accepted Answer

A)  2 times. 
B)  3 times. 
C)  8 times. 
D)  18 times. 
A)  2 times. 
B)  3 times. 
C)  8 times. 
D)  18 times.

Question 15

The organs directly involved in reproduction are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  primary sex organs. 
B)  secondary sex characteristics. 
C)  semenarche. 
D)  menarche. 
A)  primary sex organs. 
B)  secondary sex characteristics. 
C)  semenarche. 
D)  menarche.

Question 16

During adolescence, the brain changes in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the amount of white matter stays the same, but the amount of gray matter increases. 
B)  the amount of white matter increases, and the amount of gray matter increases and then decreases. 
C)  the amount of white matter decreases, while the amount of gray matter increases. 
D)  the amount of both white matter and gray matter increases. 
A)  the amount of white matter stays the same, but the amount of gray matter increases. 
B)  the amount of white matter increases, and the amount of gray matter increases and then decreases. 
C)  the amount of white matter decreases, while the amount of gray matter increases. 
D)  the amount of both white matter and gray matter increases.

Question 17

The Piagetian stage in which problems are solved systematically by considering all possible combinations is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  formal operations. 
B)  formal responding. 
C)  abstract operations. 
D)  concrete operations. 
A)  formal operations. 
B)  formal responding. 
C)  abstract operations. 
D)  concrete operations.

Question 18

According to Kohlberg, during adolescence the dominant mode of reasoning about moral issues is:

Accepted Answer

A)  law and order. 
B)  social contract. 
C)  good child morality. 
D)  conventional morality. 
A)  law and order. 
B)  social contract. 
C)  good child morality. 
D)  conventional morality.

Question 19

In females, the adolescent growth spurt:

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs at about the same age for all girls. 
B)  occurs, on the average, at the same time it does in males. 
C)  lasts 2 to 3 years and results in as much as 6 to 7 inches of growth. 
D)  lasts 2 to 3 years and results in about as much as 9 inches of growth. 
A)  occurs at about the same age for all girls. 
B)  occurs, on the average, at the same time it does in males. 
C)  lasts 2 to 3 years and results in as much as 6 to 7 inches of growth. 
D)  lasts 2 to 3 years and results in about as much as 9 inches of growth.

Question 20

The hypothalamus signals the pituitary to produce greater amounts of growth hormone at the beginning of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  puberty 
B)  adolescence 
C)  formal operational thought 
D)  multiple perspective taking 
A)  puberty 
B)  adolescence 
C)  formal operational thought 
D)  multiple perspective taking

The lower levels of moral reasoning found in cross-cultural studies were most likely due to:

Ovaries in females and testes in males are known as:

In Gilligan's view, male moral reasoning is based on and female moral reasoning upon .

Most studies show that people who live in small, face-to-face communities in technologically unsophisticated societies, and who have not received high levels of schooling, often show moral reasoning at stage 3 and 4 on Kohlberg's scale.

Who believed that adolescence is a distinctive stage of development because only then can an individual finally "fulfill the biological imperative to reproduce"?

Researchers have found that adolescents from food-insecure families exhibit the following eating pattern.

The timing of menarche is determined entirely by genetic factors.

Societies in which transitions to maturity are abrupt, resulting in anxiety and distress are called:

Strength, as measured by hand grip or arm pull, is:

A belief that there is no absolute truth because truth can change depending on one's perspective is referred to as:

In our species, the onset of puberty and the capacity to reproduce is radically delayed compared to other primates. Evolutionary theories have argued that delayed maturation in humans:

Compared to the thinking of a younger child, an adolescent's thinking is characterized by the:

A network of hormone-secreting glands associated with changes in an individual's mood, metabolism, and growth makes up the:

During puberty, the level of testosterone in males increases over the level in middle childhood by:

The organs directly involved in reproduction are known as:

During adolescence, the brain changes in that:

The Piagetian stage in which problems are solved systematically by considering all possible combinations is called:

According to Kohlberg, during adolescence the dominant mode of reasoning about moral issues is:

In females, the adolescent growth spurt:

The hypothalamus signals the pituitary to produce greater amounts of growth hormone at the beginning of which of the following?

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First 3 Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As Context for Development

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

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Exam 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

The lower levels of moral reasoning found in cross-cultural studies were most likely due to:

Ovaries in females and testes in males are known as:

In Gilligan's view, male moral reasoning is based on ____________ and female moral reasoning upon ____________.

Most studies show that people who live in small, face-to-face communities in technologically unsophisticated societies, and who have not received high levels of schooling, often show moral reasoning at stage 3 and 4 on Kohlberg's scale.

Who believed that adolescence is a distinctive stage of development because only then can an individual finally "fulfill the biological imperative to reproduce"?

Researchers have found that adolescents from food-insecure families exhibit the following eating pattern.

The timing of menarche is determined entirely by genetic factors.

Societies in which transitions to maturity are abrupt, resulting in anxiety and distress are called:

Strength, as measured by hand grip or arm pull, is:

A belief that there is no absolute truth because truth can change depending on one's perspective is referred to as:

In our species, the onset of puberty and the capacity to reproduce is radically delayed compared to other primates. Evolutionary theories have argued that delayed maturation in humans:

Compared to the thinking of a younger child, an adolescent's thinking is characterized by the:

A network of hormone-secreting glands associated with changes in an individual's mood, metabolism, and growth makes up the:

During puberty, the level of testosterone in males increases over the level in middle childhood by:

The organs directly involved in reproduction are known as:

During adolescence, the brain changes in that:

The Piagetian stage in which problems are solved systematically by considering all possible combinations is called:

According to Kohlberg, during adolescence the dominant mode of reasoning about moral issues is:

In females, the adolescent growth spurt:

The hypothalamus signals the pituitary to produce greater amounts of growth hormone at the beginning of which of the following?

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First 3 Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As Context for Development

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

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In Gilligan's view, male moral reasoning is based on and female moral reasoning upon .