Question 1

What is the limbic system's primary neurotransmitter?

Accepted Answer

A)  leptin 
B)  kisspeptin 
C)  dopamine 
D)  estradiol 
A)  leptin 
B)  kisspeptin 
C)  dopamine 
D)  estradiol

Question 2

Most studies show that the moral reasoning of people from preindustrial societies, as measured by Kohlberg's dilemmas, is:

Accepted Answer

A)  at the same level as that of people from technologically more advanced societies. 
B)  at a lower level than that of people from technologically more advanced societies. 
C)  at a higher level than that of people from technologically more advanced societies. 
D)  completely different than that of people from technologically more advanced societies, and so cannot be evaluated. 
A)  at the same level as that of people from technologically more advanced societies. 
B)  at a lower level than that of people from technologically more advanced societies. 
C)  at a higher level than that of people from technologically more advanced societies. 
D)  completely different than that of people from technologically more advanced societies, and so cannot be evaluated.

Question 3

Which is a correct assessment of physiological differences between males and females?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males are stronger, healthier, and better able to tolerate long-term stress. 
B)  Females have larger hearts and lower resting heart rates and can exercise for longer periods. 
C)  Males have greater capacity for physical exercise, but females are healthier and tolerate stress better. 
D)  There are no appreciable differences in the capacity of males and females for exercise and athletic performance. 
A)  Males are stronger, healthier, and better able to tolerate long-term stress. 
B)  Females have larger hearts and lower resting heart rates and can exercise for longer periods. 
C)  Males have greater capacity for physical exercise, but females are healthier and tolerate stress better. 
D)  There are no appreciable differences in the capacity of males and females for exercise and athletic performance.

Question 4

Which of the following is proposed by the information-processing theorists to explain advances in thought processes during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Horizontal décalage accounts for changes during this period. 
B)  Adolescents discover a new relation between thought and language. 
C)  Acquisition of more powerful and efficient strategies to solve problems leads to new abilities. 
D)  Specialized practice in particular domains of experience leads to abstract thought processes. 
A)  Horizontal décalage accounts for changes during this period. 
B)  Adolescents discover a new relation between thought and language. 
C)  Acquisition of more powerful and efficient strategies to solve problems leads to new abilities. 
D)  Specialized practice in particular domains of experience leads to abstract thought processes.

Question 5

Which of the following is likely to happen to adolescents and their sleep patterns as they develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no difference in the amount of time adolescents spend in NREM sleep. 
B)  There is an increase in the amount of time adolescents spend in NREM sleep. 
C)  There is a decrease in the amount of time adolescents spend in NREM sleep. 
D)  The size of delta waves increases sharply during adolescence. 
A)  There is no difference in the amount of time adolescents spend in NREM sleep. 
B)  There is an increase in the amount of time adolescents spend in NREM sleep. 
C)  There is a decrease in the amount of time adolescents spend in NREM sleep. 
D)  The size of delta waves increases sharply during adolescence.

Question 6

What hormone plays a key role in appetite and metabolism?

Accepted Answer

A)  leptin 
B)  kisspeptin 
C)  dopamine 
D)  estradiol 
A)  leptin 
B)  kisspeptin 
C)  dopamine 
D)  estradiol

Question 7

Who would view the improvements in thinking that occur during adolescence as due to a gradual acquisition and implementation of more powerful problem-solving rules?

Accepted Answer

A)  a Piagetian 
B)  a Freudian 
C)  an information-processing theorist 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  a Piagetian 
B)  a Freudian 
C)  an information-processing theorist 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 8

The series of biological developments that transforms individuals from a state of physical immaturity into one in which they are biologically mature and capable of sexual reproduction is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  late adolescence. 
B)  puberty. 
C)  emerging adulthood. 
D)  adolescence. 
A)  late adolescence. 
B)  puberty. 
C)  emerging adulthood. 
D)  adolescence.

Question 9

What is the belief that although truth can change, it is subject to particular standards of evaluation?

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 10

What percentage of well-educated Americans in their late adolescence/early 20s were able to solve the combination-of-liquids task?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  30 to 40 percent 
C)  60 to 70 percent 
D)  over 80 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  30 to 40 percent 
C)  60 to 70 percent 
D)  over 80 percent

Question 11

The liquid task designed by Inhelder and Piaget asked children to determine which combination of chemicals would turn yellow when another chemical was added. In performing this task, 7-year-old children:

Accepted Answer

A)  were unsystematic in combining chemicals. 
B)  could be trained to solve the task correctly. 
C)  were systematic in combining chemicals from the start of the task. 
D)  could combine chemicals systematically when given prompts from the experimenter. 
A)  were unsystematic in combining chemicals. 
B)  could be trained to solve the task correctly. 
C)  were systematic in combining chemicals from the start of the task. 
D)  could combine chemicals systematically when given prompts from the experimenter.

Question 12

Piaget proposed that adolescents are in the formal operational stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Recognition that existing laws may be in conflict with moral principles is characteristic of which stage of moral reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  stage 2 
B)  stage 3 
C)  stage 4 
D)  stage 5 
A)  stage 2 
B)  stage 3 
C)  stage 4 
D)  stage 5

Question 14

The liquid task by designed Inhelder and Piaget asked children to determine which combination of chemicals would turn yellow when another chemical was added. In performing this task, adolescents:

Accepted Answer

A)  were unsystematic in combining chemicals. 
B)  could be trained to solve the task correctly. 
C)  were systematic in combining chemicals from the start of the task. 
D)  could combine chemicals systematically only when given prompts from the experimenter. 
A)  were unsystematic in combining chemicals. 
B)  could be trained to solve the task correctly. 
C)  were systematic in combining chemicals from the start of the task. 
D)  could combine chemicals systematically only when given prompts from the experimenter.

Question 15

The amount of increase in estrogen and testosterone for males and females during puberty is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the same. 
B)  greater for testosterone in males. 
C)  greater for estrogen in females. 
D)  not a significant contributor to other physical changes. 
A)  the same. 
B)  greater for testosterone in males. 
C)  greater for estrogen in females. 
D)  not a significant contributor to other physical changes.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of Kohlberg's stage 5 of moral reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves a "political contract." 
B)  It involves universal ethical principles. 
C)  It does not appear until early adulthood. 
D)  It does not appear until early adolescence. 
A)  It involves a "political contract." 
B)  It involves universal ethical principles. 
C)  It does not appear until early adulthood. 
D)  It does not appear until early adolescence.

Question 17

Which of the following does NOT usually occur until fairly late in puberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  the growth spurt 
B)  deepening of the voice 
C)  the appearance of pubic hair 
D)  the appearance of the breast bud 
A)  the growth spurt 
B)  deepening of the voice 
C)  the appearance of pubic hair 
D)  the appearance of the breast bud

Question 18

Development of the pelvic inlet, the bony opening of the birth canal, occurs:

Accepted Answer

A)  at the same time as the ovaries enlarge. 
B)  when the breast buds appear. 
C)  with the onset of menstruation. 
D)  much slower than that of other secondary sex characteristics. 
A)  at the same time as the ovaries enlarge. 
B)  when the breast buds appear. 
C)  with the onset of menstruation. 
D)  much slower than that of other secondary sex characteristics.

Question 19

The developmental period of adolescence:

Accepted Answer

A)  has only been identified in recent history. 
B)  is not found across many cultures. 
C)  has been associated with heightened instability and emotionality only in modern times. 
D)  has been described since ancient times. 
A)  has only been identified in recent history. 
B)  is not found across many cultures. 
C)  has been associated with heightened instability and emotionality only in modern times. 
D)  has been described since ancient times.

Question 20

Adolescence brings about which of the following biological and social changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  changes in interactions with peers and friends 
B)  transformation in body size and shape 
C)  changes in the way teens think about themselves 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  changes in interactions with peers and friends 
B)  transformation in body size and shape 
C)  changes in the way teens think about themselves 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

What is the limbic system's primary neurotransmitter?

Most studies show that the moral reasoning of people from preindustrial societies, as measured by Kohlberg's dilemmas, is:

Which is a correct assessment of physiological differences between males and females?

Which of the following is proposed by the information-processing theorists to explain advances in thought processes during adolescence?

Which of the following is likely to happen to adolescents and their sleep patterns as they develop?

What hormone plays a key role in appetite and metabolism?

Who would view the improvements in thinking that occur during adolescence as due to a gradual acquisition and implementation of more powerful problem-solving rules?

The series of biological developments that transforms individuals from a state of physical immaturity into one in which they are biologically mature and capable of sexual reproduction is called:

What is the belief that although truth can change, it is subject to particular standards of evaluation?

What percentage of well-educated Americans in their late adolescence/early 20s were able to solve the combination-of-liquids task?

The liquid task designed by Inhelder and Piaget asked children to determine which combination of chemicals would turn yellow when another chemical was added. In performing this task, 7-year-old children:

Piaget proposed that adolescents are in the formal operational stage of cognitive development.

Recognition that existing laws may be in conflict with moral principles is characteristic of which stage of moral reasoning?

The liquid task by designed Inhelder and Piaget asked children to determine which combination of chemicals would turn yellow when another chemical was added. In performing this task, adolescents:

The amount of increase in estrogen and testosterone for males and females during puberty is:

Which of the following is true of Kohlberg's stage 5 of moral reasoning?

Which of the following does NOT usually occur until fairly late in puberty?

Development of the pelvic inlet, the bony opening of the birth canal, occurs:

The developmental period of adolescence:

Adolescence brings about which of the following biological and social changes?

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Exam 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

What is the limbic system's primary neurotransmitter?

Most studies show that the moral reasoning of people from preindustrial societies, as measured by Kohlberg's dilemmas, is:

Which is a correct assessment of physiological differences between males and females?

Which of the following is proposed by the information-processing theorists to explain advances in thought processes during adolescence?

Which of the following is likely to happen to adolescents and their sleep patterns as they develop?

What hormone plays a key role in appetite and metabolism?

Who would view the improvements in thinking that occur during adolescence as due to a gradual acquisition and implementation of more powerful problem-solving rules?

The series of biological developments that transforms individuals from a state of physical immaturity into one in which they are biologically mature and capable of sexual reproduction is called:

What is the belief that although truth can change, it is subject to particular standards of evaluation?

What percentage of well-educated Americans in their late adolescence/early 20s were able to solve the combination-of-liquids task?

The liquid task designed by Inhelder and Piaget asked children to determine which combination of chemicals would turn yellow when another chemical was added. In performing this task, 7-year-old children:

Piaget proposed that adolescents are in the formal operational stage of cognitive development.

Recognition that existing laws may be in conflict with moral principles is characteristic of which stage of moral reasoning?

The liquid task by designed Inhelder and Piaget asked children to determine which combination of chemicals would turn yellow when another chemical was added. In performing this task, adolescents:

The amount of increase in estrogen and testosterone for males and females during puberty is:

Which of the following is true of Kohlberg's stage 5 of moral reasoning?

Which of the following does NOT usually occur until fairly late in puberty?

Development of the pelvic inlet, the bony opening of the birth canal, occurs:

The developmental period of adolescence:

Adolescence brings about which of the following biological and social changes?

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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