Question 1

Which of the following provides practice with spatial skills among adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A) Solving complex mathematics problems 
B) Engaging in word games during leisure 
C) Playing with toys such as blocks, Legos, and Erector sets 
D) Actively participating in community-supporting events 
A) Solving complex mathematics problems 
B) Engaging in word games during leisure 
C) Playing with toys such as blocks, Legos, and Erector sets 
D) Actively participating in community-supporting events

Question 2

Which of the following examples illustrates a personal fable?

Accepted Answer

A) Lena believes that a magical world of fairies and pixies exists and daydreams about it during classes. 
B) Rupal is experimenting with various dance forms.She is keen on becoming an expert in the one dance form that she enjoys best. 
C) Monica is experimenting with the drugs available on campus.She thinks she can never get really addicted to any of it because she is so young and healthy. 
D) Nora is scared that she will die of alcohol poisoning because she took a sip of beer with friends. 
A) Lena believes that a magical world of fairies and pixies exists and daydreams about it during classes. 
B) Rupal is experimenting with various dance forms.She is keen on becoming an expert in the one dance form that she enjoys best. 
C) Monica is experimenting with the drugs available on campus.She thinks she can never get really addicted to any of it because she is so young and healthy. 
D) Nora is scared that she will die of alcohol poisoning because she took a sip of beer with friends.

Question 3

__________thought, when found, first occurs during adolescence, apparently because formal-operational thinking is a prerequisite for it.

Accepted Answer

A) Postconventional 
B) Preconventional 
C) Conventional 
D) Transcendental 
A) Postconventional 
B) Preconventional 
C) Conventional 
D) Transcendental

Question 4

According to John Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory, which of the following types of people are best suited for electrical, plumbing, and construction work?

Accepted Answer

A) Artistic people 
B) Investigative people 
C) Realistic people 
D) Socially oriented people 
A) Artistic people 
B) Investigative people 
C) Realistic people 
D) Socially oriented people

Question 5

According to Kohlberg, _____ is a period during which moral judgments are derived from moral principles and people look to themselves to set moral standards.

Accepted Answer

A) postconventional level 
B) conventional level 
C) preconventional level 
D) transcendental level 
A) postconventional level 
B) conventional level 
C) preconventional level 
D) transcendental level

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of gender differences in cognitive abilities?

Accepted Answer

A) Girls usually outperform boys on many types of visual-spatial tasks. 
B) Research indicates that both historically and in recent years female adolescents generally outperform males in mathematics. 
C) Girls in the United States are more likely than boys to have reading problems. 
D) As a group, females surpass males in verbal ability throughout their lives. 
A) Girls usually outperform boys on many types of visual-spatial tasks. 
B) Research indicates that both historically and in recent years female adolescents generally outperform males in mathematics. 
C) Girls in the United States are more likely than boys to have reading problems. 
D) As a group, females surpass males in verbal ability throughout their lives.

Question 7

Discuss the gender differences in visual-spatial ability.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Visual-spatial abilit

Question 8

The transition to middle, junior high, or high school generally involves a shift from a smaller neighborhood elementary school to a school that:

Accepted Answer

A) prioritizes sports over academics. 
B) has different teachers for different classes. 
C) focuses on increased autonomy for students. 
D) has a more personal setting with fewer students. 
A) prioritizes sports over academics. 
B) has different teachers for different classes. 
C) focuses on increased autonomy for students. 
D) has a more personal setting with fewer students.

Question 9

According to John Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory, which of the following types of people tend to be outgoing (extraverted)?

Accepted Answer

A) Scientifically oriented people 
B) Investigative people 
C) Egocentric people 
D) Socially oriented people 
A) Scientifically oriented people 
B) Investigative people 
C) Egocentric people 
D) Socially oriented people

Question 10

Amanda is at the prom with her friends. She is dressed in a beautiful dress and perfect accessories. In spite of that, she feels awkward and self-conscious. She thinks each person in the hall is watching and judging her appearance critically. Amanda's example illustrates the concept of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) learned helplessness 
B) imaginary audience 
C) personal fable 
D) social cognition 
A) learned helplessness 
B) imaginary audience 
C) personal fable 
D) social cognition

Question 11

According to John Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory, which of the following types of people gravitate toward occupations in teaching, counseling, and welfare?

Accepted Answer

A) Mechanical people 
B) Socially oriented people 
C) Enterprising people 
D) Conventional people 
A) Mechanical people 
B) Socially oriented people 
C) Enterprising people 
D) Conventional people

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of high school dropouts?

Accepted Answer

A) Adolescents who adopt adult roles early, such as marrying and becoming a parent at a young age, are not likely to drop out of high school. 
B) Dropouts are more likely to be employed and have high income, stable jobs in future. 
C) Dropouts are more likely to develop delinquency, criminal behavior, and substance abuse. 
D) Adolescents from high income households and small urban areas are at high risk of becoming high school dropouts. 
A) Adolescents who adopt adult roles early, such as marrying and becoming a parent at a young age, are not likely to drop out of high school. 
B) Dropouts are more likely to be employed and have high income, stable jobs in future. 
C) Dropouts are more likely to develop delinquency, criminal behavior, and substance abuse. 
D) Adolescents from high income households and small urban areas are at high risk of becoming high school dropouts.

Question 13

Ahmed is a social activist. He organized demonstrations and other forms of civil disobedience in California against fur dealers because he firmly believes that it is wrong to kill animals for their fur. According to Kohlberg, Ahmed is in _____ of postconventional level of moral development.

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 1 
B) Stage 3 
C) Stage 4 
D) Stage 6 
A) Stage 1 
B) Stage 3 
C) Stage 4 
D) Stage 6

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true of intervention efforts to prevent school dropouts?

Accepted Answer

A) Involvement of families or community organizations has proved ineffective in interventions to prevent school dropouts. 
B) Most successful intervention programs involve teaching students in classes of large sizes. 
C) Identification and monitoring of high-risk students has proved to be ineffective in preventing school dropouts. 
D) Most intervention efforts are usually not introduced until students are on the verge of dropping out. 
A) Involvement of families or community organizations has proved ineffective in interventions to prevent school dropouts. 
B) Most successful intervention programs involve teaching students in classes of large sizes. 
C) Identification and monitoring of high-risk students has proved to be ineffective in preventing school dropouts. 
D) Most intervention efforts are usually not introduced until students are on the verge of dropping out.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true of adolescent employment?

Accepted Answer

A) Most adolescents are illegally employed. 
B) It enhances occupational aspirations in adolescents. 
C) Boys work lesser hours than girls at school night jobs. 
D) Lower-income adolescents work the shortest hours. 
A) Most adolescents are illegally employed. 
B) It enhances occupational aspirations in adolescents. 
C) Boys work lesser hours than girls at school night jobs. 
D) Lower-income adolescents work the shortest hours.

Which of the following provides practice with spatial skills among adolescents?

Which of the following examples illustrates a personal fable?

__________thought, when found, first occurs during adolescence, apparently because formal-operational thinking is a prerequisite for it.

According to John Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory, which of the following types of people are best suited for electrical, plumbing, and construction work?

According to Kohlberg, _____ is a period during which moral judgments are derived from moral principles and people look to themselves to set moral standards.

Which of the following statements is true of gender differences in cognitive abilities?

Discuss the gender differences in visual-spatial ability.

The transition to middle, junior high, or high school generally involves a shift from a smaller neighborhood elementary school to a school that:

According to John Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory, which of the following types of people tend to be outgoing (extraverted)?

Amanda is at the prom with her friends. She is dressed in a beautiful dress and perfect accessories. In spite of that, she feels awkward and self-conscious. She thinks each person in the hall is watching and judging her appearance critically. Amanda's example illustrates the concept of _____.

According to John Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory, which of the following types of people gravitate toward occupations in teaching, counseling, and welfare?

Which of the following statements is true of high school dropouts?

Ahmed is a social activist. He organized demonstrations and other forms of civil disobedience in California against fur dealers because he firmly believes that it is wrong to kill animals for their fur. According to Kohlberg, Ahmed is in _____ of postconventional level of moral development.

Which of the following statements is true of intervention efforts to prevent school dropouts?

Which of the following statements is true of adolescent employment?

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Exam 15: Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Which of the following provides practice with spatial skills among adolescents?

Which of the following examples illustrates a personal fable?

__________thought, when found, first occurs during adolescence, apparently because formal-operational thinking is a prerequisite for it.

According to John Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory, which of the following types of people are best suited for electrical, plumbing, and construction work?

According to Kohlberg, _____ is a period during which moral judgments are derived from moral principles and people look to themselves to set moral standards.

Which of the following statements is true of gender differences in cognitive abilities?

Discuss the gender differences in visual-spatial ability.

The transition to middle, junior high, or high school generally involves a shift from a smaller neighborhood elementary school to a school that:

According to John Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory, which of the following types of people tend to be outgoing (extraverted)?

Amanda is at the prom with her friends. She is dressed in a beautiful dress and perfect accessories. In spite of that, she feels awkward and self-conscious. She thinks each person in the hall is watching and judging her appearance critically. Amanda's example illustrates the concept of _____.

According to John Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory, which of the following types of people gravitate toward occupations in teaching, counseling, and welfare?

Which of the following statements is true of high school dropouts?

Ahmed is a social activist. He organized demonstrations and other forms of civil disobedience in California against fur dealers because he firmly believes that it is wrong to kill animals for their fur. According to Kohlberg, Ahmed is in _____ of postconventional level of moral development.

Which of the following statements is true of intervention efforts to prevent school dropouts?

Which of the following statements is true of adolescent employment?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity

Conception and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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