Question 1

Which of the following is typically the last male pubertal characteristic to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first ejaculation 
B)  Growth of facial hair 
C)  Increased penis and testicle size 
D)  Growth of armpit hair 
A)  The first ejaculation 
B)  Growth of facial hair 
C)  Increased penis and testicle size 
D)  Growth of armpit hair

Question 2

A form of education, usually involving active participation in something outside the classroom, that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A form of education, usually involving active...

Question 3

Screen-based activity is linked to adolescent health in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  more depression. 
B)  better sleep. 
C)  being overweight. 
D)  higher stress. 
A)  more depression. 
B)  better sleep. 
C)  being overweight. 
D)  higher stress.

Question 4

Jennifer's children have always been short when compared to their classmates. One day her son blurted out, "I can't wait until I'm in college because I'll be really tall by then!" Her daughter chimed in with, "Me, too!" Jennifer knew she needed to tell them that after puberty:

Accepted Answer

A)  her son is likely to grow taller than his peers but her daughter will probably remain shorter. 
B)  her daughter is likely to grow taller than her peers but her son will probably remain shorter. 
C)  both of them are likely to be taller than their peers. 
D)  both of them are likely to be shorter than their peers. 
A)  her son is likely to grow taller than his peers but her daughter will probably remain shorter. 
B)  her daughter is likely to grow taller than her peers but her son will probably remain shorter. 
C)  both of them are likely to be taller than their peers. 
D)  both of them are likely to be shorter than their peers.

Question 5

Who is MOST likely to have sexual experiences, quit high school before graduating, cohabit, and marry earlier?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early-maturing girls 
B)  Late-maturing girls 
C)  Late-maturing boys 
D)  Early-maturing boys 
A)  Early-maturing girls 
B)  Late-maturing girls 
C)  Late-maturing boys 
D)  Early-maturing boys

Question 6

The _____ is the characteristic of adolescent egocentrism involving a sense of uniqueness and invincibility.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal fable 
B)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
C)  imaginary audience 
D)  collective myth 
A)  personal fable 
B)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
C)  imaginary audience 
D)  collective myth

Question 7

Which of the following is not a criticism of Piaget's work?

Accepted Answer

A)  He proposed that stages were unitary with all skills emerging at the same time. 
B)  He proposed that all adults would reach the highest stage of cognitive development. 
C)  He did not give younger children credit for developing skills. 
D)  He overestimated the influence of culture and education on cognitive development. 
A)  He proposed that stages were unitary with all skills emerging at the same time. 
B)  He proposed that all adults would reach the highest stage of cognitive development. 
C)  He did not give younger children credit for developing skills. 
D)  He overestimated the influence of culture and education on cognitive development.

Question 8

Which of the following is typically the last male pubertal characteristic to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first ejaculation 
B)  Mild voice changes 
C)  Increased penis and testicle size 
D)  Maximum growth in height and weight 
A)  The first ejaculation 
B)  Mild voice changes 
C)  Increased penis and testicle size 
D)  Maximum growth in height and weight

Question 9

While the rate of current sexual activity is the same in the United States and the Netherlands, the U.S. adolescent pregnancy rate is _____ times as high as in the Netherlands.

Accepted Answer

A)  ten 
B)  three 
C)  five 
D)  eight 
A)  ten 
B)  three 
C)  five 
D)  eight

Question 10

Carla and Patricia are both mothers of middle-school girls who are well into puberty. Carla said, "I wish there was something I could do to keep her from becoming sexually active before she's really ready." Patricia said, "I just read an article about a study that showed that _____ acted like a protective factor. That's what we need to focus on."

Accepted Answer

A)  for males, playing sports 
B)  living in an inner city 
C)  associating with deviant peers 
D)  academic achievement 
A)  for males, playing sports 
B)  living in an inner city 
C)  associating with deviant peers 
D)  academic achievement

Question 11

Which of the following is FALSE regarding adolescent sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  An adolescent who has unprotected sex with someone with gonorrhea has a 50% of contracting it. 
B)  In a comparison of 21 countries, the United States had the highest adolescent pregnancy rate. 
C)  Less than half of the high school students who are sexually active use condoms. 
D)  About 25% of the sexually experienced adolescents in the United States acquire a sexually transmitted infection. 
A)  An adolescent who has unprotected sex with someone with gonorrhea has a 50% of contracting it. 
B)  In a comparison of 21 countries, the United States had the highest adolescent pregnancy rate. 
C)  Less than half of the high school students who are sexually active use condoms. 
D)  About 25% of the sexually experienced adolescents in the United States acquire a sexually transmitted infection.

Question 12

Describe two key components of adolescent egocentrism according to David Elkind, and provide an example of each to illustrate the concepts.

Accepted Answer

David Elkind points out that adolescent

Question 13

Katie weighs less than 85% of what is considered normal for her age and height. Yet, she sees herself as too fat and starves to become thinner. Katie MOST likely suffers from:

Accepted Answer

A)  anorexia nervosa. 
B)  bulimia nervosa. 
C)  sickle-cell anemia. 
D)  hypochondria. 
A)  anorexia nervosa. 
B)  bulimia nervosa. 
C)  sickle-cell anemia. 
D)  hypochondria.

Question 14

Which of the following was found to offer a protective factor against early sexual intercourse?

Accepted Answer

A)  For males, playing sports 
B)  Living in an inner city 
C)  Associating with deviant peers 
D)  Academic achievement 
A)  For males, playing sports 
B)  Living in an inner city 
C)  Associating with deviant peers 
D)  Academic achievement

Question 15

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Study some years ago, early-maturing boys perceived themselves _____ than did their late-maturing counterparts. When the late-maturing boys were in their thirties, however, they had developed a _____ than the early-maturing boys had.

Accepted Answer

A)  as more of an anomaly; stronger feeling of inadequacy 
B)  more positively; stronger sense of identity 
C)  as misfits more; more negative self-image 
D)  more negatively; deeper sense of regret 
A)  as more of an anomaly; stronger feeling of inadequacy 
B)  more positively; stronger sense of identity 
C)  as misfits more; more negative self-image 
D)  more negatively; deeper sense of regret

Question 16

Which is true of adolescent pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  African American adolescent girls who have a child are more likely to have a second child that non-Latina white adolescent girls. 
B)  Latina adolescent girls who have a child are more likely to have a second child that non-Latina white adolescent girls. 
C)  Daughters of teenage mothers are at increased risk for becoming a teenage mother. 
D)  African American adolescents are more likely to have a child than Latino adolescents. 
A)  African American adolescent girls who have a child are more likely to have a second child that non-Latina white adolescent girls. 
B)  Latina adolescent girls who have a child are more likely to have a second child that non-Latina white adolescent girls. 
C)  Daughters of teenage mothers are at increased risk for becoming a teenage mother. 
D)  African American adolescents are more likely to have a child than Latino adolescents.

Question 17

List three negative responses and three positive responses to an adolescent's first year in middle or junior high school.

Accepted Answer

Negative: Quality of life is bad, less s

Question 18

Dave confronted his daughter about the possibility that she has developed anorexia nervosa. His daughter is upset by the accusation, and states that she does not have the disorder because her weight is more than _____ of what is considered normal for her age and height.

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  60% 
C)  85% 
D)  60%. 
A)  25% 
B)  60% 
C)  85% 
D)  60%.

Question 19

Hilda has filled her diary with her love for Karl, although Karl has no awareness of her interest in him. She has come up with names for their children, where they will live, and what occupations they will have. According to Elkind, her effort to create her unique place in Karl's heart is part of her:

Accepted Answer

A)  imaginary audience. 
B)  invincibility. 
C)  transitivity. 
D)  personal fable. 
A)  imaginary audience. 
B)  invincibility. 
C)  transitivity. 
D)  personal fable.

Question 20

Donna is concerned about her adolescent daughter's tendency to flare up at the mildest provocations. Donna says that her daughter refuses to see reason sometimes and seems unable to exercise much self-control. As a specialist in the development of adolescents, you would tell Donna that her daughter's behavior could partly be explained by the biological reason that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the prefrontal cortex-involved in reasoning and self-control-has developed fully by early adolescence. 
B)  the corpus callosum, where fibers connect the brain's left and right hemispheres, thickens in adolescence. 
C)  by the end of adolescence, individuals have fewer, less selective, less effective neuronal connections than they did as children. 
D)  the amygdala-the seat of emotions such as anger-matures earlier than the prefrontal cortex in adolescents. 
A)  the prefrontal cortex-involved in reasoning and self-control-has developed fully by early adolescence. 
B)  the corpus callosum, where fibers connect the brain's left and right hemispheres, thickens in adolescence. 
C)  by the end of adolescence, individuals have fewer, less selective, less effective neuronal connections than they did as children. 
D)  the amygdala-the seat of emotions such as anger-matures earlier than the prefrontal cortex in adolescents.

Which of the following is typically the last male pubertal characteristic to occur?

A form of education, usually involving active participation in something outside the classroom, that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

Screen-based activity is linked to adolescent health in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Jennifer's children have always been short when compared to their classmates. One day her son blurted out, "I can't wait until I'm in college because I'll be really tall by then!" Her daughter chimed in with, "Me, too!" Jennifer knew she needed to tell them that after puberty:

Who is MOST likely to have sexual experiences, quit high school before graduating, cohabit, and marry earlier?

The _____ is the characteristic of adolescent egocentrism involving a sense of uniqueness and invincibility.

Which of the following is not a criticism of Piaget's work?

Which of the following is typically the last male pubertal characteristic to occur?

While the rate of current sexual activity is the same in the United States and the Netherlands, the U.S. adolescent pregnancy rate is _____ times as high as in the Netherlands.

Which of the following is FALSE regarding adolescent sexuality?

Describe two key components of adolescent egocentrism according to David Elkind, and provide an example of each to illustrate the concepts.

Katie weighs less than 85% of what is considered normal for her age and height. Yet, she sees herself as too fat and starves to become thinner. Katie MOST likely suffers from:

Which of the following was found to offer a protective factor against early sexual intercourse?

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Study some years ago, early-maturing boys perceived themselves _ than did their late-maturing counterparts. When the late-maturing boys were in their thirties, however, they had developed a _ than the early-maturing boys had.

Which is true of adolescent pregnancy?

List three negative responses and three positive responses to an adolescent's first year in middle or junior high school.

Dave confronted his daughter about the possibility that she has developed anorexia nervosa. His daughter is upset by the accusation, and states that she does not have the disorder because her weight is more than _____ of what is considered normal for her age and height.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Which of the following is typically the last male pubertal characteristic to occur?

A form of education, usually involving active participation in something outside the classroom, that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

Screen-based activity is linked to adolescent health in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Jennifer's children have always been short when compared to their classmates. One day her son blurted out, "I can't wait until I'm in college because I'll be really tall by then!" Her daughter chimed in with, "Me, too!" Jennifer knew she needed to tell them that after puberty:

Who is MOST likely to have sexual experiences, quit high school before graduating, cohabit, and marry earlier?

The _____ is the characteristic of adolescent egocentrism involving a sense of uniqueness and invincibility.

Which of the following is not a criticism of Piaget's work?

Which of the following is typically the last male pubertal characteristic to occur?

While the rate of current sexual activity is the same in the United States and the Netherlands, the U.S. adolescent pregnancy rate is _____ times as high as in the Netherlands.

Which of the following is FALSE regarding adolescent sexuality?

Describe two key components of adolescent egocentrism according to David Elkind, and provide an example of each to illustrate the concepts.

Katie weighs less than 85% of what is considered normal for her age and height. Yet, she sees herself as too fat and starves to become thinner. Katie MOST likely suffers from:

Which of the following was found to offer a protective factor against early sexual intercourse?

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Study some years ago, early-maturing boys perceived themselves _____ than did their late-maturing counterparts. When the late-maturing boys were in their thirties, however, they had developed a _____ than the early-maturing boys had.

Which is true of adolescent pregnancy?

List three negative responses and three positive responses to an adolescent's first year in middle or junior high school.

Dave confronted his daughter about the possibility that she has developed anorexia nervosa. His daughter is upset by the accusation, and states that she does not have the disorder because her weight is more than _____ of what is considered normal for her age and height.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

Filters

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Study some years ago, early-maturing boys perceived themselves _ than did their late-maturing counterparts. When the late-maturing boys were in their thirties, however, they had developed a _ than the early-maturing boys had.