Question 1

Only about one in three young adolescents reach the level of _____, and many in the United States and other cultures never achieve it.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operations 
B)  formal operations 
C)  postoperations 
D)  postformal operations 
A)  concrete operations 
B)  formal operations 
C)  postoperations 
D)  postformal operations

Question 2

The lowest school dropout rate in the United States in 2013 occurred for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Latinos. 
B)  Native Americans. 
C)  African Americans. 
D)  Asian Americans. 
A)  Latinos. 
B)  Native Americans. 
C)  African Americans. 
D)  Asian Americans.

Question 3

A brain-neuroendocrine process occurring primarily in early adolescence that provides stimulation for the rapid physical changes that occur in this period of development.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A brain-neuroendocrine process occurring primarily in early...

Question 4

Based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics published in 2014, which student is the MOST likely to drop out of high school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angelo, a Latino male 
B)  Elisabeth, a non-Latino white female 
C)  Cecilia, an African-American female 
D)  Xiong, an Asian-American male 
A)  Angelo, a Latino male 
B)  Elisabeth, a non-Latino white female 
C)  Cecilia, an African-American female 
D)  Xiong, an Asian-American male

Question 5

_____ is the illicit drug most widely used in the United States, and its use by adolescents increased from 2008 to 2011.

Accepted Answer

A)  Heroin 
B)  Cocaine 
C)  Marijuana 
D)  MDMA 
A)  Heroin 
B)  Cocaine 
C)  Marijuana 
D)  MDMA

Question 6

Rashid decided to fulfill his service learning requirement by working with a local organization that helps people in need find free furniture and appliances. His teacher insisted that he keep a journal during the project and at the end present a summary to the class. She is providing a key component to the service learning experience, which is:

Accepted Answer

A)  giving agencies credit for allowing students to participate. 
B)  applying academic standards to the experience. 
C)  providing students opportunities to reflect about their participation. 
D)  improving public speaking. 
A)  giving agencies credit for allowing students to participate. 
B)  applying academic standards to the experience. 
C)  providing students opportunities to reflect about their participation. 
D)  improving public speaking.

Question 7

Even though Piaget would say adolescents are capable of very intelligent reasoning, Elkind would say that reasoning is influenced by adolescent:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-awareness. 
B)  ethnocentrism. 
C)  imagination. 
D)  egocentrism. 
A)  self-awareness. 
B)  ethnocentrism. 
C)  imagination. 
D)  egocentrism.

Question 8

This theorist and her colleagues have conducted extensive research into adolescent sleep patterns, and found that when given the opportunity adolescents will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night.

Accepted Answer

The answer of This theorist and her colleagues have conducted...

Question 9

In which of the following groups is death through homicide especially common in adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  African American males 
B)  Latino males 
C)  Non-Latino white American males 
D)  Asian American males 
A)  African American males 
B)  Latino males 
C)  Non-Latino white American males 
D)  Asian American males

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the timing and variations in puberty is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children in European countries mature up to a year earlier than their American counterparts. 
B)  For girls, menarche is considered within the normal range if it appears between the ages of 9 and 15. 
C)  Genes have little to do with when and how puberty develops. 
D)  In China, girls in rural areas started puberty earlier than girls in urban areas. 
A)  Children in European countries mature up to a year earlier than their American counterparts. 
B)  For girls, menarche is considered within the normal range if it appears between the ages of 9 and 15. 
C)  Genes have little to do with when and how puberty develops. 
D)  In China, girls in rural areas started puberty earlier than girls in urban areas.

Question 11

Ms. Chang is trying to prepare her health class students for the onset of puberty. What should she tell the boys that they are likely to experience first?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Franco is tired of studying for an exam that is still two days away, but he knows he needs to stay with it. He is thinking, "Even though I'm sick of this, I know I can get an A on this exam if I keep studying." Franco is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive control. 
B)  hypothetical-deductive reasoning. 
C)  postformal operations. 
D)  personal fable. 
A)  cognitive control. 
B)  hypothetical-deductive reasoning. 
C)  postformal operations. 
D)  personal fable.

Question 13

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that abstinence-only programs:

Accepted Answer

A)  are less effective at reducing the risk of adolescent pregnancy than sex education programs. 
B)  prevent adolescent pregnancies better than sex-education programs emphasizing contraceptive knowledge. 
C)  are more effective at reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections than sex education programs. 
D)  provide useful knowledge about safe sex to sexually active adolescents. 
A)  are less effective at reducing the risk of adolescent pregnancy than sex education programs. 
B)  prevent adolescent pregnancies better than sex-education programs emphasizing contraceptive knowledge. 
C)  are more effective at reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections than sex education programs. 
D)  provide useful knowledge about safe sex to sexually active adolescents.

Question 14

Leslie, now 30 years old, reflects back on her journey as a lesbian, and realizes her story is typical. She:

Accepted Answer

A)  thought she was asexual and worried she had a disorder. 
B)  had exclusively boyfriends until after high school. 
C)  was bisexual in adolescence before settling into her lifestyle. 
D)  was never attracted to men. 
A)  thought she was asexual and worried she had a disorder. 
B)  had exclusively boyfriends until after high school. 
C)  was bisexual in adolescence before settling into her lifestyle. 
D)  was never attracted to men.

Question 15

Describe the four programs offered by Girls Inc. that motivate girls to avoid pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

Growing Together, for adolescent girls a

Question 16

The Carnegie Foundation evaluated U.S. middle schools and recommended that:

Accepted Answer

A)  smaller "communities" or "houses" should be developed to lessen the impersonal nature of large middle schools. 
B)  schools improve their use of technology, computers, and skills that will be needed in the twenty-first century. 
C)  schools add more grade levels to encompass a wider age range to reflect differences in adolescent development. 
D)  middle schools be integrated with high schools so that the younger adolescents can take advantage of having older adolescents as role models. 
A)  smaller "communities" or "houses" should be developed to lessen the impersonal nature of large middle schools. 
B)  schools improve their use of technology, computers, and skills that will be needed in the twenty-first century. 
C)  schools add more grade levels to encompass a wider age range to reflect differences in adolescent development. 
D)  middle schools be integrated with high schools so that the younger adolescents can take advantage of having older adolescents as role models.

Question 17

The _____ is adolescents' belief that others are as interested in them as they themselves are.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal fable 
B)  stage fear 
C)  imaginary audience 
D)  collective myth 
A)  personal fable 
B)  stage fear 
C)  imaginary audience 
D)  collective myth

Question 18

A high school principal sends home a letter to parents stating that she is instituting a service learning component and all students are required to participate. What is service learning? When is it most effective, and why would schools want to use it? What are examples of the types of service learning experiences a high school student may engage in?

Accepted Answer

Service learning is a form of education

Question 19

Beverly is conducting a workshop for young parents from disadvantaged backgrounds. She advises taking a _____ approach, setting high expectations while helping children meet such expectations, and discussing discipline and the reasons for house rules. "For those with alcohol issues in the family, this parenting style is linked to lower alcohol consumption in adolescence."

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian 
B)  authoritative 
C)  neglectful 
D)  indulgent 
A)  authoritarian 
B)  authoritative 
C)  neglectful 
D)  indulgent

Question 20

Attention-seeking behaviors, such as desires to be noticed, are motivated by the adolescent characteristic called:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal fable. 
B)  stage fear. 
C)  imaginary audience. 
D)  collective myth. 
A)  personal fable. 
B)  stage fear. 
C)  imaginary audience. 
D)  collective myth.

Only about one in three young adolescents reach the level of _____, and many in the United States and other cultures never achieve it.

The lowest school dropout rate in the United States in 2013 occurred for:

A brain-neuroendocrine process occurring primarily in early adolescence that provides stimulation for the rapid physical changes that occur in this period of development.

Based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics published in 2014, which student is the MOST likely to drop out of high school?

_____ is the illicit drug most widely used in the United States, and its use by adolescents increased from 2008 to 2011.

Even though Piaget would say adolescents are capable of very intelligent reasoning, Elkind would say that reasoning is influenced by adolescent:

This theorist and her colleagues have conducted extensive research into adolescent sleep patterns, and found that when given the opportunity adolescents will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night.

In which of the following groups is death through homicide especially common in adolescence?

Which of the following statements about the timing and variations in puberty is TRUE?

Ms. Chang is trying to prepare her health class students for the onset of puberty. What should she tell the boys that they are likely to experience first?

Franco is tired of studying for an exam that is still two days away, but he knows he needs to stay with it. He is thinking, "Even though I'm sick of this, I know I can get an A on this exam if I keep studying." Franco is demonstrating:

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that abstinence-only programs:

Leslie, now 30 years old, reflects back on her journey as a lesbian, and realizes her story is typical. She:

Describe the four programs offered by Girls Inc. that motivate girls to avoid pregnancy.

The Carnegie Foundation evaluated U.S. middle schools and recommended that:

The _____ is adolescents' belief that others are as interested in them as they themselves are.

Attention-seeking behaviors, such as desires to be noticed, are motivated by the adolescent characteristic called:

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

Only about one in three young adolescents reach the level of _____, and many in the United States and other cultures never achieve it.

The lowest school dropout rate in the United States in 2013 occurred for:

A brain-neuroendocrine process occurring primarily in early adolescence that provides stimulation for the rapid physical changes that occur in this period of development.

Based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics published in 2014, which student is the MOST likely to drop out of high school?

_____ is the illicit drug most widely used in the United States, and its use by adolescents increased from 2008 to 2011.

Even though Piaget would say adolescents are capable of very intelligent reasoning, Elkind would say that reasoning is influenced by adolescent:

This theorist and her colleagues have conducted extensive research into adolescent sleep patterns, and found that when given the opportunity adolescents will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night.

In which of the following groups is death through homicide especially common in adolescence?

Which of the following statements about the timing and variations in puberty is TRUE?

Ms. Chang is trying to prepare her health class students for the onset of puberty. What should she tell the boys that they are likely to experience first?

Franco is tired of studying for an exam that is still two days away, but he knows he needs to stay with it. He is thinking, "Even though I'm sick of this, I know I can get an A on this exam if I keep studying." Franco is demonstrating:

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that abstinence-only programs:

Leslie, now 30 years old, reflects back on her journey as a lesbian, and realizes her story is typical. She:

Describe the four programs offered by Girls Inc. that motivate girls to avoid pregnancy.

The Carnegie Foundation evaluated U.S. middle schools and recommended that:

The _____ is adolescents' belief that others are as interested in them as they themselves are.

Attention-seeking behaviors, such as desires to be noticed, are motivated by the adolescent characteristic called:

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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