Question 1

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

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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 2

A growth spurt following childhood:

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A) occurs in all mammals. 
B) is unique to Homo sapiens. 
C) is unique to primates. 
D) does not occur in mammals. 
A) occurs in all mammals. 
B) is unique to Homo sapiens. 
C) is unique to primates. 
D) does not occur in mammals.

Question 3

During adolescence, the brain changes in that:

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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 4

The thinking involved in planning a holiday meal, including what to serve, how to serve it, who to invite, and so forth, is an example of:

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A) concrete operational thinking. 
B) formal operational thinking. 
C) social contract reasoning. 
D) strategic knowledge. 
A) concrete operational thinking. 
B) formal operational thinking. 
C) social contract reasoning. 
D) strategic knowledge.

Question 5

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

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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 6

What is the relation between moral reasoning and moral action? Use findings from the study of "cheating" to support your answer.

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The relation between moral reasoning and

Question 7

Another name for formal operations is ____________ because at this stage children can apply operations to operations.

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A) second­order operations 
B) concrete operations 
C) double operations 
D) abstract operations 
A) second­order operations 
B) concrete operations 
C) double operations 
D) abstract operations

Question 8

What did Stanley Hall mean when he said that adolescence is a consequence of the evolutionary process? In what way did he see the connection?

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Stanley Hall believed that adolescence i

Question 9

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:

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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 10

As scientists get a greater understanding of the human brain and the changes it undergoes during adolescence, we get a greater understanding of adolescent behavior. Discuss two ways in which changes in the adolescent brain relates to typical adolescent behavior.

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One way in which changes in the adolesce

Question 11

Overall, researchers have found that adults demonstrate significantly higher levels of decision­ making competence compared with adolescents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Janine is getting married and has decided to assign seating at her reception. She is now working on deciding who will sit at each of the tables in the reception hall. She has to worry about who will sit up front and who will sit toward the rear. She has to think about whom to sit next to Uncle Earl and also consider the need to separate Aunt Thelma from Aunt Zoe. The thinking Janine will have to use to solve this problem is an example of:

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A) strategic knowledge. 
B) metacognition. 
C) formal operational thinking. 
D) memory capacity. 
A) strategic knowledge. 
B) metacognition. 
C) formal operational thinking. 
D) memory capacity.

Question 13

In general, the aerobic power associated with the cardiovascular and muscular systems:

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A) peaks earlier for females, but is of greatest magnitude in males. 
B) peaks earlier for males, but is of greatest magnitude in females. 
C) peaks earlier and is of greatest magnitude in males. 
D) peaks earlier and is of greatest magnitude in females. 
A) peaks earlier for females, but is of greatest magnitude in males. 
B) peaks earlier for males, but is of greatest magnitude in females. 
C) peaks earlier and is of greatest magnitude in males. 
D) peaks earlier and is of greatest magnitude in females.

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Ovaries in females and testes in males are known as:

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

Question 16

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

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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 17

The changes in overall shape that occur during adolescence are:

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A) generally the same for boys and girls. 
B) a lower ratio of fat to muscle in females. 
C) that boys acquire wide shoulders while girls' hips expand. 
D) a lengthening trunk before lengthening legs. 
A) generally the same for boys and girls. 
B) a lower ratio of fat to muscle in females. 
C) that boys acquire wide shoulders while girls' hips expand. 
D) a lengthening trunk before lengthening legs.

Question 18

According the Stanley Hall, adolescence is a period of:

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A) "calm before the storm." 
B) "storm and stress." 
C) time known as the genital stage. 
D) formal operations. 
A) "calm before the storm." 
B) "storm and stress." 
C) time known as the genital stage. 
D) formal operations.

Question 19

The ability to formulate and evaluate the logical implications of a set of premises, even if these premises are imaginary and contradict the real world, is called:

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A) assimilation. 
B) transductive reasoning. 
C) inductive reasoning. 
D) hypothetical­deductive reasoning. 
A) assimilation. 
B) transductive reasoning. 
C) inductive reasoning. 
D) hypothetical­deductive reasoning.

Question 20

In stage 4 of Kohlberg's system describing the development of moral reasoning, moral thinking is based on:

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A) principles of universal justification. 
B) appreciation of the relativity of moral values. 
C) individuals fulfilling their responsibilities to society. 
D) each person acting in his own interest and allowing others to do the same. 
A) principles of universal justification. 
B) appreciation of the relativity of moral values. 
C) individuals fulfilling their responsibilities to society. 
D) each person acting in his own interest and allowing others to do the same.

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

A growth spurt following childhood:

During adolescence, the brain changes in that:

The thinking involved in planning a holiday meal, including what to serve, how to serve it, who to invite, and so forth, is an example of:

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

What is the relation between moral reasoning and moral action? Use findings from the study of "cheating" to support your answer.

Another name for formal operations is ____________ because at this stage children can apply operations to operations.

What did Stanley Hall mean when he said that adolescence is a consequence of the evolutionary process? In what way did he see the connection?

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:

As scientists get a greater understanding of the human brain and the changes it undergoes during adolescence, we get a greater understanding of adolescent behavior. Discuss two ways in which changes in the adolescent brain relates to typical adolescent behavior.

Overall, researchers have found that adults demonstrate significantly higher levels of decision making competence compared with adolescents.

In general, the aerobic power associated with the cardiovascular and muscular systems:

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

Ovaries in females and testes in males are known as:

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

The changes in overall shape that occur during adolescence are:

According the Stanley Hall, adolescence is a period of:

The ability to formulate and evaluate the logical implications of a set of premises, even if these premises are imaginary and contradict the real world, is called:

In stage 4 of Kohlberg's system describing the development of moral reasoning, moral thinking is based on:

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Prenatal Development and Birth

The First Three Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years

Emotional and Social Development During Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development of Early Childhood

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Exam 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

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

A growth spurt following childhood:

During adolescence, the brain changes in that:

The thinking involved in planning a holiday meal, including what to serve, how to serve it, who to invite, and so forth, is an example of:

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

What is the relation between moral reasoning and moral action? Use findings from the study of "cheating" to support your answer.

Another name for formal operations is ____________ because at this stage children can apply operations to operations.

What did Stanley Hall mean when he said that adolescence is a consequence of the evolutionary process? In what way did he see the connection?

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:

As scientists get a greater understanding of the human brain and the changes it undergoes during adolescence, we get a greater understanding of adolescent behavior. Discuss two ways in which changes in the adolescent brain relates to typical adolescent behavior.

Overall, researchers have found that adults demonstrate significantly higher levels of decision­ making competence compared with adolescents.

In general, the aerobic power associated with the cardiovascular and muscular systems:

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

Ovaries in females and testes in males are known as:

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

The changes in overall shape that occur during adolescence are:

According the Stanley Hall, adolescence is a period of:

The ability to formulate and evaluate the logical implications of a set of premises, even if these premises are imaginary and contradict the real world, is called:

In stage 4 of Kohlberg's system describing the development of moral reasoning, moral thinking is based on:

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First Three Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years

Emotional and Social Development During Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development of Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As a Context for Development

Social and Emotional Developments in Middle Childhood

Social and Emotional Development During Adolescence

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Overall, researchers have found that adults demonstrate significantly higher levels of decision making competence compared with adolescents.

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