Question 1

Which parenting style is most supportive of a child's academic performance and motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritative 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  permissive 
D)  uninvolved 
A)  authoritative 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  permissive 
D)  uninvolved A

Question 2

Explain how contextual factors outside the home influence pubertal timing.

Accepted Answer

Adolescents who live in similar contextual conditions, especially those of socioeconomic advantage, reach menarche at about the same age, despite having different genetic backgrounds. Low socioeconomic status is associated with early pubertal onset in the United States, Canada, and the UK and may account for some of the ethnic differences in pubertal timing. For example, African American and Latina girls tend to reach menarche before white girls, but are also disproportionately likely to live in low-SES homes and neighborhoods. Ethnic differences in the timing of menarche are reduced or even disappear when researchers control for the influence of socioeconomic status.

Question 3

Joaquin's mother just bought him new shoes for his 13th birthday. Three weeks later they are too small. She bought him another pair and 2 months later those shoes were too small. Joaquin is experiencing ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  an atypical growth spurt 
B)  the end of his growth spurt 
C)  too many growth spurts 
D)  typical adolescent growth spurt 
A)  an atypical growth spurt 
B)  the end of his growth spurt 
C)  too many growth spurts 
D)  typical adolescent growth spurt D

Question 4

When adolescents misdirect their own preoccupation about themselves on to others and assume that they are the focus of others' attention, they are engaging in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  social referencing 
B)  operational reasoning 
C)  personal fable 
D)  imaginary audience 
A)  social referencing 
B)  operational reasoning 
C)  personal fable 
D)  imaginary audience

Question 5

The period of storm and stress can be described as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  being triggered by childhood 
B)  based on genetic memories 
C)  a sign of abnormal development 
D)  specific to Western cultures 
A)  being triggered by childhood 
B)  based on genetic memories 
C)  a sign of abnormal development 
D)  specific to Western cultures

Question 6

Postconventional moral reasoning is described as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  involving the fear of punishment and public shaming 
B)  entailing autonomous decision making from moral principles that value individual rights above all else 
C)  entailing individuals making decisions based on what others may think of them 
D)  involving looking to authority figures in order to understand how to act 
A)  involving the fear of punishment and public shaming 
B)  entailing autonomous decision making from moral principles that value individual rights above all else 
C)  entailing individuals making decisions based on what others may think of them 
D)  involving looking to authority figures in order to understand how to act

Question 7

Which factor is an important mediator to academic motivation and performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  peer relationships 
B)  more school freedom 
C)  schools smaller than a thousand students 
D)  close parent-adolescent relationships 
A)  peer relationships 
B)  more school freedom 
C)  schools smaller than a thousand students 
D)  close parent-adolescent relationships

Question 8

In terms of school attendance, severe peer victimization, health problems, and family instability are examples of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  issues students tend to be able to deal with 
B)  reasons students may spend more time in class 
C)  severe stressors that can cause students to drop out 
D)  behavioral issues that students may be dealing with 
A)  issues students tend to be able to deal with 
B)  reasons students may spend more time in class 
C)  severe stressors that can cause students to drop out 
D)  behavioral issues that students may be dealing with

Question 9

The fact that people of different cultures are able to reason using both care and justice orientations shows that the development of moral reasoning progresses in which manner across cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  linearly 
B)  similarly 
C)  randomly 
D)  rigidly 
A)  linearly 
B)  similarly 
C)  randomly 
D)  rigidly

Question 10

Adolescents express the personal fable by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking everyone is looking at them and concerned about what they are doing 
B)  believing that they are special, unique, and invulnerable 
C)  experiencing heightened self-consciousness 
D)  telling lies to others in order to make themselves feel important 
A)  thinking everyone is looking at them and concerned about what they are doing 
B)  believing that they are special, unique, and invulnerable 
C)  experiencing heightened self-consciousness 
D)  telling lies to others in order to make themselves feel important

Question 11

The effects of family and neighborhood disadvantage on risky behavior is reduced by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive parenting 
B)  negative parenting 
C)  teacher involvement 
D)  law enforcement 
A)  positive parenting 
B)  negative parenting 
C)  teacher involvement 
D)  law enforcement

Question 12

A contemporary perspective of adolescence is that it ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  can be stressful for some, but is typically without developmental problems 
B)  is a time of storm and stress that is universally experienced 
C)  is the easiest time for youth and reported to be the best time in a child's life 
D)  may be the time in the lifecycle where the majority of mental health issues originate 
A)  can be stressful for some, but is typically without developmental problems 
B)  is a time of storm and stress that is universally experienced 
C)  is the easiest time for youth and reported to be the best time in a child's life 
D)  may be the time in the lifecycle where the majority of mental health issues originate

Question 13

Which factor speeds communication between the right and left hemispheres in the adolescent brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus callosum increases in size 
B)  corpus callosum decreases in size 
C)  gray matter increases in size 
D)  gray matter decreases in size 
A)  corpus callosum increases in size 
B)  corpus callosum decreases in size 
C)  gray matter increases in size 
D)  gray matter decreases in size

Question 14

Which statement describes school transitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  In smaller schools, students experience an easier transition. 
B)  Academic motivation and achievement often suffer during school transitions. 
C)  The adjustment difficulties associated with school transitions tend to be permanent. 
D)  Most important in school transitions is the support students receive from teachers. 
A)  In smaller schools, students experience an easier transition. 
B)  Academic motivation and achievement often suffer during school transitions. 
C)  The adjustment difficulties associated with school transitions tend to be permanent. 
D)  Most important in school transitions is the support students receive from teachers.

Question 15

Reasoning advances when adolescents are able to engage in discussions that are characterized by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge of laws that need to be followed 
B)  mutual perspective taking 
C)  understanding where they fit in social hierarchy 
D)  everyone having the same viewpoint 
A)  knowledge of laws that need to be followed 
B)  mutual perspective taking 
C)  understanding where they fit in social hierarchy 
D)  everyone having the same viewpoint

Question 16

Which question is most likely to help an adolescent advance reasoning skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Why did you do that? 
B)  What is wrong with you? 
C)  Is that really a good idea? 
D)  No one else does that, do they? 
A)  Why did you do that? 
B)  What is wrong with you? 
C)  Is that really a good idea? 
D)  No one else does that, do they?

Question 17

School dropout rates in the United States have reached historic highs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Jack is an adolescent that has been known to make some poor choices in his behavior. Most recently, he was caught stealing the answers to an upcoming chemistry exam. When he was caught, the teacher asked why he did it, and he said, "I don't know. I am worried about my grade." Unfortunately, he failed to consider the outcome of cheating which is an automatic failure for the semester. Jack most likely made the poor choice to cheat because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  his prefrontal cortex developed before the limbic system, producing the hormone melatonin which causes poor impulse control 
B)  stress from low grades causes a surge of cortisol, which caused him to act impulsively 
C)  a burst of testosterone interferes with his ability to think clearly when faced with a decision 
D)  his limbic system developed before his prefrontal cortex, resulting in an emotional response over a reasoned response 
A)  his prefrontal cortex developed before the limbic system, producing the hormone melatonin which causes poor impulse control 
B)  stress from low grades causes a surge of cortisol, which caused him to act impulsively 
C)  a burst of testosterone interferes with his ability to think clearly when faced with a decision 
D)  his limbic system developed before his prefrontal cortex, resulting in an emotional response over a reasoned response

Question 19

At which age do the prefrontal cortex and limbic system experience a shift in neurotransmitter associated with impulsivity, novelty seeking, and reward salience?

Accepted Answer

A)  7-8 
B)  8-9 
C)  9-10 
D)  10-11 
A)  7-8 
B)  8-9 
C)  9-10 
D)  10-11

Question 20

Which area has mixed reviews as being related to outcomes of adolescents who show low levels of moral reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognition 
B)  depression 
C)  anxiety 
D)  delinquency 
A)  cognition 
B)  depression 
C)  anxiety 
D)  delinquency

Which parenting style is most supportive of a child's academic performance and motivation?

Explain how contextual factors outside the home influence pubertal timing.

Joaquin's mother just bought him new shoes for his 13th birthday. Three weeks later they are too small. She bought him another pair and 2 months later those shoes were too small. Joaquin is experiencing ______.

When adolescents misdirect their own preoccupation about themselves on to others and assume that they are the focus of others' attention, they are engaging in ______.

The period of storm and stress can be described as ______.

Postconventional moral reasoning is described as ______.

Which factor is an important mediator to academic motivation and performance?

In terms of school attendance, severe peer victimization, health problems, and family instability are examples of ______.

The fact that people of different cultures are able to reason using both care and justice orientations shows that the development of moral reasoning progresses in which manner across cultures?

Adolescents express the personal fable by ______.

The effects of family and neighborhood disadvantage on risky behavior is reduced by ______.

A contemporary perspective of adolescence is that it ______.

Which factor speeds communication between the right and left hemispheres in the adolescent brain?

Which statement describes school transitions?

Reasoning advances when adolescents are able to engage in discussions that are characterized by ______.

Which question is most likely to help an adolescent advance reasoning skills?

School dropout rates in the United States have reached historic highs.

At which age do the prefrontal cortex and limbic system experience a shift in neurotransmitter associated with impulsivity, novelty seeking, and reward salience?

Which area has mixed reviews as being related to outcomes of adolescents who show low levels of moral reasoning?

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle 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 and the End of Life

Death and Dying

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Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Which parenting style is most supportive of a child's academic performance and motivation?

Explain how contextual factors outside the home influence pubertal timing.

Joaquin's mother just bought him new shoes for his 13th birthday. Three weeks later they are too small. She bought him another pair and 2 months later those shoes were too small. Joaquin is experiencing ______.

When adolescents misdirect their own preoccupation about themselves on to others and assume that they are the focus of others' attention, they are engaging in ______.

The period of storm and stress can be described as ______.

Postconventional moral reasoning is described as ______.

Which factor is an important mediator to academic motivation and performance?

In terms of school attendance, severe peer victimization, health problems, and family instability are examples of ______.

The fact that people of different cultures are able to reason using both care and justice orientations shows that the development of moral reasoning progresses in which manner across cultures?

Adolescents express the personal fable by ______.

The effects of family and neighborhood disadvantage on risky behavior is reduced by ______.

A contemporary perspective of adolescence is that it ______.

Which factor speeds communication between the right and left hemispheres in the adolescent brain?

Which statement describes school transitions?

Reasoning advances when adolescents are able to engage in discussions that are characterized by ______.

Which question is most likely to help an adolescent advance reasoning skills?

School dropout rates in the United States have reached historic highs.

At which age do the prefrontal cortex and limbic system experience a shift in neurotransmitter associated with impulsivity, novelty seeking, and reward salience?

Which area has mixed reviews as being related to outcomes of adolescents who show low levels of moral reasoning?

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle 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 and the End of Life

Death and Dying

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