Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Better academic achievement and better emotional health are shown in adolescents who report ______.

Adolescents only need about 7 hours of sleep each night to support healthy development.

Which factor is most important to a high schooler's academic achievement?

Josie is an adolescent girl who lives in Chicago, IL. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Josie lives with her mother and her mother's boyfriend. Based on pubertal timing, when will Jennifer experience menarche?

If the organization and characteristics of middle school fail to fit young adolescents' needs, there is little ______.

G. Stanley Hall is considered the father of ______.

What are early-maturing boys and girls at risk for?

Stopping well-learned reactions when they are inappropriate to a situation describes ______.

Breast development, deepening of the voice, growth of body hair, and changes in the skin are considered secondary sex characteristics because they ______.

Parents sometimes report discomfort talking with their sons about reproductive development, particularly ejaculation, because of the close link with ______.

By experimenting with and reflecting on cognitive strategies adolescents begin to appreciate ______.

Which adolescent is likely to reason more poorly than an adult?

Boys who mature early tend to experience negative outcomes.

Abigail was asked to look at pictures of different facial expressions in a study of facial recognition among adolescents. She saw a photograph of people's faces depicting fear. If Abigail is like most adolescents, what did she think the emotion depicted in the photograph was showing?

Explain how alcohol and marijuana use affect the developing brain.

The impact myelination has on an adolescent's brain is to ______.

Genes play a role in pubertal timing as is demonstrated by ______.

How do adolescents' social contexts influence pubertal timing?

Social responsibility values predict a variety of prosocial civic behaviors such as ______.

The ability to remain focused on important stimuli while tuning out other stimuli describes ______.