Question 1

The change in adolescents' sleep patterns and preferred sleep schedule is called a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep modification schedule 
B)  delayed phase preference 
C)  melatonin induced preference 
D)  delayed sleep schedule 
A)  sleep modification schedule 
B)  delayed phase preference 
C)  melatonin induced preference 
D)  delayed sleep schedule

Question 2

Which question is an adolescent capable of solving that a school-age child cannot?

Accepted Answer

A)  Can a person love each person in his or her family equally? 
B)  Can you put all the balls in three bins or just two bins? 
C)  Can you divide a container of ice cream into seven equal bowls? 
D)  How long will it take to clean out the garage? 
A)  Can a person love each person in his or her family equally? 
B)  Can you put all the balls in three bins or just two bins? 
C)  Can you divide a container of ice cream into seven equal bowls? 
D)  How long will it take to clean out the garage?

Question 3

Amanda is given the assignment to create a world on the planet Jupiter in her astronomy class in high school. She needs to study the characteristics of the planet and prepare a plan for how humans could live on the planet. The cognitive advancement that allows Amanda to accomplish this assignment is her ability to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  think in relativistic terms 
B)  engage in metacognition 
C)  use hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
D)  engage in multidimensional thinking 
A)  think in relativistic terms 
B)  engage in metacognition 
C)  use hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
D)  engage in multidimensional thinking

Question 4

At which point in puberty do hormones impact an adolescent's feelings of depression, irritability, and aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  early in puberty 
B)  at the midpoint of puberty 
C)  late in pubertal development 
D)  all the way through puberty 
A)  early in puberty 
B)  at the midpoint of puberty 
C)  late in pubertal development 
D)  all the way through puberty

Question 5

Reasoning advances when adolescents have opportunities to engage in discussions that are characterized by mutual perspective taking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Adolescents' ethical development influences behaviors they label as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  moral decisions 
B)  social conventions 
C)  personal issues 
D)  unchangeable issues 
A)  moral decisions 
B)  social conventions 
C)  personal issues 
D)  unchangeable issues

Question 7

Which statement describes secondary sex characteristics experienced in puberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many boys experience temporary breast enlargement. 
B)  Testosterone causes both boys' and girls' voices to deepen. 
C)  Oil and sweat glands become active in boys only. 
D)  Breast development is the last clear sign in girls. 
A)  Many boys experience temporary breast enlargement. 
B)  Testosterone causes both boys' and girls' voices to deepen. 
C)  Oil and sweat glands become active in boys only. 
D)  Breast development is the last clear sign in girls.

Question 8

Adolescents who engage in high-risk behavior more often show less activation of the parts of the frontal cortex that are associated with decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Findings from a classic study of adolescent experience that supports the contemporary perspective of adolescence is that most adolescents reported ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  they were usually happy, got along with their parents, and felt good about their progress toward adulthood 
B)  they experienced negative emotion on a daily basis, fought with their parents often, and were stressed about the future 
C)  a balance of stress and calmness, difficult times with parents but also feelings of support, and high pressure to achieve 
D)  clinical levels of anxiety but received support from their parents and other adults that mediated the anxiousness 
A)  they were usually happy, got along with their parents, and felt good about their progress toward adulthood 
B)  they experienced negative emotion on a daily basis, fought with their parents often, and were stressed about the future 
C)  a balance of stress and calmness, difficult times with parents but also feelings of support, and high pressure to achieve 
D)  clinical levels of anxiety but received support from their parents and other adults that mediated the anxiousness

Question 10

Who is most likely to experience the most difficulty with a school transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jamal, an African American boy who is moving from an ethnically diverse middle school to a predominantly white non-Hispanic high school 
B)  Olivia, an African American girl who is moving from a predominantly white non-Hispanic middle school to a high school with the same demographic 
C)  Mason, a white non-Hispanic boy who is moving from a small predominantly white non-Hispanic middle school to a large high school with the same demographic 
D)  Xenia, an Hispanic girl who is moving from a small predominantly white non-Hispanic middle school to a large ethnically diverse high school 
A)  Jamal, an African American boy who is moving from an ethnically diverse middle school to a predominantly white non-Hispanic high school 
B)  Olivia, an African American girl who is moving from a predominantly white non-Hispanic middle school to a high school with the same demographic 
C)  Mason, a white non-Hispanic boy who is moving from a small predominantly white non-Hispanic middle school to a large high school with the same demographic 
D)  Xenia, an Hispanic girl who is moving from a small predominantly white non-Hispanic middle school to a large ethnically diverse high school

Question 11

Which example illustrates stage 5: social contract orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rich has a goal of becoming an Eagle Scout because he wants people to think he is a good person. 
B)  Terry chains herself to a tree that is about to be torn down because she thinks it is on sacred Native American ground. 
C)  Michael avoids smoking cigarettes because he is afraid his parents will smell the smoke and punish him. 
D)  Jessica writes letters to her local senators about changing underage drinking laws because she thinks that being old enough to fight for the country is old enough to drink alcohol. 
A)  Rich has a goal of becoming an Eagle Scout because he wants people to think he is a good person. 
B)  Terry chains herself to a tree that is about to be torn down because she thinks it is on sacred Native American ground. 
C)  Michael avoids smoking cigarettes because he is afraid his parents will smell the smoke and punish him. 
D)  Jessica writes letters to her local senators about changing underage drinking laws because she thinks that being old enough to fight for the country is old enough to drink alcohol.

Question 12

Parent-school involvement in middle school has been shown to predict ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety in high school 
B)  10th-grade extracurricular involvement 
C)  adolescent social competence in high school 
D)  10th-grade students' grade point average 
A)  anxiety in high school 
B)  10th-grade extracurricular involvement 
C)  adolescent social competence in high school 
D)  10th-grade students' grade point average

Question 13

The person most likely to help Manuela's moral reasoning develop is her ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  father, who tells her what it was like when he was growing up and asks few questions about her life 
B)  mother, who is busy with her younger siblings and tells her to stay out of trouble 
C)  friend, who challenges her with a different perspective about experiences she has 
D)  sister, who tells her she should avoid doing the things she has done 
A)  father, who tells her what it was like when he was growing up and asks few questions about her life 
B)  mother, who is busy with her younger siblings and tells her to stay out of trouble 
C)  friend, who challenges her with a different perspective about experiences she has 
D)  sister, who tells her she should avoid doing the things she has done

Question 14

Formal operational reasoning allows adolescents to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  give in to risky impulses 
B)  plan their futures 
C)  solve concrete problems 
D)  become emotionally involved 
A)  give in to risky impulses 
B)  plan their futures 
C)  solve concrete problems 
D)  become emotionally involved

Question 15

Postconventional moral reasoning involved individuals choosing behavior based on ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  social relationships 
B)  respect for individual rights above all else 
C)  decision-making focused on respect for authority 
D)  Personal rewards 
A)  social relationships 
B)  respect for individual rights above all else 
C)  decision-making focused on respect for authority 
D)  Personal rewards

Question 16

Which example is of a primary sex characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  thickened uterine lining 
B)  development of pubic hair 
C)  deepening voice 
D)  increased oil gland activity 
A)  thickened uterine lining 
B)  development of pubic hair 
C)  deepening voice 
D)  increased oil gland activity

Question 17

According to the cognitive developmental perspective, development is a universal process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are the outcomes for adolescents as they advance in moral reasoning? What is the relationship between adolescents who show low levels of moral reasoning and delinquency?

Accepted Answer

With advances in moral reasoning, adoles

Question 19

The GED exam is a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  high school equivalency test 
B)  college entrance test 
C)  test for vocational aptitude 
D)  test for cognitive development 
A)  high school equivalency test 
B)  college entrance test 
C)  test for vocational aptitude 
D)  test for cognitive development

Question 20

Which reasoning stage of Piaget's scheme of cognitive development corresponds with adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operational 
B)  formal operational 
C)  preoperational 
D)  postformal operational 
A)  concrete operational 
B)  formal operational 
C)  preoperational 
D)  postformal operational

The change in adolescents' sleep patterns and preferred sleep schedule is called a ______.

Which question is an adolescent capable of solving that a school-age child cannot?

At which point in puberty do hormones impact an adolescent's feelings of depression, irritability, and aggression?

Reasoning advances when adolescents have opportunities to engage in discussions that are characterized by mutual perspective taking.

Adolescents' ethical development influences behaviors they label as ______.

Which statement describes secondary sex characteristics experienced in puberty?

Adolescents who engage in high-risk behavior more often show less activation of the parts of the frontal cortex that are associated with decision making.

Findings from a classic study of adolescent experience that supports the contemporary perspective of adolescence is that most adolescents reported ______.

Who is most likely to experience the most difficulty with a school transition?

Which example illustrates stage 5: social contract orientation?

Parent-school involvement in middle school has been shown to predict ______.

The person most likely to help Manuela's moral reasoning develop is her ______.

Formal operational reasoning allows adolescents to ______.

Postconventional moral reasoning involved individuals choosing behavior based on ______.

Which example is of a primary sex characteristic?

According to the cognitive developmental perspective, development is a universal process.

What are the outcomes for adolescents as they advance in moral reasoning? What is the relationship between adolescents who show low levels of moral reasoning and delinquency?

The GED exam is a ______.

Which reasoning stage of Piaget's scheme of cognitive development corresponds with adolescence?

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

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Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

The change in adolescents' sleep patterns and preferred sleep schedule is called a ______.

Which question is an adolescent capable of solving that a school-age child cannot?

At which point in puberty do hormones impact an adolescent's feelings of depression, irritability, and aggression?

Reasoning advances when adolescents have opportunities to engage in discussions that are characterized by mutual perspective taking.

Adolescents' ethical development influences behaviors they label as ______.

Which statement describes secondary sex characteristics experienced in puberty?

Adolescents who engage in high-risk behavior more often show less activation of the parts of the frontal cortex that are associated with decision making.

Findings from a classic study of adolescent experience that supports the contemporary perspective of adolescence is that most adolescents reported ______.

Who is most likely to experience the most difficulty with a school transition?

Which example illustrates stage 5: social contract orientation?

Parent-school involvement in middle school has been shown to predict ______.

The person most likely to help Manuela's moral reasoning develop is her ______.

Formal operational reasoning allows adolescents to ______.

Postconventional moral reasoning involved individuals choosing behavior based on ______.

Which example is of a primary sex characteristic?

According to the cognitive developmental perspective, development is a universal process.

What are the outcomes for adolescents as they advance in moral reasoning? What is the relationship between adolescents who show low levels of moral reasoning and delinquency?

The GED exam is a ______.

Which reasoning stage of Piaget's scheme of cognitive development corresponds with adolescence?

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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