Question 1

The ability to control and inhibit responses emerges in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  infancy 
B)  childhood 
C)  adolescence 
D)  adulthood 
A)  infancy 
B)  childhood 
C)  adolescence 
D)  adulthood

Question 2

All individuals once they reach adulthood are able to successfully complete hypothetical-deductive tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The frontal cortex is associated with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  risky behavior and reward gratification 
B)  weighing risks and rewards 
C)  emotional arousal 
D)  response stimulation 
A)  risky behavior and reward gratification 
B)  weighing risks and rewards 
C)  emotional arousal 
D)  response stimulation

Question 4

Which student is most at risk for school dropout?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shelly, who has few friends and who is bullied 
B)  Omar, who has parents who punish him for bad grades 
C)  Tanis, who likes to skip classes 
D)  Jeremy, who uses marijuana every day 
A)  Shelly, who has few friends and who is bullied 
B)  Omar, who has parents who punish him for bad grades 
C)  Tanis, who likes to skip classes 
D)  Jeremy, who uses marijuana every day

Question 5

The ability to consider problems, generate and systematically test them, and draw conclusions is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific process 
B)  metacognition 
C)  hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
D)  logical-derivative reasoning 
A)  scientific process 
B)  metacognition 
C)  hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
D)  logical-derivative reasoning

Question 6

Adolescents gain a total of about how many inches in height?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  8 
C)  10 
D)  12 
A)  6 
B)  8 
C)  10 
D)  12

Question 7

What triggers the delayed phase preference in adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  the increase in stress that adolescents experience resulting in excess cortisol 
B)  melatonin, which is released about 2 hours later each night in adolescents 
C)  anxiety that adolescents experience because of social pressures 
D)  testosterone in adolescent males and estrogen in adolescent females 
A)  the increase in stress that adolescents experience resulting in excess cortisol 
B)  melatonin, which is released about 2 hours later each night in adolescents 
C)  anxiety that adolescents experience because of social pressures 
D)  testosterone in adolescent males and estrogen in adolescent females

Question 8

Which approach would increase sleep for adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  have them avoid eating in the middle of the day 
B)  make them wake up earlier in the morning 
C)  increase electronic device use before bedtime 
D)  decrease electronic device use before bedtime 
A)  have them avoid eating in the middle of the day 
B)  make them wake up earlier in the morning 
C)  increase electronic device use before bedtime 
D)  decrease electronic device use before bedtime

Question 9

Kenzie is a 17-year-old girl who has a well thought out plan for what she wants to major in during college. She has used her time well to gain experience in the community and excel in her schoolwork. She is in advanced classes at school and is in leadership roles in the clubs she belongs to. What area of Kenzie's brain has made advances in development?

Accepted Answer

A)  limbic system 
B)  frontal cortex 
C)  occipital lobe 
D)  brain stem 
A)  limbic system 
B)  frontal cortex 
C)  occipital lobe 
D)  brain stem

Question 10

Which factor plays little role in determining adolescent behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical effects of puberty 
B)  temperament and emotional regulation skills 
C)  duration and intensity of changes 
D)  availability of peer mentoring groups in schools 
A)  physical effects of puberty 
B)  temperament and emotional regulation skills 
C)  duration and intensity of changes 
D)  availability of peer mentoring groups in schools

Question 11

Karlie's high school is located right across the street from a popular fast-food restaurant. The effect this location of the restaurant will likely have on Karlie's eating behavior is that she will be ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely to eat fruits and vegetables, will drink more soda, and will overeat more 
B)  so used to its proximity that she will avoid eating there and instead consume healthier foods from home 
C)  more aware of the negative impact fast food has on an individual so she will try and eat healthier 
D)  more likely to experience an eating disorder in response to the unhealthy food 
A)  less likely to eat fruits and vegetables, will drink more soda, and will overeat more 
B)  so used to its proximity that she will avoid eating there and instead consume healthier foods from home 
C)  more aware of the negative impact fast food has on an individual so she will try and eat healthier 
D)  more likely to experience an eating disorder in response to the unhealthy food

Question 12

Explain G. Stanley Hall's definition of adolescence as a period of "storm and stress."

Accepted Answer

In his 1904 book Adolescence, G. Stanley

Question 13

At about 10 years of age children begin feeling a sense of sexual attraction due to increases in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  estrogen 
B)  testosterone 
C)  progesterone 
D)  oxytocin 
A)  estrogen 
B)  testosterone 
C)  progesterone 
D)  oxytocin

Question 14

How does moral reasoning differ based on culture?

Accepted Answer

Cross-cultural studies of Kohlberg's the

Question 15

The invulnerability aspect of the personal fable can lead adolescents to believe they are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  smarter than everyone else 
B)  connecting with others on an emotional level 
C)  immune to consequences of risky behavior 
D)  part of the world's collective consciousness 
A)  smarter than everyone else 
B)  connecting with others on an emotional level 
C)  immune to consequences of risky behavior 
D)  part of the world's collective consciousness

The ability to control and inhibit responses emerges in ______.

All individuals once they reach adulthood are able to successfully complete hypothetical-deductive tasks.

The frontal cortex is associated with ______.

Which student is most at risk for school dropout?

The ability to consider problems, generate and systematically test them, and draw conclusions is called ______.

Adolescents gain a total of about how many inches in height?

What triggers the delayed phase preference in adolescents?

Which approach would increase sleep for adolescents?

Which factor plays little role in determining adolescent behavior?

Karlie's high school is located right across the street from a popular fast-food restaurant. The effect this location of the restaurant will likely have on Karlie's eating behavior is that she will be ______.

Explain G. Stanley Hall's definition of adolescence as a period of "storm and stress."

At about 10 years of age children begin feeling a sense of sexual attraction due to increases in ______.

How does moral reasoning differ based on culture?

The invulnerability aspect of the personal fable can lead adolescents to believe they are ______.

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

The ability to control and inhibit responses emerges in ______.

All individuals once they reach adulthood are able to successfully complete hypothetical-deductive tasks.

The frontal cortex is associated with ______.

Which student is most at risk for school dropout?

The ability to consider problems, generate and systematically test them, and draw conclusions is called ______.

Adolescents gain a total of about how many inches in height?

What triggers the delayed phase preference in adolescents?

Which approach would increase sleep for adolescents?

Which factor plays little role in determining adolescent behavior?

Karlie's high school is located right across the street from a popular fast-food restaurant. The effect this location of the restaurant will likely have on Karlie's eating behavior is that she will be ______.

Explain G. Stanley Hall's definition of adolescence as a period of "storm and stress."

At about 10 years of age children begin feeling a sense of sexual attraction due to increases in ______.

How does moral reasoning differ based on culture?

The invulnerability aspect of the personal fable can lead adolescents to believe they are ______.

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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