Question 1

According to research findings, which students are most likely to drop out of school?

Accepted Answer

A)  those who live in rural areas 
B)  those who adopt adult roles at a young age 
C)  those who are young for their grade 
D)  those who adopt adult roles later in life 
A)  those who live in rural areas 
B)  those who adopt adult roles at a young age 
C)  those who are young for their grade 
D)  those who adopt adult roles later in life

Question 2

Olivia is worried about what to wear today, and she is convinced that her girlfriends are also thinking about her clothes. What term describes Olivia's worries?

Accepted Answer

A)  a personal fable 
B)  concrete thinking 
C)  deductive reasoning 
D)  the imaginary audience 
A)  a personal fable 
B)  concrete thinking 
C)  deductive reasoning 
D)  the imaginary audience

Question 3

Which question type is involved in concrete operational thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  What is? 
B)  What might be? 
C)  Why? 
D)  When? 
A)  What is? 
B)  What might be? 
C)  Why? 
D)  When?

Question 4

Which of the following factors contributes to adolescents developing eating disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  females and males becoming competitive over the attention of others 
B)  a cultural emphasis on slimness 
C)  a hormone burst that creates a body distortion in adolescents 
D)  the desire to please parents who expect perfection in their children 
A)  females and males becoming competitive over the attention of others 
B)  a cultural emphasis on slimness 
C)  a hormone burst that creates a body distortion in adolescents 
D)  the desire to please parents who expect perfection in their children

Question 5

In formal-operational thought, which of the following concepts do adolescents discover?

Accepted Answer

A)  "who is" 
B)  "what was" 
C)  "what might be" 
D)  "how was" 
A)  "who is" 
B)  "what was" 
C)  "what might be" 
D)  "how was"

Question 6

Which of the following most frequently accompanies the transition from elementary school to junior high?

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in grades 
B)  an increase in self-esteem 
C)  greater participation in school activities 
D)  a decrease in grades, school activities, and self-esteem 
A)  an increase in grades 
B)  an increase in self-esteem 
C)  greater participation in school activities 
D)  a decrease in grades, school activities, and self-esteem

Question 7

What would Kohlberg say is the basis of moral judgments at the postconventional level?

Accepted Answer

A)  one's ego 
B)  the moral values of one's parents 
C)  laws and rules 
D)  personal moral standards 
A)  one's ego 
B)  the moral values of one's parents 
C)  laws and rules 
D)  personal moral standards

Question 8

What is the approximate mortality rate for girls with anorexia?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to 2% 
B)  2 to 3% 
C)  4 to 5% 
D)  6 to 7% 
A)  1 to 2% 
B)  2 to 3% 
C)  4 to 5% 
D)  6 to 7%

Question 9

Most males stop gaining in height at approximately age 20.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to studies cited in the textbook, which of the following resulted when delinquents held group discussions of moral dilemmas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moral reasoning reduced. 
B)  Moral reasoning increased. 
C)  Moral behaviour reduced. 
D)  Moral behaviour increased. 
A)  Moral reasoning reduced. 
B)  Moral reasoning increased. 
C)  Moral behaviour reduced. 
D)  Moral behaviour increased.

Question 11

Adolescents may be awkward and gawky due to asynchronous growth

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the basis of moral reasoning in Kohlberg's postconventional level?

Accepted Answer

A)  messages taught in the education system 
B)  the power of authority figures 
C)  one's own moral standards 
D)  standards set within the religious realm 
A)  messages taught in the education system 
B)  the power of authority figures 
C)  one's own moral standards 
D)  standards set within the religious realm

Question 13

Deepening of the voice is a secondary sex characteristic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Bulimia nervosa is characterized by recurrent cycles of binge eating and purging

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How does Piaget's theory conceive of adolescents in the formal operations stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are scattered thinkers driven by hormones. 
B)  They are becoming more egotistical. 
C)  They are works in progress. 
D)  They have reached cognitive maturity. 
A)  They are scattered thinkers driven by hormones. 
B)  They are becoming more egotistical. 
C)  They are works in progress. 
D)  They have reached cognitive maturity.

Question 16

What is the pace of adolescent physical growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs more rapidly than at any point after birth, except for the first year of life. 
B)  It is slower than growth during early childhood. 
C)  It slows down overall despite the visible physical changes that occur. 
D)  It is steady and even for both genders until the late teen years. 
A)  It occurs more rapidly than at any point after birth, except for the first year of life. 
B)  It is slower than growth during early childhood. 
C)  It slows down overall despite the visible physical changes that occur. 
D)  It is steady and even for both genders until the late teen years.

Question 17

Forty percent of adolescent deaths are due to accidents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What activity is a defining characteristic of a person who has bulimia?

Accepted Answer

A)  excessive dieting 
B)  excessive exercising 
C)  binge eating and purging 
D)  preoccupation with food 
A)  excessive dieting 
B)  excessive exercising 
C)  binge eating and purging 
D)  preoccupation with food

Question 19

John and his classmates are considering their career decisions. Why might hypothetical thinking lead to anxiety for John and some of his classmates?

Accepted Answer

A)  They fear success. 
B)  They can imagine failure. 
C)  Hypothetical thinking tends to be negative. 
D)  They envision having to choose only one of many options. 
A)  They fear success. 
B)  They can imagine failure. 
C)  Hypothetical thinking tends to be negative. 
D)  They envision having to choose only one of many options.

Question 20

Which of the following behaviours best illustrates the personal fable?

Accepted Answer

A)  preening and working out physically 
B)  commitment to continual academic pursuits 
C)  showing off and taking risks 
D)  challenging parental norms and morals 
A)  preening and working out physically 
B)  commitment to continual academic pursuits 
C)  showing off and taking risks 
D)  challenging parental norms and morals

According to research findings, which students are most likely to drop out of school?

Olivia is worried about what to wear today, and she is convinced that her girlfriends are also thinking about her clothes. What term describes Olivia's worries?

Which question type is involved in concrete operational thinking?

Which of the following factors contributes to adolescents developing eating disorders?

In formal-operational thought, which of the following concepts do adolescents discover?

Which of the following most frequently accompanies the transition from elementary school to junior high?

What would Kohlberg say is the basis of moral judgments at the postconventional level?

What is the approximate mortality rate for girls with anorexia?

Most males stop gaining in height at approximately age 20.

According to studies cited in the textbook, which of the following resulted when delinquents held group discussions of moral dilemmas?

Adolescents may be awkward and gawky due to asynchronous growth

What is the basis of moral reasoning in Kohlberg's postconventional level?

Deepening of the voice is a secondary sex characteristic.

Bulimia nervosa is characterized by recurrent cycles of binge eating and purging

How does Piaget's theory conceive of adolescents in the formal operations stage?

What is the pace of adolescent physical growth?

Forty percent of adolescent deaths are due to accidents.

What activity is a defining characteristic of a person who has bulimia?

John and his classmates are considering their career decisions. Why might hypothetical thinking lead to anxiety for John and some of his classmates?

Which of the following behaviours best illustrates the personal fable?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 11: Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

According to research findings, which students are most likely to drop out of school?

Olivia is worried about what to wear today, and she is convinced that her girlfriends are also thinking about her clothes. What term describes Olivia's worries?

Which question type is involved in concrete operational thinking?

Which of the following factors contributes to adolescents developing eating disorders?

In formal-operational thought, which of the following concepts do adolescents discover?

Which of the following most frequently accompanies the transition from elementary school to junior high?

What would Kohlberg say is the basis of moral judgments at the postconventional level?

What is the approximate mortality rate for girls with anorexia?

Most males stop gaining in height at approximately age 20.

According to studies cited in the textbook, which of the following resulted when delinquents held group discussions of moral dilemmas?

Adolescents may be awkward and gawky due to asynchronous growth

What is the basis of moral reasoning in Kohlberg's postconventional level?

Deepening of the voice is a secondary sex characteristic.

Bulimia nervosa is characterized by recurrent cycles of binge eating and purging

How does Piaget's theory conceive of adolescents in the formal operations stage?

What is the pace of adolescent physical growth?

Forty percent of adolescent deaths are due to accidents.

What activity is a defining characteristic of a person who has bulimia?

John and his classmates are considering their career decisions. Why might hypothetical thinking lead to anxiety for John and some of his classmates?

Which of the following behaviours best illustrates the personal fable?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Lifes Final Chapter

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