Question 1

Who referred to adolescence as a time of "storm and stress"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hall 
B)  Freud 
C)  Piaget 
D)  Erikson 
A)  Hall 
B)  Freud 
C)  Piaget 
D)  Erikson

Question 2

Which of the following best characterizes boys who mature early?

Accepted Answer

A)  They experience only positive implications of early maturation. 
B)  They are more likely to be aggressive and delinquent. 
C)  They tend not to be as bright as later-maturing boys. 
D)  They tend to be less popular with their peers but more valued by adults. 
A)  They experience only positive implications of early maturation. 
B)  They are more likely to be aggressive and delinquent. 
C)  They tend not to be as bright as later-maturing boys. 
D)  They tend to be less popular with their peers but more valued by adults.

Question 3

Mature sperm are found in the ejaculate of most boys by around age 10.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The secondary sex characteristics of boys develop simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

On average, boys develop language skills earlier than girls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most middle-schoolers show an increase in self-esteem and academic achievement when switching from elementary school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What term refers to the first menstruation?

Accepted Answer

A)  menarche 
B)  initial period 
C)  nocturnal emission 
D)  menstrual activation 
A)  menarche 
B)  initial period 
C)  nocturnal emission 
D)  menstrual activation

Question 8

Jeremy is 16 years old and drives recklessly. He tells his friends, "Other people have accidents, not me." What does this type of thinking represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  utopian thinking 
B)  the personal fable 
C)  abstract reasoning 
D)  the imaginary audience 
A)  utopian thinking 
B)  the personal fable 
C)  abstract reasoning 
D)  the imaginary audience

Question 9

Eating disorders are more common among males than females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which statement best describes girls' development at puberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  The pituitary gland signals the ovaries to significantly increase estrogen production. 
B)  Androgens stimulate growth of the breasts. 
C)  Estrogen levels determine the darkness and amount of facial hair. 
D)  Estrogen causes the clitoris to develop. 
A)  The pituitary gland signals the ovaries to significantly increase estrogen production. 
B)  Androgens stimulate growth of the breasts. 
C)  Estrogen levels determine the darkness and amount of facial hair. 
D)  Estrogen causes the clitoris to develop.

Question 11

According to the textbook, how do most 18-year-old Canadian males and females feel about their bodies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are satisfied with their bodies. 
B)  They generally feel as though they are heavier than they need to be. 
C)  Males are more satisfied than females. 
D)  Females are more satisfied than males. 
A)  They are satisfied with their bodies. 
B)  They generally feel as though they are heavier than they need to be. 
C)  Males are more satisfied than females. 
D)  Females are more satisfied than males.

Question 12

Which of the following statements characterizes the adolescent and hypothetical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is random. 
B)  It is systematic. 
C)  It is seldom used. 
D)  It is without consequence. 
A)  It is random. 
B)  It is systematic. 
C)  It is seldom used. 
D)  It is without consequence.

Question 13

Jean has a relatively larger proportion of fatty tissue than muscle. What can we reasonably infer from this information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean is male. 
B)  Jean is obese 
C)  Jean is female. 
D)  Jean is consuming an unbalanced diet. 
A)  Jean is male. 
B)  Jean is obese 
C)  Jean is female. 
D)  Jean is consuming an unbalanced diet.

Question 14

Which of the following is impacted by high school completion?

Accepted Answer

A)  the likelihood that one will marry 
B)  the involvement in sports as adults 
C)  the age at which women have their first child 
D)  the number of friendships one has later in life 
A)  the likelihood that one will marry 
B)  the involvement in sports as adults 
C)  the age at which women have their first child 
D)  the number of friendships one has later in life

Question 15

In which of the following tasks are gender differences most noticeable?

Accepted Answer

A)  recitation tasks 
B)  memorization tasks 
C)  mental rotation tasks 
D)  addition and subtraction 
A)  recitation tasks 
B)  memorization tasks 
C)  mental rotation tasks 
D)  addition and subtraction

Question 16

According to the text, what is the current trend for high school dropout rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing for males who live in rural areas 
B)  remaining steady for the past decade 
C)  increasing along with substance abuse 
D)  declining along with teenage pregnancy rates 
A)  increasing for males who live in rural areas 
B)  remaining steady for the past decade 
C)  increasing along with substance abuse 
D)  declining along with teenage pregnancy rates

Question 17

What accounts for the greatest percentage of unintentional deaths among adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  car accidents 
B)  suicides 
C)  unintentional drug overdoses 
D)  undetected heart defects 
A)  car accidents 
B)  suicides 
C)  unintentional drug overdoses 
D)  undetected heart defects

Question 18

What tends to be the relationship between moral cognitive development and moral behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  It tends to be a positive relationship. 
B)  It tends to be an inverse relationship. 
C)  It tends to be positive for females, but inverse for males. 
D)  It tends to be a reciprocal relationship. 
A)  It tends to be a positive relationship. 
B)  It tends to be an inverse relationship. 
C)  It tends to be positive for females, but inverse for males. 
D)  It tends to be a reciprocal relationship.

Question 19

What is dysmenorrhea?

Accepted Answer

A)  the onset of breast growth (budding) 
B)  the discharge of clear white fluid from the vagina 
C)  menstrual pain 
D)  a specific odour produced by the sweat glands at the onset of puberty 
A)  the onset of breast growth (budding) 
B)  the discharge of clear white fluid from the vagina 
C)  menstrual pain 
D)  a specific odour produced by the sweat glands at the onset of puberty

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of asynchronous growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  the early onset of puberty 
B)  the head reaching peak size before the torso 
C)  the shoulders and chest reaching peak growth before the legs 
D)  the hands and feet reaching peak growth before the arms and legs 
A)  the early onset of puberty 
B)  the head reaching peak size before the torso 
C)  the shoulders and chest reaching peak growth before the legs 
D)  the hands and feet reaching peak growth before the arms and legs

Who referred to adolescence as a time of "storm and stress"?

Which of the following best characterizes boys who mature early?

Mature sperm are found in the ejaculate of most boys by around age 10.

The secondary sex characteristics of boys develop simultaneously.

On average, boys develop language skills earlier than girls.

Most middle-schoolers show an increase in self-esteem and academic achievement when switching from elementary school.

What term refers to the first menstruation?

Jeremy is 16 years old and drives recklessly. He tells his friends, "Other people have accidents, not me." What does this type of thinking represent?

Eating disorders are more common among males than females.

Which statement best describes girls' development at puberty?

According to the textbook, how do most 18-year-old Canadian males and females feel about their bodies?

Which of the following statements characterizes the adolescent and hypothetical thinking?

Jean has a relatively larger proportion of fatty tissue than muscle. What can we reasonably infer from this information?

Which of the following is impacted by high school completion?

In which of the following tasks are gender differences most noticeable?

According to the text, what is the current trend for high school dropout rates?

What accounts for the greatest percentage of unintentional deaths among adolescents?

What tends to be the relationship between moral cognitive development and moral behaviour?

What is dysmenorrhea?

Which of the following is an example of asynchronous growth?

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

Who referred to adolescence as a time of "storm and stress"?

Which of the following best characterizes boys who mature early?

Mature sperm are found in the ejaculate of most boys by around age 10.

The secondary sex characteristics of boys develop simultaneously.

On average, boys develop language skills earlier than girls.

Most middle-schoolers show an increase in self-esteem and academic achievement when switching from elementary school.

What term refers to the first menstruation?

Jeremy is 16 years old and drives recklessly. He tells his friends, "Other people have accidents, not me." What does this type of thinking represent?

Eating disorders are more common among males than females.

Which statement best describes girls' development at puberty?

According to the textbook, how do most 18-year-old Canadian males and females feel about their bodies?

Which of the following statements characterizes the adolescent and hypothetical thinking?

Jean has a relatively larger proportion of fatty tissue than muscle. What can we reasonably infer from this information?

Which of the following is impacted by high school completion?

In which of the following tasks are gender differences most noticeable?

According to the text, what is the current trend for high school dropout rates?

What accounts for the greatest percentage of unintentional deaths among adolescents?

What tends to be the relationship between moral cognitive development and moral behaviour?

What is dysmenorrhea?

Which of the following is an example of asynchronous growth?

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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