Question 1

What percentage of 16-year-olds can be expected to reach Stage 6 moral reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  20 
C)  50 
D)  95 
A)  5 
B)  20 
C)  50 
D)  95

Question 2

According to Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory, why should students wait until high school before studying geometry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children in earlier grades are unable handle the concrete nature of the problems. 
B)  Geometry requires abstract thinking which may be difficult for younger children. 
C)  Geometry requires conservation of mass, which is a difficult concept for younger children. 
D)  Geometry requires the concept of the imaginary audience, which is not achieved until adolescence. 
A)  Children in earlier grades are unable handle the concrete nature of the problems. 
B)  Geometry requires abstract thinking which may be difficult for younger children. 
C)  Geometry requires conservation of mass, which is a difficult concept for younger children. 
D)  Geometry requires the concept of the imaginary audience, which is not achieved until adolescence.

Question 3

What stops the female growth spurt during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  estrogen 
B)  testosterone 
C)  the onset of menstruation 
D)  completion of breast development 
A)  estrogen 
B)  testosterone 
C)  the onset of menstruation 
D)  completion of breast development

Question 4

What is one of the two main predictors of a school dropout?

Accepted Answer

A)  being from a rural area 
B)  being from a small family 
C)  reading below grade level 
D)  poor problem-solving ability 
A)  being from a rural area 
B)  being from a small family 
C)  reading below grade level 
D)  poor problem-solving ability

Question 5

Eating disorders are related to feelings of depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Unintentional injury is the number one cause of death for adolescents. Approximately what percentage of adolescent deaths each year result from unintentional injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 
B)  35 
C)  55 
D)  75 
A)  15 
B)  35 
C)  55 
D)  75

Question 7

Which of the following is most likely to enhance visual-spatial abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  playing sports 
B)  reading 
C)  baking 
D)  story telling 
A)  playing sports 
B)  reading 
C)  baking 
D)  story telling

Question 8

What are the pros and cons of high school students having part-time jobs?

Accepted Answer

According to Statistics Canada (2008b),

Question 9

Estrogen stimulates breast and fatty tissue growth in females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Kohlberg, what level of moral development is exhibited by adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  the pre-conventional level 
B)  the postconventional level 
C)  the pre-conscience level 
D)  the post-conscience level 
A)  the pre-conventional level 
B)  the postconventional level 
C)  the pre-conscience level 
D)  the post-conscience level

Question 11

Which question involves hypothetical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Who is? 
B)  What might be? 
C)  Where? 
D)  Why? 
A)  Who is? 
B)  What might be? 
C)  Where? 
D)  Why?

Question 12

Which statement best describes transitioning from elementary school to high school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grades increase as the young person transitions to high school. 
B)  Dropout rates for youth entering high school are higher than ever before. 
C)  The transition to high school is the most positive time in most adolescents' lives. 
D)  Girls have a more difficult time than boys. 
A)  Grades increase as the young person transitions to high school. 
B)  Dropout rates for youth entering high school are higher than ever before. 
C)  The transition to high school is the most positive time in most adolescents' lives. 
D)  Girls have a more difficult time than boys.

Question 13

There are no disadvantages to being an early-maturing boy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What causes the clitoris to develop during puberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  the pituitary gland 
B)  androgens 
C)  the amygdala 
D)  the adrenal glands 
A)  the pituitary gland 
B)  androgens 
C)  the amygdala 
D)  the adrenal glands

Question 15

Puberty is defined as development between the ages of 13 and 18.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is the primary significance of puberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  developing conflict with parents 
B)  learning social cues 
C)  being able to drive 
D)  having the ability to reproduce 
A)  developing conflict with parents 
B)  learning social cues 
C)  being able to drive 
D)  having the ability to reproduce

Question 17

According to contemporary research, adolescence is now viewed as a time of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  storm and stress 
B)  relative stability 
C)  immense unhappiness 
D)  biological, cognitive, social, and emotional changes 
A)  storm and stress 
B)  relative stability 
C)  immense unhappiness 
D)  biological, cognitive, social, and emotional changes

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of a secondary sex characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  breast development 
B)  testes development 
C)  maturation of the fallopian tubes 
D)  seminal vesicles 
A)  breast development 
B)  testes development 
C)  maturation of the fallopian tubes 
D)  seminal vesicles

Question 19

Gina and David are both 12 years old. Given what we know about adolescent height and weight growth spurts, what do you expect to find regarding Gina and David?

Accepted Answer

A)  David is taller than Gina. 
B)  Gina is taller than David. 
C)  David weighs more than Gina. 
D)  Both have the same height and weight; neither has entered into height or weight growth spurts. 
A)  David is taller than Gina. 
B)  Gina is taller than David. 
C)  David weighs more than Gina. 
D)  Both have the same height and weight; neither has entered into height or weight growth spurts.

Question 20

What factor does Holland's Career Typology match with careers?

Accepted Answer

A)  IQ 
B)  personality traits 
C)  educational attainment 
D)  a tendency to be materialistic 
A)  IQ 
B)  personality traits 
C)  educational attainment 
D)  a tendency to be materialistic

What percentage of 16-year-olds can be expected to reach Stage 6 moral reasoning?

According to Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory, why should students wait until high school before studying geometry?

What stops the female growth spurt during adolescence?

What is one of the two main predictors of a school dropout?

Eating disorders are related to feelings of depression.

Unintentional injury is the number one cause of death for adolescents. Approximately what percentage of adolescent deaths each year result from unintentional injury?

Which of the following is most likely to enhance visual-spatial abilities?

What are the pros and cons of high school students having part-time jobs?

Estrogen stimulates breast and fatty tissue growth in females.

According to Kohlberg, what level of moral development is exhibited by adolescents?

Which question involves hypothetical thinking?

Which statement best describes transitioning from elementary school to high school?

There are no disadvantages to being an early-maturing boy.

What causes the clitoris to develop during puberty?

Puberty is defined as development between the ages of 13 and 18.

Which of the following is the primary significance of puberty?

According to contemporary research, adolescence is now viewed as a time of which of the following?

Which of the following is an example of a secondary sex characteristic?

Gina and David are both 12 years old. Given what we know about adolescent height and weight growth spurts, what do you expect to find regarding Gina and David?

What factor does Holland's Career Typology match with careers?

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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

What percentage of 16-year-olds can be expected to reach Stage 6 moral reasoning?

According to Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory, why should students wait until high school before studying geometry?

What stops the female growth spurt during adolescence?

What is one of the two main predictors of a school dropout?

Eating disorders are related to feelings of depression.

Unintentional injury is the number one cause of death for adolescents. Approximately what percentage of adolescent deaths each year result from unintentional injury?

Which of the following is most likely to enhance visual-spatial abilities?

What are the pros and cons of high school students having part-time jobs?

Estrogen stimulates breast and fatty tissue growth in females.

According to Kohlberg, what level of moral development is exhibited by adolescents?

Which question involves hypothetical thinking?

Which statement best describes transitioning from elementary school to high school?

There are no disadvantages to being an early-maturing boy.

What causes the clitoris to develop during puberty?

Puberty is defined as development between the ages of 13 and 18.

Which of the following is the primary significance of puberty?

According to contemporary research, adolescence is now viewed as a time of which of the following?

Which of the following is an example of a secondary sex characteristic?

Gina and David are both 12 years old. Given what we know about adolescent height and weight growth spurts, what do you expect to find regarding Gina and David?

What factor does Holland's Career Typology match with careers?

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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