Question 1

Primary sex characteristic changes are those directly impacting

Accepted Answer

A) reproduction. 
B) height. 
C) intelligence. 
D) personality. 
A) reproduction. 
B) height. 
C) intelligence. 
D) personality. A

Question 2

In South Africa, the top 10 causes of death include

Accepted Answer

A) TB, HIV and other viral diseases 
B) Taxi accidents 
C) Suicide 
D) Crime 
A) TB, HIV and other viral diseases 
B) Taxi accidents 
C) Suicide 
D) Crime A

Question 3

When considering the Heinz dilemma, Rhulani says, 'You cannot justify theft, because if you do, it will lead to social anarchy.' This statement best matches the logic of someone at Kohlberg's ____ level of moral development.

Accepted Answer

A) pre-conventional 
B) conventional 
C) post-conventional 
D) unconventional 
A) pre-conventional 
B) conventional 
C) post-conventional 
D) unconventional C

Question 4

As a typical young teen, Mpho would be best at detecting ____ flaws in arguments.

Accepted Answer

A) heuristic 
B) logical 
C) post operational 
D) egocentric 
A) heuristic 
B) logical 
C) post operational 
D) egocentric

Question 5

Adolescents who do not sleep enough tend to gain weight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Fourteen-year-old Siay, an avid video game player, reads a flawed study showing that video game players are smarter than most people. Then he reads a second study with similar flaws proposing that video game players are poor leaders. What would you predict will happen?

Accepted Answer

A) He would overlook the flaws in the first study and dismiss the findings of the second study. 
B) He would now believe that video game players are poor leaders. 
C) He would now believe that video game players are both smarter and poor leaders. 
D) He would dismiss the findings of the first study and overlook the flaws in the second study. 
A) He would overlook the flaws in the first study and dismiss the findings of the second study. 
B) He would now believe that video game players are poor leaders. 
C) He would now believe that video game players are both smarter and poor leaders. 
D) He would dismiss the findings of the first study and overlook the flaws in the second study.

Question 7

How many of the following are considered secondary sex characteristics: growth of facial hair in boys, development of a functional uterus in girls, voice change in boys, and broadening of shoulders in girls?

Accepted Answer

A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four 
A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four

Question 8

A sex difference during puberty involves the fact that ____ is greater for girls than boys.

Accepted Answer

A) muscle development 
B) body fat 
C) lung capacity 
D) heart capacity 
A) muscle development 
B) body fat 
C) lung capacity 
D) heart capacity

Question 9

Research suggests that adolescents involved with ____ are positively influenced in moral reasoning and moral behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) after-school sports 
B) religious youth groups 
C) part-time work 
D) domestic chores 
A) after-school sports 
B) religious youth groups 
C) part-time work 
D) domestic chores

Question 10

Rendani is a 13-year-old boy who is currently experiencing puberty. During the past few months, his testes have released a small amount of estrogen. What is the most likely outcome of this hormonal activity?

Accepted Answer

A) Rendani will begin to ovulate. 
B) Rendani will begin to have enlarged testicles. 
C) Rendani will begin to experience some breast development. 
D) Rendani will show no impact because testes are incapable of producing estrogen. 
A) Rendani will begin to ovulate. 
B) Rendani will begin to have enlarged testicles. 
C) Rendani will begin to experience some breast development. 
D) Rendani will show no impact because testes are incapable of producing estrogen.

Question 11

When asked how he makes moral judgements, 15-year-old Solomon says, 'I do what my father says is right.' This comment indicates that he is in the ____ level of moral thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) pre-conventional 
B) conventional 
C) post-conventional 
D) unconventional 
A) pre-conventional 
B) conventional 
C) post-conventional 
D) unconventional

Question 12

In the Victor Hugo story Les Misérables, a character named Jean Valjean steals a loaf of bread to feed a starving child. How would psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg describe this act?

Accepted Answer

A) Kohlberg would not be surprised because he saw humans as morally corrupt. 
B) Kohlberg would argue that the act of theft is not in and of itself immoral, depending on the rationale for the theft. 
C) Kohlberg would have expected the theft if the child were Valjean's, but not if the child belonged to someone else. 
D) Kohlberg would have expected the theft, but only if Valjean were operating at the lowest level of moral reasoning. 
A) Kohlberg would not be surprised because he saw humans as morally corrupt. 
B) Kohlberg would argue that the act of theft is not in and of itself immoral, depending on the rationale for the theft. 
C) Kohlberg would have expected the theft if the child were Valjean's, but not if the child belonged to someone else. 
D) Kohlberg would have expected the theft, but only if Valjean were operating at the lowest level of moral reasoning.

Question 13

Groups of Hindu adults and children from India and non-Hindu adults and children from South Africa are read a dilemma in which a person is forced to choose between breaking the law to help out a friend or not breaking the law but disappointing the friend. What results would you expect?

Accepted Answer

A) No group chose to break the law. 
B) The adults chose to break the law. 
C) Those from India chose to break the law. 
D) All groups chose to break the law. 
A) No group chose to break the law. 
B) The adults chose to break the law. 
C) Those from India chose to break the law. 
D) All groups chose to break the law.

Question 14

Adolescents develop ____ reasoning, which allows them to find weaknesses in arguments.

Accepted Answer

A) heuristic 
B) logical 
C) egocentric 
D) inflative 
A) heuristic 
B) logical 
C) egocentric 
D) inflative

Question 15

Support for Kohlberg's theory of moral development includes data indicating that

Accepted Answer

A) external forces have a greater impact on the moral behaviour of those operating at the lower stages of moral reasoning. 
B) females are superior on moral dilemmas that focus on nurturing. 
C) older individuals tend to regress to lower levels of moral thinking. 
D) the development of moral reasoning does not follow any specific sequence. 
A) external forces have a greater impact on the moral behaviour of those operating at the lower stages of moral reasoning. 
B) females are superior on moral dilemmas that focus on nurturing. 
C) older individuals tend to regress to lower levels of moral thinking. 
D) the development of moral reasoning does not follow any specific sequence.

Question 16

Based on statistics, which of these is most common cause of death to a teenager in South Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) An accident involving a motor vehicle 
B) Tuberculosis 
C) Incidents involving suicide 
D) A cancer diagnosis 
A) An accident involving a motor vehicle 
B) Tuberculosis 
C) Incidents involving suicide 
D) A cancer diagnosis

Question 17

Ayanda exhibits anorexia nervosa. When she looks in a mirror, she is most likely thinking

Accepted Answer

A) 'I'm really starting to get thin!' 
B) 'I'm so fat!' 
C) 'I'm beautiful compared to those ugly women on television!' 
D) 'I'm going to have to start eating a little more!' 
A) 'I'm really starting to get thin!' 
B) 'I'm so fat!' 
C) 'I'm beautiful compared to those ugly women on television!' 
D) 'I'm going to have to start eating a little more!'

Question 18

A defining characteristic of anorexia nervosa is an uncontrollable binge-purge pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Programmes that effectively assist obese children in losing weight tend to

Accepted Answer

A) emphasise the need to follow external cues when deciding when to eat. 
B) encourage children to become more sedentary. 
C) totally eliminate meat from their diets. 
D) focus on changing children's eating habits and encouraging them to become more active. 
A) emphasise the need to follow external cues when deciding when to eat. 
B) encourage children to become more sedentary. 
C) totally eliminate meat from their diets. 
D) focus on changing children's eating habits and encouraging them to become more active.

Question 20

Which best describes the typical response to body image during puberty?

Accepted Answer

A) Females worry more about appearance, but males are more dissatisfied with their appearance. 
B) Males worry more about appearance, but females are more dissatisfied with their appearance. 
C) Males worry more about appearance and are more dissatisfied with their appearance. 
D) Females worry more about appearance and are more dissatisfied with their appearance. 
A) Females worry more about appearance, but males are more dissatisfied with their appearance. 
B) Males worry more about appearance, but females are more dissatisfied with their appearance. 
C) Males worry more about appearance and are more dissatisfied with their appearance. 
D) Females worry more about appearance and are more dissatisfied with their appearance.

Primary sex characteristic changes are those directly impacting

In South Africa, the top 10 causes of death include

When considering the Heinz dilemma, Rhulani says, 'You cannot justify theft, because if you do, it will lead to social anarchy.' This statement best matches the logic of someone at Kohlberg's ____ level of moral development.

As a typical young teen, Mpho would be best at detecting ____ flaws in arguments.

Adolescents who do not sleep enough tend to gain weight.

Fourteen-year-old Siay, an avid video game player, reads a flawed study showing that video game players are smarter than most people. Then he reads a second study with similar flaws proposing that video game players are poor leaders. What would you predict will happen?

How many of the following are considered secondary sex characteristics: growth of facial hair in boys, development of a functional uterus in girls, voice change in boys, and broadening of shoulders in girls?

A sex difference during puberty involves the fact that ____ is greater for girls than boys.

Research suggests that adolescents involved with ____ are positively influenced in moral reasoning and moral behaviour.

Rendani is a 13-year-old boy who is currently experiencing puberty. During the past few months, his testes have released a small amount of estrogen. What is the most likely outcome of this hormonal activity?

When asked how he makes moral judgements, 15-year-old Solomon says, 'I do what my father says is right.' This comment indicates that he is in the ____ level of moral thinking.

In the Victor Hugo story Les Misérables, a character named Jean Valjean steals a loaf of bread to feed a starving child. How would psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg describe this act?

Groups of Hindu adults and children from India and non-Hindu adults and children from South Africa are read a dilemma in which a person is forced to choose between breaking the law to help out a friend or not breaking the law but disappointing the friend. What results would you expect?

Adolescents develop ____ reasoning, which allows them to find weaknesses in arguments.

Support for Kohlberg's theory of moral development includes data indicating that

Based on statistics, which of these is most common cause of death to a teenager in South Africa?

Ayanda exhibits anorexia nervosa. When she looks in a mirror, she is most likely thinking

A defining characteristic of anorexia nervosa is an uncontrollable binge-purge pattern.

Programmes that effectively assist obese children in losing weight tend to

Which best describes the typical response to body image during puberty?

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Being With Others: Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Working and Relaxing

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

Dying and Bereavement

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Exam 8: Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Primary sex characteristic changes are those directly impacting

In South Africa, the top 10 causes of death include

When considering the Heinz dilemma, Rhulani says, 'You cannot justify theft, because if you do, it will lead to social anarchy.' This statement best matches the logic of someone at Kohlberg's ____ level of moral development.

As a typical young teen, Mpho would be best at detecting ____ flaws in arguments.

Adolescents who do not sleep enough tend to gain weight.

Fourteen-year-old Siay, an avid video game player, reads a flawed study showing that video game players are smarter than most people. Then he reads a second study with similar flaws proposing that video game players are poor leaders. What would you predict will happen?

How many of the following are considered secondary sex characteristics: growth of facial hair in boys, development of a functional uterus in girls, voice change in boys, and broadening of shoulders in girls?

A sex difference during puberty involves the fact that ____ is greater for girls than boys.

Research suggests that adolescents involved with ____ are positively influenced in moral reasoning and moral behaviour.

Rendani is a 13-year-old boy who is currently experiencing puberty. During the past few months, his testes have released a small amount of estrogen. What is the most likely outcome of this hormonal activity?

When asked how he makes moral judgements, 15-year-old Solomon says, 'I do what my father says is right.' This comment indicates that he is in the ____ level of moral thinking.

In the Victor Hugo story Les Misérables, a character named Jean Valjean steals a loaf of bread to feed a starving child. How would psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg describe this act?

Groups of Hindu adults and children from India and non-Hindu adults and children from South Africa are read a dilemma in which a person is forced to choose between breaking the law to help out a friend or not breaking the law but disappointing the friend. What results would you expect?

Adolescents develop ____ reasoning, which allows them to find weaknesses in arguments.

Support for Kohlberg's theory of moral development includes data indicating that

Based on statistics, which of these is most common cause of death to a teenager in South Africa?

Ayanda exhibits anorexia nervosa. When she looks in a mirror, she is most likely thinking

A defining characteristic of anorexia nervosa is an uncontrollable binge-purge pattern.

Programmes that effectively assist obese children in losing weight tend to

Which best describes the typical response to body image during puberty?

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Being With Others: Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Working and Relaxing

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

Dying and Bereavement

Filters