Question 1

Discuss the pros and cons of adolescent employment.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The potential benefit

Question 2

The transition to middle, junior high, or high school generally involves a shift from a smaller neighborhood elementary school to a school that _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  prioritizes sports over academics. 
B)  has different teachers for different classes. 
C)  focuses on increased autonomy for students. 
D)  has a more personal setting with fewer students. 
A)  prioritizes sports over academics. 
B)  has different teachers for different classes. 
C)  focuses on increased autonomy for students. 
D)  has a more personal setting with fewer students.

Question 3

During the adolescent growth spurt, girls develop relatively broader hips compared with their shoulders, whereas the opposite is true for boys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is a characteristic of programs designed to prevent school dropouts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large class size with a focus on strict controls and checks 
B)  Generic instructions that explain complex concepts 
C)  Highly advanced and distant educational programs 
D)  Involvement of families or community organizations 
A)  Large class size with a focus on strict controls and checks 
B)  Generic instructions that explain complex concepts 
C)  Highly advanced and distant educational programs 
D)  Involvement of families or community organizations

Question 5

In girls, the pituitary gland ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  enables growth spurts in height and weight. 
B)  stimulates the pituitary gland to increase testosterone production. 
C)  signals the ovaries to boost estrogen production at puberty. 
D)  prevents the long bones from making further gains in length. 
A)  enables growth spurts in height and weight. 
B)  stimulates the pituitary gland to increase testosterone production. 
C)  signals the ovaries to boost estrogen production at puberty. 
D)  prevents the long bones from making further gains in length.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of high school dropouts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents who adopt adult roles early, such as becoming a parent at a young age, are not likely to drop out of high school. 
B)  Dropouts are more likely to be employed and have high-income, stable jobs in future. 
C)  Dropouts are more likely to develop delinquency, criminal behavior, and substance abuse. 
D)  Adolescents from high-income households are at high risk of becoming high school dropouts. 
A)  Adolescents who adopt adult roles early, such as becoming a parent at a young age, are not likely to drop out of high school. 
B)  Dropouts are more likely to be employed and have high-income, stable jobs in future. 
C)  Dropouts are more likely to develop delinquency, criminal behavior, and substance abuse. 
D)  Adolescents from high-income households are at high risk of becoming high school dropouts.

Question 7

Explain the personal fable in reference to adolescent egocentrism.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In the personal fable

Question 8

Firearms account for 80% of homicides and approximately what percentage of suicides?

Accepted Answer

A)  30% 
B)  40% 
C)  50% 
D)  60% 
A)  30% 
B)  40% 
C)  50% 
D)  60%

Question 9

Explain imaginary audience in reference to adolescent egocentrism.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Many adolescents fant

Question 10

Which of the following is a hallucinogenic drug?

Accepted Answer

A)  Codeine 
B)  Barbiturate 
C)  Marijuana 
D)  Amphetamine 
A)  Codeine 
B)  Barbiturate 
C)  Marijuana 
D)  Amphetamine

Question 11

Which of the following is a difference between primary sex characteristics and secondary sex characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  The primary sex characteristics are physical indicators of sexual maturation, while the secondary sex characteristics trigger the development of sex hormones. 
B)  The primary sex characteristics are structures that make reproduction possible, while the secondary sex characteristics are not directly involved in reproduction. 
C)  The primary sex characteristics include breast development, while the secondary sex characteristics include the ovaries and testes. 
D)  The primary sex characteristics respond to pituitary hormones, while the secondary sex characteristics do not respond to pituitary hormones. 
A)  The primary sex characteristics are physical indicators of sexual maturation, while the secondary sex characteristics trigger the development of sex hormones. 
B)  The primary sex characteristics are structures that make reproduction possible, while the secondary sex characteristics are not directly involved in reproduction. 
C)  The primary sex characteristics include breast development, while the secondary sex characteristics include the ovaries and testes. 
D)  The primary sex characteristics respond to pituitary hormones, while the secondary sex characteristics do not respond to pituitary hormones.

Question 12

Nicotine, cocaine, and amphetamines are the most common _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  carcinogens 
B)  stimulants 
C)  mutants 
D)  teratogens 
A)  carcinogens 
B)  stimulants 
C)  mutants 
D)  teratogens

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of the personal fable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Darren, a 15-year-old, is a chain smoker and feels invulnerable to the harmful effects of nicotine. 
B)  Jack, a 14-year-old, believes in magic, mythical creatures, and the supernatural. 
C)  Renato, a 14-year-old, is worried that he will die because he smoked a pack of cigarette. 
D)  Oscar, a 13-year-old, believes that others are constantly watching and paying attention to him. 
A)  Darren, a 15-year-old, is a chain smoker and feels invulnerable to the harmful effects of nicotine. 
B)  Jack, a 14-year-old, believes in magic, mythical creatures, and the supernatural. 
C)  Renato, a 14-year-old, is worried that he will die because he smoked a pack of cigarette. 
D)  Oscar, a 13-year-old, believes that others are constantly watching and paying attention to him.

Question 14

In middle childhood, conventional thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  rules and laws. 
B)  rewards and punishments. 
C)  ethical principles. 
D)  cognitive abilities. 
A)  rules and laws. 
B)  rewards and punishments. 
C)  ethical principles. 
D)  cognitive abilities.

Question 15

In adolescent girls, the vaginal lining varies in thickness according to the amount of _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Puberty most often coincides with which developmental period?

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescence 
B)  young adulthood 
C)  infirmity 
D)  childhood 
A)  adolescence 
B)  young adulthood 
C)  infirmity 
D)  childhood

Question 17

Which of the following triggers the development of acne?

Accepted Answer

A)  Progesterone 
B)  Estrogen 
C)  Testosterone 
D)  Serotonin 
A)  Progesterone 
B)  Estrogen 
C)  Testosterone 
D)  Serotonin

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true of cocaine?

Accepted Answer

A)  It dilates the arteries of the heart. 
B)  It spikes the blood pressure. 
C)  It decreases the heart rate. 
D)  It thins the blood. 
A)  It dilates the arteries of the heart. 
B)  It spikes the blood pressure. 
C)  It decreases the heart rate. 
D)  It thins the blood.

Question 19

According to Kohlberg, the postconventional level is a period during which moral judgments are derived from moral principles and people set moral standards according to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  themselves 
B)  their family 
C)  their friends 
D)  their society 
A)  themselves 
B)  their family 
C)  their friends 
D)  their society

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of nutrition during adolescent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most teenagers do not consume enough fat. 
B)  Most teenagers do not consume enough sodium. 
C)  Most teenagers do not consume enough calcium. 
D)  Most teenagers do not consume enough sugar. 
A)  Most teenagers do not consume enough fat. 
B)  Most teenagers do not consume enough sodium. 
C)  Most teenagers do not consume enough calcium. 
D)  Most teenagers do not consume enough sugar.

Discuss the pros and cons of adolescent employment.

The transition to middle, junior high, or high school generally involves a shift from a smaller neighborhood elementary school to a school that _______.

During the adolescent growth spurt, girls develop relatively broader hips compared with their shoulders, whereas the opposite is true for boys.

Which of the following is a characteristic of programs designed to prevent school dropouts?

In girls, the pituitary gland ______.

Which of the following statements is true of high school dropouts?

Explain the personal fable in reference to adolescent egocentrism.

Firearms account for 80% of homicides and approximately what percentage of suicides?

Explain imaginary audience in reference to adolescent egocentrism.

Which of the following is a hallucinogenic drug?

Which of the following is a difference between primary sex characteristics and secondary sex characteristics?

Nicotine, cocaine, and amphetamines are the most common _____.

Which of the following is an example of the personal fable?

In middle childhood, conventional thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of ______.

In adolescent girls, the vaginal lining varies in thickness according to the amount of _____.

Puberty most often coincides with which developmental period?

Which of the following triggers the development of acne?

Which of the following statements is true of cocaine?

According to Kohlberg, the postconventional level is a period during which moral judgments are derived from moral principles and people set moral standards according to ______.

Which of the following statements is true of nutrition during adolescent years?

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Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Developmeny

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 11: Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Discuss the pros and cons of adolescent employment.

The transition to middle, junior high, or high school generally involves a shift from a smaller neighborhood elementary school to a school that _______.

During the adolescent growth spurt, girls develop relatively broader hips compared with their shoulders, whereas the opposite is true for boys.

Which of the following is a characteristic of programs designed to prevent school dropouts?

In girls, the pituitary gland ______.

Which of the following statements is true of high school dropouts?

Explain the personal fable in reference to adolescent egocentrism.

Firearms account for 80% of homicides and approximately what percentage of suicides?

Explain imaginary audience in reference to adolescent egocentrism.

Which of the following is a hallucinogenic drug?

Which of the following is a difference between primary sex characteristics and secondary sex characteristics?

Nicotine, cocaine, and amphetamines are the most common _____.

Which of the following is an example of the personal fable?

In middle childhood, conventional thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of ______.

In adolescent girls, the vaginal lining varies in thickness according to the amount of _____.

Puberty most often coincides with which developmental period?

Which of the following triggers the development of acne?

Which of the following statements is true of cocaine?

According to Kohlberg, the postconventional level is a period during which moral judgments are derived from moral principles and people set moral standards according to ______.

Which of the following statements is true of nutrition during adolescent years?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and 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 Developmeny

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 Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Lifes Final Chapter

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