Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Dawn has just turned thirteen years old, and she recently experienced menarche. If Dawn becomes sexually active, will she be at risk for pregnancy?

According to your text, high school students perform better than elementary school students in memory task experiments because they

Which of the following is likely to be characteristic of a girl who experienced the major physical changes of puberty by age ten?

Of the following events in boys' puberty, which typically occurs earliest?

Summarize the frequency of contraceptive use among U.S. teens. Explain the factors that contribute to these statistics.

Describe the diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa.

Which of the following correlates with dropping out of high school?

Identify three factors that increase the likelihood that a teen girl will become pregnant.

The first major brain growth spurt in adolescence occurs between the ages of ________.

According to current research, which of the following accounts for the secular trend in development worldwide?

Which gland prompts the release of hormones from the other endocrine glands?

The core feature(s) of anorexia nervosa is (are) _______________.

Which of the following statements about menarche is correct?

According to your textbook, among teenagers, sensation seeking appears to be LEAST associated with which of the following?

During puberty the pituitary gland signals the adrenal glands to increase production of androgens. What is the term for this process?

Which of the following terms applies to a person whose psychological gender does not match their physical sex?

Besides environmental pollutants, according to David Seifer, which of the following may be an environmental factor which contributes to the earlier onset of puberty in girls in the present day?

Using Tanner's stages of pubertal development, identify a change that takes place in stage 4 for girls and one that takes place for boys in stage 3.

Explain the strategies that seem to be successful in reaching, and successfully educating, high school drop-outs.

If Marla wants to be the best clarinet player in the band, she is motivated by which type of goal?