Question 1

Primary sexual characteristics

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A)  are visible on the outside of the body. 
B)  involve the reproductive organs directly. 
C)  are unrelated to sexual functioning. 
D)  do not develop in a standard sequence. 
A)  are visible on the outside of the body. 
B)  involve the reproductive organs directly. 
C)  are unrelated to sexual functioning. 
D)  do not develop in a standard sequence. B

Question 2

Mr. Wellington wants to reduce drug experimentation among the teens in his community program. He should

Accepted Answer

A)  teach parents that teens need freedom from activity monitoring. 
B)  teach students skills for resisting peer pressure. 
C)  deemphasize parent education. 
D)  acknowledge the social acceptability of drug use. 
A)  teach parents that teens need freedom from activity monitoring. 
B)  teach students skills for resisting peer pressure. 
C)  deemphasize parent education. 
D)  acknowledge the social acceptability of drug use. B

Question 3

Jose is a homosexual man. Which of the following is most likely to be true?

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A)  He has a higher-than-average number of older brothers. 
B)  He has a higher-than-average number of younger sisters. 
C)  He is an only child. 
D)  He is a first-born child. 
A)  He has a higher-than-average number of older brothers. 
B)  He has a higher-than-average number of younger sisters. 
C)  He is an only child. 
D)  He is a first-born child. A

Question 4

Which of the following statements regarding the intergenerational continuity of adolescent pregnancy and parenthood is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Becoming a second-generation teenage parent is inevitable for individuals born to an adolescent mother. 
B)  Intergenerational continuity in adolescent daughters is far greater when teenage mothers marry. 
C)  Marriage may limit the negative impact of teenage childbearing on development by reducing family stress. 
D)  Adolescent parenthood does not increase the chances of teenage childbearing the next generation. 
A)  Becoming a second-generation teenage parent is inevitable for individuals born to an adolescent mother. 
B)  Intergenerational continuity in adolescent daughters is far greater when teenage mothers marry. 
C)  Marriage may limit the negative impact of teenage childbearing on development by reducing family stress. 
D)  Adolescent parenthood does not increase the chances of teenage childbearing the next generation.

Question 5

Mr. and Mrs. Falk want to improve their teenagers' diets. One simple and proven way they can do this is to

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A)  forbid them from eating fast foods. 
B)  give them limited spending money. 
C)  find a way to eat together as a family most nights of the week. 
D)  remove all sweets from the home. 
A)  forbid them from eating fast foods. 
B)  give them limited spending money. 
C)  find a way to eat together as a family most nights of the week. 
D)  remove all sweets from the home.

Question 6

Sexual attitudes in the U.S. are

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A)  extremely liberal. 
B)  fairly open. 
C)  relatively restricted. 
D)  highly restricted. 
A)  extremely liberal. 
B)  fairly open. 
C)  relatively restricted. 
D)  highly restricted.

Question 7

The most common nutritional problem of adolescence is ______ deficiency.

Accepted Answer

A)  riboflavin 
B)  magnesium 
C)  iron 
D)  calcium 
A)  riboflavin 
B)  magnesium 
C)  iron 
D)  calcium

Question 8

Haeata lives in a tribal society and just experienced menarche. Which of the following is probably true?

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A)  Haeata will feel ashamed and will not tell anyone about the onset of puberty. 
B)  Haeata will still be regarded as a child by her parents and family. 
C)  The tribe will celebrate the onset of puberty with an initiation ceremony. 
D)  The tribe will acknowledge the onset of puberty, but it will not mark a change in Haeata's social status. 
A)  Haeata will feel ashamed and will not tell anyone about the onset of puberty. 
B)  Haeata will still be regarded as a child by her parents and family. 
C)  The tribe will celebrate the onset of puberty with an initiation ceremony. 
D)  The tribe will acknowledge the onset of puberty, but it will not mark a change in Haeata's social status.

Question 9

The first ejaculation occurs around age

Accepted Answer

A)  12. 
B)  13½. 
C)  14. 
D)  15½. 
A)  12. 
B)  13½. 
C)  14. 
D)  15½.

Question 10

_________ viewed adolescence as a period so turbulent that it resembled the era in which humans evolved from savages into civilized beings.

Accepted Answer

A)  G. Stanley Hall 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
D)  Anna Freud 
A)  G. Stanley Hall 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
D)  Anna Freud

Question 11

Franca, age 11, recently started contradicting and disagreeing with her parents. She is self-conscious and often goes to her room and closes the door. Franca is a head taller and several pounds heavier than most girls in her sixth-grade class. Franca has probably

Accepted Answer

A)  developed an eating disorder. 
B)  entered adolescence. 
C)  reached full maturation. 
D)  developed a social phobia. 
A)  developed an eating disorder. 
B)  entered adolescence. 
C)  reached full maturation. 
D)  developed a social phobia.

Question 12

Julianna is obese. She is likely to experience puberty

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A)  earlier than other girls. 
B)  at the same time as other girls. 
C)  slightly later than other girls. 
D)  much later than other girls. 
A)  earlier than other girls. 
B)  at the same time as other girls. 
C)  slightly later than other girls. 
D)  much later than other girls.

Question 13

Which of the following is true about adolescent drug abuse treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual, rather than family, therapy is the best treatment. 
B)  Even comprehensive programs have alarmingly high relapse rates. 
C)  Support-group session interventions often increase drug taking in the short term. 
D)  Comprehensive programs that focus on individual and family therapy have modest to low relapse rates. 
A)  Individual, rather than family, therapy is the best treatment. 
B)  Even comprehensive programs have alarmingly high relapse rates. 
C)  Support-group session interventions often increase drug taking in the short term. 
D)  Comprehensive programs that focus on individual and family therapy have modest to low relapse rates.

Question 14

Among U.S. teenage girls, an estimated ____ percent of those who had sexual intercourse became pregnant in the most recently reported year.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  40 
A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  40

Question 15

Ethan is an early-maturing boy. He is probably perceived by both adults and peers as

Accepted Answer

A)  unpopular. 
B)  self-confident. 
C)  withdrawn. 
D)  prone to depression. 
A)  unpopular. 
B)  self-confident. 
C)  withdrawn. 
D)  prone to depression.

Question 16

Ned is a gay man. He recalls feeling different from other children when he was young. If Ned is typical, when did this first sense of his biologically determined sexual orientation appear?

Accepted Answer

A)  between ages 2 and 4 
B)  between ages 6 and 12 
C)  between ages 10 and 13 
D)  after age 14 
A)  between ages 2 and 4 
B)  between ages 6 and 12 
C)  between ages 10 and 13 
D)  after age 14

Question 17

On average, the growth spurt of puberty is underway for girls shortly after age ___ and for boys around age ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  8½; 10 
B)  9; 11½ 
C)  10; 12½ 
D)  10½; 13 
A)  8½; 10 
B)  9; 11½ 
C)  10; 12½ 
D)  10½; 13

Question 18

Fifteen-year-old Anna is attracted to her best friend, Eva, and her boyfriend, Emory. Which of the following is the most likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anna is gender-deviant in dress. 
B)  Eva and Emory are gender-deviant in behavior. 
C)  Anna identifies as heterosexual. 
D)  Anna's bisexuality is a transient state: she will eventually identify as either straight or lesbian. 
A)  Anna is gender-deviant in dress. 
B)  Eva and Emory are gender-deviant in behavior. 
C)  Anna identifies as heterosexual. 
D)  Anna's bisexuality is a transient state: she will eventually identify as either straight or lesbian.

Question 19

Contemporary research suggests that the storm-and-stress notion of adolescence is

Accepted Answer

A)  the most accurate perspective. 
B)  greatly understated. 
C)  slightly accurate because most teens experience emotional turbulence. 
D)  greatly exaggerated. 
A)  the most accurate perspective. 
B)  greatly understated. 
C)  slightly accurate because most teens experience emotional turbulence. 
D)  greatly exaggerated.

Question 20

Twins, Jake and Molly, age 15, are both athletic. Which of the following is probably true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jake's gains in gross-motor performance are slow and gradual. 
B)  Molly is experiencing a dramatic spurt in strength, speed, and endurance. 
C)  By mid-adolescence, Jake will run faster and throw farther than Molly. 
D)  By late-adolescence, Molly will jump farther than Jake. 
A)  Jake's gains in gross-motor performance are slow and gradual. 
B)  Molly is experiencing a dramatic spurt in strength, speed, and endurance. 
C)  By mid-adolescence, Jake will run faster and throw farther than Molly. 
D)  By late-adolescence, Molly will jump farther than Jake.

Primary sexual characteristics

Mr. Wellington wants to reduce drug experimentation among the teens in his community program. He should

Jose is a homosexual man. Which of the following is most likely to be true?

Which of the following statements regarding the intergenerational continuity of adolescent pregnancy and parenthood is true?

Mr. and Mrs. Falk want to improve their teenagers' diets. One simple and proven way they can do this is to

Sexual attitudes in the U.S. are

The most common nutritional problem of adolescence is ______ deficiency.

Haeata lives in a tribal society and just experienced menarche. Which of the following is probably true?

The first ejaculation occurs around age

_________ viewed adolescence as a period so turbulent that it resembled the era in which humans evolved from savages into civilized beings.

Franca, age 11, recently started contradicting and disagreeing with her parents. She is self-conscious and often goes to her room and closes the door. Franca is a head taller and several pounds heavier than most girls in her sixth-grade class. Franca has probably

Julianna is obese. She is likely to experience puberty

Which of the following is true about adolescent drug abuse treatment?

Among U.S. teenage girls, an estimated ____ percent of those who had sexual intercourse became pregnant in the most recently reported year.

Ethan is an early-maturing boy. He is probably perceived by both adults and peers as

Ned is a gay man. He recalls feeling different from other children when he was young. If Ned is typical, when did this first sense of his biologically determined sexual orientation appear?

On average, the growth spurt of puberty is underway for girls shortly after age _ and for boys around age __.

Fifteen-year-old Anna is attracted to her best friend, Eva, and her boyfriend, Emory. Which of the following is the most likely to be true?

Contemporary research suggests that the storm-and-stress notion of adolescence is

Twins, Jake and Molly, age 15, are both athletic. Which of the following is probably true?

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Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

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Primary sexual characteristics

Mr. Wellington wants to reduce drug experimentation among the teens in his community program. He should

Jose is a homosexual man. Which of the following is most likely to be true?

Which of the following statements regarding the intergenerational continuity of adolescent pregnancy and parenthood is true?

Mr. and Mrs. Falk want to improve their teenagers' diets. One simple and proven way they can do this is to

Sexual attitudes in the U.S. are

The most common nutritional problem of adolescence is ______ deficiency.

Haeata lives in a tribal society and just experienced menarche. Which of the following is probably true?

The first ejaculation occurs around age

_________ viewed adolescence as a period so turbulent that it resembled the era in which humans evolved from savages into civilized beings.

Franca, age 11, recently started contradicting and disagreeing with her parents. She is self-conscious and often goes to her room and closes the door. Franca is a head taller and several pounds heavier than most girls in her sixth-grade class. Franca has probably

Julianna is obese. She is likely to experience puberty

Which of the following is true about adolescent drug abuse treatment?

Among U.S. teenage girls, an estimated ____ percent of those who had sexual intercourse became pregnant in the most recently reported year.

Ethan is an early-maturing boy. He is probably perceived by both adults and peers as

Ned is a gay man. He recalls feeling different from other children when he was young. If Ned is typical, when did this first sense of his biologically determined sexual orientation appear?

On average, the growth spurt of puberty is underway for girls shortly after age ___ and for boys around age ____.

Fifteen-year-old Anna is attracted to her best friend, Eva, and her boyfriend, Emory. Which of the following is the most likely to be true?

Contemporary research suggests that the storm-and-stress notion of adolescence is

Twins, Jake and Molly, age 15, are both athletic. Which of the following is probably true?

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

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On average, the growth spurt of puberty is underway for girls shortly after age _ and for boys around age __.