Question 1

Which of the following is true about brain development in adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents tend to recruit the prefrontal cortex's network of connections with other brain areas more effectively than adults do. 
B)  Adolescents tend to perform better than adults on tasks requiring inhibition and future orientation. 
C)  In humans and other mammals, neurons become less responsive to excitatory neurotransmitters during puberty. 
D)  Adolescents react more strongly to stressful events than adults do and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely. 
A)  Adolescents tend to recruit the prefrontal cortex's network of connections with other brain areas more effectively than adults do. 
B)  Adolescents tend to perform better than adults on tasks requiring inhibition and future orientation. 
C)  In humans and other mammals, neurons become less responsive to excitatory neurotransmitters during puberty. 
D)  Adolescents react more strongly to stressful events than adults do and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely.

Question 2

Grace's grandma recalls menarche as a traumatic experience. She would like things to be different for Grace. What advice can you give her?

Accepted Answer

A)  She should let Grace be surprised by menarche and then answer any questions she has about puberty. 
B)  She should explain to Grace that menarche is an unpleasant but necessary experience. 
C)  She should prepare Grace in advance and treat it as an important milestone. 
D)  She should provide Grace with biological information but deliver the information as clinically as possible. 
A)  She should let Grace be surprised by menarche and then answer any questions she has about puberty. 
B)  She should explain to Grace that menarche is an unpleasant but necessary experience. 
C)  She should prepare Grace in advance and treat it as an important milestone. 
D)  She should provide Grace with biological information but deliver the information as clinically as possible.

Question 3

Which of the following accurately characterizes the three-phase sequence that many gay and lesbian adolescents and adults move through in coming out to themselves and others?

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling different, confusion, self-acceptance 
B)  confusion, feeling accepted, announcement 
C)  feeling different, self-acceptance, integration 
D)  feeling rejected, confusion, self-acceptance 
A)  feeling different, confusion, self-acceptance 
B)  confusion, feeling accepted, announcement 
C)  feeling different, self-acceptance, integration 
D)  feeling rejected, confusion, self-acceptance

Question 4

The combination of a sleep "phase delay" and evening activities, phones, and computers has resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  today's teenagers getting much less sleep than those of previous generations. 
B)  teenagers who are better able to cope with sleep loss than previous generations. 
C)  teenagers who are less likely to rely on sleep rebound on weekends. 
D)  teenagers who get a better night's rest than those in previous generations. 
A)  today's teenagers getting much less sleep than those of previous generations. 
B)  teenagers who are better able to cope with sleep loss than previous generations. 
C)  teenagers who are less likely to rely on sleep rebound on weekends. 
D)  teenagers who get a better night's rest than those in previous generations.

Question 5

Which of the following is true about sex hormones?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys have only male hormones called androgens. 
B)  Girls have only female hormones called estrogens. 
C)  Neither androgens nor estrogens are present in the average boy. 
D)  Both androgens and estrogens are present in different amounts in boys and girls. 
A)  Boys have only male hormones called androgens. 
B)  Girls have only female hormones called estrogens. 
C)  Neither androgens nor estrogens are present in the average boy. 
D)  Both androgens and estrogens are present in different amounts in boys and girls.

Question 6

Of all age groups, adolescents are most likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  be obese. 
B)  skip breakfast. 
C)  make healthy food choices. 
D)  need less protein. 
A)  be obese. 
B)  skip breakfast. 
C)  make healthy food choices. 
D)  need less protein.

Question 7

___________ is the strongest predictor of the onset of an eating disorder in adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Severe dieting 
B)  Obsessive behavior 
C)  Erratic behavior 
D)  Parental discord 
A)  Severe dieting 
B)  Obsessive behavior 
C)  Erratic behavior 
D)  Parental discord

Question 8

Which of the following athletes is especially likely to continue her activity into adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ellen, a softball player 
B)  Gerda, a volleyball player 
C)  Justine, a basketball player 
D)  Alena, a cross-country runner 
A)  Ellen, a softball player 
B)  Gerda, a volleyball player 
C)  Justine, a basketball player 
D)  Alena, a cross-country runner

Question 9

Today, the majority of pregnant adolescents

Accepted Answer

A)  marry and keep their babies. 
B)  abort their pregnancies. 
C)  put their babies up for adoption. 
D)  stay unmarried and keep their babies. 
A)  marry and keep their babies. 
B)  abort their pregnancies. 
C)  put their babies up for adoption. 
D)  stay unmarried and keep their babies.

Question 10

Radio and TV campaigns promoting contraceptive use-used widely in Africa, Europe, India, and South America-are associated with a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  reduction in early sexual activity. 
B)  increase in teenage sexual activity. 
C)  decrease in teenagers' use of birth control. 
D)  increase in teenage abortion rates. 
A)  reduction in early sexual activity. 
B)  increase in teenage sexual activity. 
C)  decrease in teenagers' use of birth control. 
D)  increase in teenage abortion rates.

Question 11

The hormonal changes that underlie puberty occur gradually and are under way by age

Accepted Answer

A)  6 or 7. 
B)  8 or 9. 
C)  10 or 11. 
D)  12 or 13. 
A)  6 or 7. 
B)  8 or 9. 
C)  10 or 11. 
D)  12 or 13.

Question 12

The U.S. adolescent pregnancy rate is __________ than that of other industrialized nations.

Accepted Answer

A)  much lower 
B)  slightly lower 
C)  slightly higher 
D)  much higher 
A)  much lower 
B)  slightly lower 
C)  slightly higher 
D)  much higher

Question 13

Shannon is in early adolescence. Shannon is between the ages of

Accepted Answer

A)  10 and 12. 
B)  11 and14. 
C)  14 and 16. 
D)  16 and 18. 
A)  10 and 12. 
B)  11 and14. 
C)  14 and 16. 
D)  16 and 18.

Question 14

Female puberty usually begins with

Accepted Answer

A)  menarche. 
B)  the budding of the breasts. 
C)  significant weight gain. 
D)  the appearance of pubic hair. 
A)  menarche. 
B)  the budding of the breasts. 
C)  significant weight gain. 
D)  the appearance of pubic hair.

Question 15

Maggi is a later-maturing girl. She is most likely to be regarded as

Accepted Answer

A)  a leader at school. 
B)  unpopular. 
C)  lacking in self-confidence. 
D)  withdrawn. 
A)  a leader at school. 
B)  unpopular. 
C)  lacking in self-confidence. 
D)  withdrawn.

Question 16

Which of the following is true about body fat and puberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Breast and pubic hair growth occur later for heavier girls. 
B)  Few studies report a link between body fat and puberty in boys. 
C)  Few studies report a link between body fat and puberty in girls. 
D)  Obese girls tend to experience later puberty. 
A)  Breast and pubic hair growth occur later for heavier girls. 
B)  Few studies report a link between body fat and puberty in boys. 
C)  Few studies report a link between body fat and puberty in girls. 
D)  Obese girls tend to experience later puberty.

Question 17

_______ maturers in ________-income neighborhoods are especially vulnerable to establishing ties with deviant peers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Late; high 
B)  Late; low 
C)  Early; middle 
D)  Early; low 
A)  Late; high 
B)  Late; low 
C)  Early; middle 
D)  Early; low

Question 18

Girls who develop anorexia nervosa typically have

Accepted Answer

A)  at least one overweight parent. 
B)  a long history of yo-yo dieting. 
C)  poor academic performance at school. 
D)  unrealistically high standards for their own performance. 
A)  at least one overweight parent. 
B)  a long history of yo-yo dieting. 
C)  poor academic performance at school. 
D)  unrealistically high standards for their own performance.

Question 19

By the time a child of adolescent parents start school,

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer than one-fourth have regular contact with their fathers. 
B)  nearly half visit with their fathers regularly. 
C)  less than two-thirds receive financial assistance from their fathers. 
D)  most have established lasting ties to their fathers. 
A)  fewer than one-fourth have regular contact with their fathers. 
B)  nearly half visit with their fathers regularly. 
C)  less than two-thirds receive financial assistance from their fathers. 
D)  most have established lasting ties to their fathers.

Question 20

Which girl is likely to reach menarche first?

Accepted Answer

A)  A'akia, who lives in a poverty-stricken village in Ethiopia 
B)  Anya, who comes from a low-income family in Sweden 
C)  Alexis, who is a middle-income Caucasian American 
D)  Angelique, who is a middle-income African American 
A)  A'akia, who lives in a poverty-stricken village in Ethiopia 
B)  Anya, who comes from a low-income family in Sweden 
C)  Alexis, who is a middle-income Caucasian American 
D)  Angelique, who is a middle-income African American

Which of the following is true about brain development in adolescence?

Grace's grandma recalls menarche as a traumatic experience. She would like things to be different for Grace. What advice can you give her?

Which of the following accurately characterizes the three-phase sequence that many gay and lesbian adolescents and adults move through in coming out to themselves and others?

The combination of a sleep "phase delay" and evening activities, phones, and computers has resulted in

Which of the following is true about sex hormones?

Of all age groups, adolescents are most likely to

___________ is the strongest predictor of the onset of an eating disorder in adolescence.

Which of the following athletes is especially likely to continue her activity into adulthood?

Today, the majority of pregnant adolescents

Radio and TV campaigns promoting contraceptive use-used widely in Africa, Europe, India, and South America-are associated with a(n)

The hormonal changes that underlie puberty occur gradually and are under way by age

The U.S. adolescent pregnancy rate is __________ than that of other industrialized nations.

Shannon is in early adolescence. Shannon is between the ages of

Female puberty usually begins with

Maggi is a later-maturing girl. She is most likely to be regarded as

Which of the following is true about body fat and puberty?

_ maturers in __-income neighborhoods are especially vulnerable to establishing ties with deviant peers.

Girls who develop anorexia nervosa typically have

By the time a child of adolescent parents start school,

Which girl is likely to reach menarche first?

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Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

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Exam 14: Physical Development in Adolescence

Which of the following is true about brain development in adolescence?

Grace's grandma recalls menarche as a traumatic experience. She would like things to be different for Grace. What advice can you give her?

Which of the following accurately characterizes the three-phase sequence that many gay and lesbian adolescents and adults move through in coming out to themselves and others?

The combination of a sleep "phase delay" and evening activities, phones, and computers has resulted in

Which of the following is true about sex hormones?

Of all age groups, adolescents are most likely to

___________ is the strongest predictor of the onset of an eating disorder in adolescence.

Which of the following athletes is especially likely to continue her activity into adulthood?

Today, the majority of pregnant adolescents

Radio and TV campaigns promoting contraceptive use-used widely in Africa, Europe, India, and South America-are associated with a(n)

The hormonal changes that underlie puberty occur gradually and are under way by age

The U.S. adolescent pregnancy rate is __________ than that of other industrialized nations.

Shannon is in early adolescence. Shannon is between the ages of

Female puberty usually begins with

Maggi is a later-maturing girl. She is most likely to be regarded as

Which of the following is true about body fat and puberty?

_______ maturers in ________-income neighborhoods are especially vulnerable to establishing ties with deviant peers.

Girls who develop anorexia nervosa typically have

By the time a child of adolescent parents start school,

Which girl is likely to reach menarche first?

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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_ maturers in __-income neighborhoods are especially vulnerable to establishing ties with deviant peers.