Question 1

Fourteen-year-old Per has been experiencing pubertal changes, which are now nearly complete. Per is in which phase of adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  early adolescence 
B)  middle adolescence 
C)  late adolescence 
D)  emerging adulthood 
A)  early adolescence 
B)  middle adolescence 
C)  late adolescence 
D)  emerging adulthood

Question 2

Boys typically respond to spermarche with

Accepted Answer

A)  fear. 
B)  mixed feelings. 
C)  depression. 
D)  joy. 
A)  fear. 
B)  mixed feelings. 
C)  depression. 
D)  joy.

Question 3

Girls typically react to menarche with

Accepted Answer

A)  surprise. 
B)  joy. 
C)  fear. 
D)  depression. 
A)  surprise. 
B)  joy. 
C)  fear. 
D)  depression.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a secondary sexual characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  changes in the uterus 
B)  changes in the scrotum 
C)  breast development 
D)  changes in the testes 
A)  changes in the uterus 
B)  changes in the scrotum 
C)  breast development 
D)  changes in the testes

Question 5

Which of the following girls is the least likely to develop anorexia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aaliyah, a Caucasian American 
B)  Brenda, an Asian American 
C)  Cheyanne, an African American 
D)  Deliah, a Hispanic American 
A)  Aaliyah, a Caucasian American 
B)  Brenda, an Asian American 
C)  Cheyanne, an African American 
D)  Deliah, a Hispanic American

Question 6

__________ is/are the leading killer of U.S. teenagers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Firearms 
B)  Automobile accidents 
C)  Suicide 
D)  Sports-related injuries 
A)  Firearms 
B)  Automobile accidents 
C)  Suicide 
D)  Sports-related injuries

Question 7

G. Stanley Hall described adolescence as

Accepted Answer

A)  the period of calm after the storm of childhood. 
B)  the stage in which sexual impulses reawaken and trigger volatile behavior. 
C)  a cascade of instinctual passions. 
D)  a period of harmony and predictability of behaviors. 
A)  the period of calm after the storm of childhood. 
B)  the stage in which sexual impulses reawaken and trigger volatile behavior. 
C)  a cascade of instinctual passions. 
D)  a period of harmony and predictability of behaviors.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about adolescent mood variation?

Accepted Answer

A)  High points tend to occur around noon each day. 
B)  Low points tend to occur during times spent with friends. 
C)  High points tend to occur during self-chosen leisure activities. 
D)  Low points tend to occur on Friday nights. 
A)  High points tend to occur around noon each day. 
B)  Low points tend to occur during times spent with friends. 
C)  High points tend to occur during self-chosen leisure activities. 
D)  Low points tend to occur on Friday nights.

Question 9

Studies involving genetic influences in homosexuality indicate that

Accepted Answer

A)  homosexuality is more common on the paternal side of families. 
B)  fraternal twins are more likely to share a homosexual orientation than identical twins. 
C)  adoptive relatives are as likely to share a homosexual orientation as biological relatives. 
D)  homosexual brothers often have an identical segment of DNA on the X chromosome. 
A)  homosexuality is more common on the paternal side of families. 
B)  fraternal twins are more likely to share a homosexual orientation than identical twins. 
C)  adoptive relatives are as likely to share a homosexual orientation as biological relatives. 
D)  homosexual brothers often have an identical segment of DNA on the X chromosome.

Question 10

Which of the following is true about firearms and adolescent injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Firearms are the leading cause of adolescent fatalities in the United States. 
B)  Violence-related behaviors among high school students have increased in the past decade. 
C)  Rates of gun violence are highest in poverty-stricken inner-city neighborhoods. 
D)  Metal detectors in schools have had little impact on preventing youth violence. 
A)  Firearms are the leading cause of adolescent fatalities in the United States. 
B)  Violence-related behaviors among high school students have increased in the past decade. 
C)  Rates of gun violence are highest in poverty-stricken inner-city neighborhoods. 
D)  Metal detectors in schools have had little impact on preventing youth violence.

Fourteen-year-old Per has been experiencing pubertal changes, which are now nearly complete. Per is in which phase of adolescence?

Boys typically respond to spermarche with

Girls typically react to menarche with

Which of the following is an example of a secondary sexual characteristic?

Which of the following girls is the least likely to develop anorexia nervosa?

__________ is/are the leading killer of U.S. teenagers.

G. Stanley Hall described adolescence as

Which of the following statements is true about adolescent mood variation?

Studies involving genetic influences in homosexuality indicate that

Which of the following is true about firearms and adolescent injury?

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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Exam 14: Physical Development in Adolescence

Fourteen-year-old Per has been experiencing pubertal changes, which are now nearly complete. Per is in which phase of adolescence?

Boys typically respond to spermarche with

Girls typically react to menarche with

Which of the following is an example of a secondary sexual characteristic?

Which of the following girls is the least likely to develop anorexia nervosa?

__________ is/are the leading killer of U.S. teenagers.

G. Stanley Hall described adolescence as

Which of the following statements is true about adolescent mood variation?

Studies involving genetic influences in homosexuality indicate that

Which of the following is true about firearms and adolescent injury?

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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