Question 1

Describe the sleep patterns of teenagers today. Discuss sleep deprivation.

Accepted Answer

At puberty, revisions occur in brain reg

Question 2

Carlie engages in binge eating, followed by deliberate vomiting, purging with laxatives, excessive exercise, and strict dieting or even fasting. Carlie suffers from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  marasmus 
B)  food insecurity 
C)  bulimia nervosa 
D)  anorexia nervosa 
A)  marasmus 
B)  food insecurity 
C)  bulimia nervosa 
D)  anorexia nervosa

Question 3

Which statement about the sexual behavior of U.S. adolescents is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Few American adolescents are sexually active before age 17. 
B)  In general, U.S. boys' and girls' rates of sexual intercourse are similar. 
C)  About 30 percent of sexually active teenagers report that they first had sex with a steady dating partner. 
D)  Thirty-five percent of high schoolers report having sexual relations with four or more partners. 
A)  Few American adolescents are sexually active before age 17. 
B)  In general, U.S. boys' and girls' rates of sexual intercourse are similar. 
C)  About 30 percent of sexually active teenagers report that they first had sex with a steady dating partner. 
D)  Thirty-five percent of high schoolers report having sexual relations with four or more partners.

Question 4

Clarence's 14-year-old daughter, Annie, has been diagnosed with anorexia. Clarence can expect that Annie __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  will lose 5 to 15 percent of her body weight 
B)  sees herself as severely underweight 
C)  will avoid most forms of exercise 
D)  has an extremely distorted body image 
A)  will lose 5 to 15 percent of her body weight 
B)  sees herself as severely underweight 
C)  will avoid most forms of exercise 
D)  has an extremely distorted body image

Question 5

To work well, vocational education must __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus heavily on job-related tasks and instruction 
B)  integrate academic and job-related instruction 
C)  provide a pathway to college admission 
D)  focus heavily on basic academic skills 
A)  focus heavily on job-related tasks and instruction 
B)  integrate academic and job-related instruction 
C)  provide a pathway to college admission 
D)  focus heavily on basic academic skills

Question 6

__________ parenting is linked to higher grades in school among adolescents varying widely in SES.

Accepted Answer

A)  Permissive 
B)  Authoritarian 
C)  Uninvolved 
D)  Authoritative 
A)  Permissive 
B)  Authoritarian 
C)  Uninvolved 
D)  Authoritative

Question 7

Scientific reasoning __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  involves skills developed in a nonsequential fashion 
B)  results from an abrupt, stagewise change 
C)  develops gradually out of many specific experiences 
D)  is not influenced by years of schooling 
A)  involves skills developed in a nonsequential fashion 
B)  results from an abrupt, stagewise change 
C)  develops gradually out of many specific experiences 
D)  is not influenced by years of schooling

Question 8

G. Stanley Hall described adolescence as a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  time in which sexual impulses reawaken in the genital stage, triggering psychological conflict and volatile behavior 
B)  period so turbulent that it resembled the era in which humans evolved from savages into civilized beings 
C)  generally pleasant time of life in which the social environment is entirely responsible for the range of teenage experiences 
D)  time when internal stresses and social expectations prompt moments of uncertainty, self-doubt, and disappointment 
A)  time in which sexual impulses reawaken in the genital stage, triggering psychological conflict and volatile behavior 
B)  period so turbulent that it resembled the era in which humans evolved from savages into civilized beings 
C)  generally pleasant time of life in which the social environment is entirely responsible for the range of teenage experiences 
D)  time when internal stresses and social expectations prompt moments of uncertainty, self-doubt, and disappointment

Question 9

Which statement about sexual orientation is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attraction to members of the same sex is not limited to lesbian, gay, and bisexual teenagers. 
B)  Most sexual minority adolescents and adults are "gender-deviant" in dress or behavior. 
C)  About 75 percent of teens who report sexual experiences with same-sex partners identify as homosexual. 
D)  The evidence to date indicates that genetic and prenatal biological influences do not contribute to homosexuality. 
A)  Attraction to members of the same sex is not limited to lesbian, gay, and bisexual teenagers. 
B)  Most sexual minority adolescents and adults are "gender-deviant" in dress or behavior. 
C)  About 75 percent of teens who report sexual experiences with same-sex partners identify as homosexual. 
D)  The evidence to date indicates that genetic and prenatal biological influences do not contribute to homosexuality.

Question 10

High-achieving students typically have parents who __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are very involved in elementary school but are less involved in middle and high school 
B)  remain invested in their teenagers' education and keep tabs on academic progress 
C)  are somewhat involved in elementary school but are very involved in middle and high school 
D)  rely on them to communicate with teachers and give them complete scheduling authority 
A)  are very involved in elementary school but are less involved in middle and high school 
B)  remain invested in their teenagers' education and keep tabs on academic progress 
C)  are somewhat involved in elementary school but are very involved in middle and high school 
D)  rely on them to communicate with teachers and give them complete scheduling authority

Question 11

Compared to students grouped by ability into higher tracks, those in low tracks __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gain in academic self-esteem 
B)  exert substantially more effort 
C)  experience more stimulating classrooms 
D)  experience reduced teacher expectations 
A)  gain in academic self-esteem 
B)  exert substantially more effort 
C)  experience more stimulating classrooms 
D)  experience reduced teacher expectations

Question 12

Rose suffers from anorexia nervosa. You can tell her parents that the most successful treatment for Rose is probably __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual therapy and nutrition education 
B)  appetite-control medication and hypnosis 
C)  family therapy and medication to reduce anxiety and neurotransmitter imbalances 
D)  attendance at a support group and nutrition education 
A)  individual therapy and nutrition education 
B)  appetite-control medication and hypnosis 
C)  family therapy and medication to reduce anxiety and neurotransmitter imbalances 
D)  attendance at a support group and nutrition education

Question 13

Mr. Vogt is frustrated with his daughter's exaggerated sense of her personal uniqueness. One way he could deal with this is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage a more balanced perspective by pointing out that he had similar feelings as a teenager 
B)  give her a "reality check" in which he points out many other people with similar characteristics 
C)  play along with her inflated sense of self, as it will eventually diminish on its own 
D)  refuse to acknowledge his daughter's unique characteristics 
A)  encourage a more balanced perspective by pointing out that he had similar feelings as a teenager 
B)  give her a "reality check" in which he points out many other people with similar characteristics 
C)  play along with her inflated sense of self, as it will eventually diminish on its own 
D)  refuse to acknowledge his daughter's unique characteristics

Question 14

Girls __________ are more likely to develop lesbian or bisexual orientations.

Accepted Answer

A)  who are later in birth order 
B)  exposed prenatally to very high levels of androgens or estrogens 
C)  who have a higher-than-average number of older brothers 
D)  who are gender-deviant in dress or behavior 
A)  who are later in birth order 
B)  exposed prenatally to very high levels of androgens or estrogens 
C)  who have a higher-than-average number of older brothers 
D)  who are gender-deviant in dress or behavior

Question 15

Compared to students placed in a college preparatory track, students placed in general education and vocational tracks __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are twice as likely to graduate high school 
B)  tend to have more stimulating teachers 
C)  are three times as likely to drop out of high school 
D)  tend to have higher academic self-esteem 
A)  are twice as likely to graduate high school 
B)  tend to have more stimulating teachers 
C)  are three times as likely to drop out of high school 
D)  tend to have higher academic self-esteem

Question 16

Compared with adults, in decision making, adolescents __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more often carefully evaluate alternatives 
B)  are more likely to avoid potential losses 
C)  less often fall back on well-learned intuitive judgments 
D)  are more enticed by the possibility of immediate reward 
A)  more often carefully evaluate alternatives 
B)  are more likely to avoid potential losses 
C)  less often fall back on well-learned intuitive judgments 
D)  are more enticed by the possibility of immediate reward

Question 17

Which teen is the most likely to contract a sexually transmitted infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jim from Canada 
B)  Ross from the United States 
C)  Dagomar from Germany 
D)  Milla from Finland 
A)  Jim from Canada 
B)  Ross from the United States 
C)  Dagomar from Germany 
D)  Milla from Finland

Question 18

The imaginary audience is most likely responsible for adolescents' __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased argumentativeness with their parents 
B)  greater willingness to engage in risky behavior 
C)  self-consciousness and sensitivity to public criticism 
D)  ability to solve problems with many variables 
A)  increased argumentativeness with their parents 
B)  greater willingness to engage in risky behavior 
C)  self-consciousness and sensitivity to public criticism 
D)  ability to solve problems with many variables

Question 19

Which of the following is a secondary sexual characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  ovaries 
B)  pubic hair 
C)  scrotum 
D)  testes 
A)  ovaries 
B)  pubic hair 
C)  scrotum 
D)  testes

Question 20

Contemporary research shows that the storm-and-stress notion of adolescence __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  neglects biological influence 
B)  is greatly understated 
C)  holds true in the Western world 
D)  is exaggerated 
A)  neglects biological influence 
B)  is greatly understated 
C)  holds true in the Western world 
D)  is exaggerated

Describe the sleep patterns of teenagers today. Discuss sleep deprivation.

Carlie engages in binge eating, followed by deliberate vomiting, purging with laxatives, excessive exercise, and strict dieting or even fasting. Carlie suffers from __________.

Which statement about the sexual behavior of U.S. adolescents is true?

Clarence's 14-year-old daughter, Annie, has been diagnosed with anorexia. Clarence can expect that Annie __________.

To work well, vocational education must __________.

__________ parenting is linked to higher grades in school among adolescents varying widely in SES.

Scientific reasoning __________.

G. Stanley Hall described adolescence as a __________.

Which statement about sexual orientation is true?

High-achieving students typically have parents who __________.

Compared to students grouped by ability into higher tracks, those in low tracks __________.

Rose suffers from anorexia nervosa. You can tell her parents that the most successful treatment for Rose is probably __________.

Mr. Vogt is frustrated with his daughter's exaggerated sense of her personal uniqueness. One way he could deal with this is to __________.

Girls __________ are more likely to develop lesbian or bisexual orientations.

Compared to students placed in a college preparatory track, students placed in general education and vocational tracks __________.

Compared with adults, in decision making, adolescents __________.

Which teen is the most likely to contract a sexually transmitted infection?

The imaginary audience is most likely responsible for adolescents' __________.

Which of the following is a secondary sexual characteristic?

Contemporary research shows that the storm-and-stress notion of adolescence __________.

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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 and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

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Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Describe the sleep patterns of teenagers today. Discuss sleep deprivation.

Carlie engages in binge eating, followed by deliberate vomiting, purging with laxatives, excessive exercise, and strict dieting or even fasting. Carlie suffers from __________.

Which statement about the sexual behavior of U.S. adolescents is true?

Clarence's 14-year-old daughter, Annie, has been diagnosed with anorexia. Clarence can expect that Annie __________.

To work well, vocational education must __________.

__________ parenting is linked to higher grades in school among adolescents varying widely in SES.

Scientific reasoning __________.

G. Stanley Hall described adolescence as a __________.

Which statement about sexual orientation is true?

High-achieving students typically have parents who __________.

Compared to students grouped by ability into higher tracks, those in low tracks __________.

Rose suffers from anorexia nervosa. You can tell her parents that the most successful treatment for Rose is probably __________.

Mr. Vogt is frustrated with his daughter's exaggerated sense of her personal uniqueness. One way he could deal with this is to __________.

Girls __________ are more likely to develop lesbian or bisexual orientations.

Compared to students placed in a college preparatory track, students placed in general education and vocational tracks __________.

Compared with adults, in decision making, adolescents __________.

Which teen is the most likely to contract a sexually transmitted infection?

The imaginary audience is most likely responsible for adolescents' __________.

Which of the following is a secondary sexual characteristic?

Contemporary research shows that the storm-and-stress notion of adolescence __________.

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 and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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