Question 1

Sex education __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  encourages early sex by providing specific information about contraceptives 
B)  need only last a few sessions to reduce teenage pregnancy rates 
C)  delays the initiation of sexual activity by cataloguing facts about anatomy and reproduction 
D)  must help teenagers build a bridge between what they know and what they do 
A)  encourages early sex by providing specific information about contraceptives 
B)  need only last a few sessions to reduce teenage pregnancy rates 
C)  delays the initiation of sexual activity by cataloguing facts about anatomy and reproduction 
D)  must help teenagers build a bridge between what they know and what they do

Question 2

Which statement about sex differences in adolescence is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls' legs are longer than boys' in relation to the rest of the body. 
B)  Boys start to add fat on their arms, legs, and trunk. 
C)  The number of red blood cells increases in boys but not in girls. 
D)  By midadolescence, most girls perform better than the average boy in running speed. 
A)  Girls' legs are longer than boys' in relation to the rest of the body. 
B)  Boys start to add fat on their arms, legs, and trunk. 
C)  The number of red blood cells increases in boys but not in girls. 
D)  By midadolescence, most girls perform better than the average boy in running speed.

Question 3

Which statement about adolescent moodiness is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents rate their moods more positively in adult-structured settings. 
B)  Younger adolescents' mood swings are strongly related to situational changes. 
C)  Teenagers' emotional highs coincide with weekend evenings spent at home. 
D)  Teenagers' emotional lows coincide with self-chosen leisure activities. 
A)  Adolescents rate their moods more positively in adult-structured settings. 
B)  Younger adolescents' mood swings are strongly related to situational changes. 
C)  Teenagers' emotional highs coincide with weekend evenings spent at home. 
D)  Teenagers' emotional lows coincide with self-chosen leisure activities.

Question 4

Follow-up research reveals that __________, especially, are at risk for lasting difficulties.

Accepted Answer

A)  early-maturing boys 
B)  late-maturing girls 
C)  late-maturing boys 
D)  early-maturing girls 
A)  early-maturing boys 
B)  late-maturing girls 
C)  late-maturing boys 
D)  early-maturing girls

Question 5

Virtually all __________ know about __________ ahead of time, but many say that no one spoke to them before or during puberty about physical changes.

Accepted Answer

A)  boys; ejaculation 
B)  girls; breast buds 
C)  boys; the timing of puberty 
D)  girls; the timing of puberty 
A)  boys; ejaculation 
B)  girls; breast buds 
C)  boys; the timing of puberty 
D)  girls; the timing of puberty

Question 6

With respect to propositional thought in an entirely verbal mode, young children have great difficulty reasoning from premises that contradict reality or their own beliefs because they __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  automatically inhibit activation of well-learned, real-world knowledge 
B)  believe that the accuracy of conclusions rests on the rules of logic 
C)  fail to grasp the logical necessity of propositional reasoning 
D)  show no ability to engage in hypothetico-deductive reasoning 
A)  automatically inhibit activation of well-learned, real-world knowledge 
B)  believe that the accuracy of conclusions rests on the rules of logic 
C)  fail to grasp the logical necessity of propositional reasoning 
D)  show no ability to engage in hypothetico-deductive reasoning

Question 7

Adolescents presented with Piaget's famous pendulum problem __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  test for the effect of string length without holding weight constant 
B)  isolate and test each variable, as well as testing the variables in combination 
C)  typically fail to notice variables that are not immediately suggested by the concrete materials of the task 
D)  eventually deduce that the weight of the object and the string length do not affect the speed of the pendulum swing 
A)  test for the effect of string length without holding weight constant 
B)  isolate and test each variable, as well as testing the variables in combination 
C)  typically fail to notice variables that are not immediately suggested by the concrete materials of the task 
D)  eventually deduce that the weight of the object and the string length do not affect the speed of the pendulum swing

Question 8

Students report that their __________ school teachers care less about them and are less friendly than their __________ school teachers.

Accepted Answer

A)  middle and high; elementary 
B)  elementary and middle; high 
C)  elementary; middle 
D)  high; middle 
A)  middle and high; elementary 
B)  elementary and middle; high 
C)  elementary; middle 
D)  high; middle

Question 9

Jason, a late-maturing boy, is likely to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  be viewed by both adults and peers as self-confident 
B)  report more psychological stress than early-maturing boys 
C)  experience transient emotional difficulties 
D)  be involved in more problem behaviors than early-maturing boys 
A)  be viewed by both adults and peers as self-confident 
B)  report more psychological stress than early-maturing boys 
C)  experience transient emotional difficulties 
D)  be involved in more problem behaviors than early-maturing boys

Question 10

Lane is considering dropping out of high school and finding a job. Lane should know that dropouts __________ than high school graduates.

Accepted Answer

A)  have much higher employment rates 
B)  are less likely to be out of work from time to time 
C)  are more likely to have skills valued by employers 
D)  are more likely to remain in menial, low-paid jobs 
A)  have much higher employment rates 
B)  are less likely to be out of work from time to time 
C)  are more likely to have skills valued by employers 
D)  are more likely to remain in menial, low-paid jobs

Question 11

Which statement about school transitions is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grade point averages increase and feelings of anonymity decline after each school change. 
B)  Multiple-problem youths often show a decline in truancy after a school transition. 
C)  Adolescents facing added strains at school transitions are at greatest risk for academic difficulties. 
D)  For well-adjusted youths, grade point averages tend to increase with the high school transition. 
A)  Grade point averages increase and feelings of anonymity decline after each school change. 
B)  Multiple-problem youths often show a decline in truancy after a school transition. 
C)  Adolescents facing added strains at school transitions are at greatest risk for academic difficulties. 
D)  For well-adjusted youths, grade point averages tend to increase with the high school transition.

Question 12

According to the most recent nationally representative survey of U.S. high school students, 47 percent of tenth graders have tried __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  drinking 
B)  smoking 
C)  marijuana 
D)  amphetamines 
A)  drinking 
B)  smoking 
C)  marijuana 
D)  amphetamines

Question 13

In an Israeli study of seventh to ninth graders, after controlling for participants' age, researchers found that __________ fully accounted for early adolescent gains in propositional thought.

Accepted Answer

A)  pubertal timing 
B)  real-world knowledge 
C)  their own beliefs 
D)  years of schooling 
A)  pubertal timing 
B)  real-world knowledge 
C)  their own beliefs 
D)  years of schooling

Question 14

According to Piaget, 12-year-old Bula __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  can "operate on operations" 
B)  does not yet have the capacity for abstract thinking 
C)  probably starts with reality when problem solving 
D)  cannot separate the effects of variables 
A)  can "operate on operations" 
B)  does not yet have the capacity for abstract thinking 
C)  probably starts with reality when problem solving 
D)  cannot separate the effects of variables

Question 15

Studies show that most adolescents __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are unaware of basic facts about HIV and AIDS 
B)  are better informed about other STIs than about HIV and AIDS 
C)  are poorly informed about how to protect themselves against STIs 
D)  overestimate their own susceptibility to STIs 
A)  are unaware of basic facts about HIV and AIDS 
B)  are better informed about other STIs than about HIV and AIDS 
C)  are poorly informed about how to protect themselves against STIs 
D)  overestimate their own susceptibility to STIs

Question 16

Sleep-deprived adolescents __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  can make up sleep they have missed later 
B)  are more likely to suffer from anxiety and irritability 
C)  are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors 
D)  display increases in executive function 
A)  can make up sleep they have missed later 
B)  are more likely to suffer from anxiety and irritability 
C)  are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors 
D)  display increases in executive function

Question 17

School and community programs that reduce drug experimentation __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are aimed at students and teachers, not parents and families 
B)  teach skills for resisting peer pressure 
C)  increase the social acceptability of drug taking 
D)  have surprisingly low relapse rates 
A)  are aimed at students and teachers, not parents and families 
B)  teach skills for resisting peer pressure 
C)  increase the social acceptability of drug taking 
D)  have surprisingly low relapse rates

Question 18

What is the role of heredity in sexual orientation?

Accepted Answer

Heredity makes an important contribution

Question 19

Which girl is the most likely to experience puberty first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Melissa, who is a European-American competitive gymnast 
B)  Jaeda, who is an overweight, middle-SES African American 
C)  Salma, who lives in a poverty-stricken area of Afghanistan 
D)  Cherish, who is an underweight, low-SES European American 
A)  Melissa, who is a European-American competitive gymnast 
B)  Jaeda, who is an overweight, middle-SES African American 
C)  Salma, who lives in a poverty-stricken area of Afghanistan 
D)  Cherish, who is an underweight, low-SES European American

Question 20

In the United States and a few European countries, __________ are responsible for a modest, continuing trend toward earlier menarche.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased rates of infectious disease 
B)  soaring rates of overweight and obesity 
C)  eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia, 
D)  lack of standardized health care and high poverty rates 
A)  increased rates of infectious disease 
B)  soaring rates of overweight and obesity 
C)  eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia, 
D)  lack of standardized health care and high poverty rates

Sex education __________.

Which statement about sex differences in adolescence is true?

Which statement about adolescent moodiness is true?

Follow-up research reveals that __________, especially, are at risk for lasting difficulties.

Virtually all know about ahead of time, but many say that no one spoke to them before or during puberty about physical changes.

With respect to propositional thought in an entirely verbal mode, young children have great difficulty reasoning from premises that contradict reality or their own beliefs because they __________.

Adolescents presented with Piaget's famous pendulum problem __________.

Students report that their school teachers care less about them and are less friendly than their school teachers.

Jason, a late-maturing boy, is likely to __________.

Lane is considering dropping out of high school and finding a job. Lane should know that dropouts __________ than high school graduates.

Which statement about school transitions is true?

According to the most recent nationally representative survey of U.S. high school students, 47 percent of tenth graders have tried __________.

In an Israeli study of seventh to ninth graders, after controlling for participants' age, researchers found that __________ fully accounted for early adolescent gains in propositional thought.

According to Piaget, 12-year-old Bula __________.

Studies show that most adolescents __________.

Sleep-deprived adolescents __________.

School and community programs that reduce drug experimentation __________.

What is the role of heredity in sexual orientation?

Which girl is the most likely to experience puberty first?

In the United States and a few European countries, __________ are responsible for a modest, continuing trend toward earlier menarche.

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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Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Sex education __________.

Which statement about sex differences in adolescence is true?

Which statement about adolescent moodiness is true?

Follow-up research reveals that __________, especially, are at risk for lasting difficulties.

Virtually all __________ know about __________ ahead of time, but many say that no one spoke to them before or during puberty about physical changes.

With respect to propositional thought in an entirely verbal mode, young children have great difficulty reasoning from premises that contradict reality or their own beliefs because they __________.

Adolescents presented with Piaget's famous pendulum problem __________.

Students report that their __________ school teachers care less about them and are less friendly than their __________ school teachers.

Jason, a late-maturing boy, is likely to __________.

Lane is considering dropping out of high school and finding a job. Lane should know that dropouts __________ than high school graduates.

Which statement about school transitions is true?

According to the most recent nationally representative survey of U.S. high school students, 47 percent of tenth graders have tried __________.

In an Israeli study of seventh to ninth graders, after controlling for participants' age, researchers found that __________ fully accounted for early adolescent gains in propositional thought.

According to Piaget, 12-year-old Bula __________.

Studies show that most adolescents __________.

Sleep-deprived adolescents __________.

School and community programs that reduce drug experimentation __________.

What is the role of heredity in sexual orientation?

Which girl is the most likely to experience puberty first?

In the United States and a few European countries, __________ are responsible for a modest, continuing trend toward earlier menarche.

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

Filters

Virtually all know about ahead of time, but many say that no one spoke to them before or during puberty about physical changes.

Students report that their school teachers care less about them and are less friendly than their school teachers.