Question 1

Why might girls experience more difficult transitions into junior high school than boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls are more emotional than boys. 
B)  Boys are more likely to join groups that ease the transition. 
C)  Girls are likely to be undergoing pubertal changes at the same time. 
D)  They are not; this transition is actually harder on boys because of competitive expectations. 
A)  Girls are more emotional than boys. 
B)  Boys are more likely to join groups that ease the transition. 
C)  Girls are likely to be undergoing pubertal changes at the same time. 
D)  They are not; this transition is actually harder on boys because of competitive expectations. C

Question 2

Match the following:
-Utopian

Accepted Answer

A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols 
A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols R

Question 3

Charles likes to play with Erector sets and LEGOs. On measures of visual-spatial ability, he outperforms his female classmates. What might this suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nathan, like other boys, is simply better at these tasks. 
B)  Typical "boy" toys may provide more experience with visual-spatial tasks. 
C)  Playing with "boy" toys enhances natural abilities. 
D)  "Boy" toys do not encourage visual-spatial abilities any differently than "girl" toys. 
A)  Nathan, like other boys, is simply better at these tasks. 
B)  Typical "boy" toys may provide more experience with visual-spatial tasks. 
C)  Playing with "boy" toys enhances natural abilities. 
D)  "Boy" toys do not encourage visual-spatial abilities any differently than "girl" toys. B

Question 4

While adolescents of lower socioeconomic status work mainly to supplement the family income, most middle-class adolescents use the majority of their incomes for

Accepted Answer

A)  personal purchases such as iPads and sports gear. 
B)  college education. 
C)  family expenses. 
D)  the purchase of illicit drugs. 
A)  personal purchases such as iPads and sports gear. 
B)  college education. 
C)  family expenses. 
D)  the purchase of illicit drugs.

Question 5

What can be concluded about group differences between men and women in cognitive abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  The differences are small in societies that empower women. 
B)  You can predict the outcome for every member of the group. 
C)  There are no overall sex differences in the research. 
D)  The sex differences found in the research are large and consistent across time. 
A)  The differences are small in societies that empower women. 
B)  You can predict the outcome for every member of the group. 
C)  There are no overall sex differences in the research. 
D)  The sex differences found in the research are large and consistent across time.

Question 6

A global test battery administered to more than 5,000 people between the ages of 10 and 30 found that self-regulation increases into adulthood, peaking between the ages of.

Accepted Answer

A)  26 and 29. 
B)  23 and 26. 
C)  20 and 23. 
D)  17 and 20. 
A)  26 and 29. 
B)  23 and 26. 
C)  20 and 23. 
D)  17 and 20.

Question 7

In later years, Kohlberg removed stage 6 from his theory of moral development in recognition of which issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  The finding was there that universal ethical principles are understood at stage 4, not at stage 6. 
B)  That stage 6 may reflect specifically Western cultural influences 
C)  There was no accurate way of assessing thinking in stage 6 
D)  His acknowledgment that stage 6 did not exist equally for men and women. 
A)  The finding was there that universal ethical principles are understood at stage 4, not at stage 6. 
B)  That stage 6 may reflect specifically Western cultural influences 
C)  There was no accurate way of assessing thinking in stage 6 
D)  His acknowledgment that stage 6 did not exist equally for men and women.

Question 8

Which of the following options is associated with Kohlberg's stage 6 morality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contractual and legalistic 
B)  Obedience 
C)  Law and order 
D)  Reciprocity 
A)  Contractual and legalistic 
B)  Obedience 
C)  Law and order 
D)  Reciprocity

Question 9

Jessie performs better than average on visual-spatial tasks. What can we assume about Jessie?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jessie is likely to be male. 
B)  Jessie may have been exposed to high prenatal androgen levels. 
C)  Jessie might be a female with low estrogen levels. 
D)  Jessie's ability is related to a sex-linked recessive gene on the X chromosome. 
A)  Jessie is likely to be male. 
B)  Jessie may have been exposed to high prenatal androgen levels. 
C)  Jessie might be a female with low estrogen levels. 
D)  Jessie's ability is related to a sex-linked recessive gene on the X chromosome.

Question 10

From a social-cognitive perspective, which of the following is TRUE of career development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most childhood career goals become a reality. 
B)  Factors such as competencies and encoding strategies dictate career choice. 
C)  A majority of young people will do exactly what their parents do for a living. 
D)  Over 80% of people are dissatisfied with their careers. 
A)  Most childhood career goals become a reality. 
B)  Factors such as competencies and encoding strategies dictate career choice. 
C)  A majority of young people will do exactly what their parents do for a living. 
D)  Over 80% of people are dissatisfied with their careers.

Question 11

Which of the following is TRUE about most dropout intervention programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are proactive in reaching at-risk students before there is a problem. 
B)  They easily identify students who are at risk for dropping out. 
C)  Their focus is mainly on girls, not on boys. 
D)  They are usually not introduced until one is about to drop out. 
A)  They are proactive in reaching at-risk students before there is a problem. 
B)  They easily identify students who are at risk for dropping out. 
C)  Their focus is mainly on girls, not on boys. 
D)  They are usually not introduced until one is about to drop out.

Question 12

Adolescents with postconventional levels of moral thinking are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  score high on intelligence tests. 
B)  be from Western industrialized countries. 
C)  have friends who act in moral ways. 
D)  act altruistically. 
A)  score high on intelligence tests. 
B)  be from Western industrialized countries. 
C)  have friends who act in moral ways. 
D)  act altruistically.

Question 13

An individual is participating in illegal public demonstrations against fur dealers because he truly believes it is wrong to kill animals for their fur. Which of Kohlberg's stages of morality does this best represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  4 
C)  5 
D)  6 
A)  3 
B)  4 
C)  5 
D)  6

Question 14

According to Hyde (2014), which of the following is TRUE about gender differences in mathematical ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls outperform boys in computational skills in the elementary and middle school years. 
B)  No consistent gender differences were found. 
C)  Girls outperform boys on word problems in adolescence and adulthood. 
D)  Boys outperform girls in all areas of mathematics. 
A)  Girls outperform boys in computational skills in the elementary and middle school years. 
B)  No consistent gender differences were found. 
C)  Girls outperform boys on word problems in adolescence and adulthood. 
D)  Boys outperform girls in all areas of mathematics.

Question 15

Why might postconventional moral reasoning not appear until age 13 (if it does appear)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child needs more experience with moral dilemmas before postconventional reasoning will appear. 
B)  Postconventional morality requires the ability to engage in conservation. 
C)  Postconventional morality requires the abilities of formal operational thinking. 
D)  It is not until that age that morality is part of one's formal education. 
A)  The child needs more experience with moral dilemmas before postconventional reasoning will appear. 
B)  Postconventional morality requires the ability to engage in conservation. 
C)  Postconventional morality requires the abilities of formal operational thinking. 
D)  It is not until that age that morality is part of one's formal education.

Question 16

Match the following:
-Potential benefits of adolescent employment

Accepted Answer

A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols 
A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols

Question 17

Last year, Dani attended fifth grade, where she was among the oldest and most experienced of the children in her school. However, this year she is in sixth grade. She has moved to a new school in which she is one of the youngest and newest. What is this transition called?

Accepted Answer

A)  The junior high jump 
B)  Academic regression 
C)  Top dog, bottom dog 
D)  Mainstreaming 
A)  The junior high jump 
B)  Academic regression 
C)  Top dog, bottom dog 
D)  Mainstreaming

Question 18

Which factor is related to an increased risk of dropping out of school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Postponing marriage or parenting 
B)  Being from the western or southern United States 
C)  Being from a rural area 
D)  Being the oldest child in the family 
A)  Postponing marriage or parenting 
B)  Being from the western or southern United States 
C)  Being from a rural area 
D)  Being the oldest child in the family

Question 19

Why are women underrepresented in the STEM fields?

Accepted Answer

Research indicates that there are no ove

Question 20

Socially oriented people, who tend to be outgoing and concerned for social welfare, gravitate toward occupations in which fields?

Accepted Answer

A)  Visual and performing arts 
B)  Teaching and counseling 
C)  Government and social organizations 
D)  College teaching and research positions 
A)  Visual and performing arts 
B)  Teaching and counseling 
C)  Government and social organizations 
D)  College teaching and research positions

Why might girls experience more difficult transitions into junior high school than boys?

Match the following: -Utopian

Charles likes to play with Erector sets and LEGOs. On measures of visual-spatial ability, he outperforms his female classmates. What might this suggest?

While adolescents of lower socioeconomic status work mainly to supplement the family income, most middle-class adolescents use the majority of their incomes for

What can be concluded about group differences between men and women in cognitive abilities?

A global test battery administered to more than 5,000 people between the ages of 10 and 30 found that self-regulation increases into adulthood, peaking between the ages of.

In later years, Kohlberg removed stage 6 from his theory of moral development in recognition of which issues?

Which of the following options is associated with Kohlberg's stage 6 morality?

Jessie performs better than average on visual-spatial tasks. What can we assume about Jessie?

From a social-cognitive perspective, which of the following is TRUE of career development?

Which of the following is TRUE about most dropout intervention programs?

Adolescents with postconventional levels of moral thinking are more likely to

An individual is participating in illegal public demonstrations against fur dealers because he truly believes it is wrong to kill animals for their fur. Which of Kohlberg's stages of morality does this best represent?

According to Hyde (2014), which of the following is TRUE about gender differences in mathematical ability?

Why might postconventional moral reasoning not appear until age 13 (if it does appear)?

Match the following: -Potential benefits of adolescent employment

Last year, Dani attended fifth grade, where she was among the oldest and most experienced of the children in her school. However, this year she is in sixth grade. She has moved to a new school in which she is one of the youngest and newest. What is this transition called?

Which factor is related to an increased risk of dropping out of school?

Why are women underrepresented in the STEM fields?

Socially oriented people, who tend to be outgoing and concerned for social welfare, gravitate toward occupations in which fields?

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Why might girls experience more difficult transitions into junior high school than boys?

Match the following: -Utopian

Charles likes to play with Erector sets and LEGOs. On measures of visual-spatial ability, he outperforms his female classmates. What might this suggest?

While adolescents of lower socioeconomic status work mainly to supplement the family income, most middle-class adolescents use the majority of their incomes for

What can be concluded about group differences between men and women in cognitive abilities?

A global test battery administered to more than 5,000 people between the ages of 10 and 30 found that self-regulation increases into adulthood, peaking between the ages of.

In later years, Kohlberg removed stage 6 from his theory of moral development in recognition of which issues?

Which of the following options is associated with Kohlberg's stage 6 morality?

Jessie performs better than average on visual-spatial tasks. What can we assume about Jessie?

From a social-cognitive perspective, which of the following is TRUE of career development?

Which of the following is TRUE about most dropout intervention programs?

Adolescents with postconventional levels of moral thinking are more likely to

An individual is participating in illegal public demonstrations against fur dealers because he truly believes it is wrong to kill animals for their fur. Which of Kohlberg's stages of morality does this best represent?

According to Hyde (2014), which of the following is TRUE about gender differences in mathematical ability?

Why might postconventional moral reasoning not appear until age 13 (if it does appear)?

Match the following: -Potential benefits of adolescent employment

Last year, Dani attended fifth grade, where she was among the oldest and most experienced of the children in her school. However, this year she is in sixth grade. She has moved to a new school in which she is one of the youngest and newest. What is this transition called?

Which factor is related to an increased risk of dropping out of school?

Why are women underrepresented in the STEM fields?

Socially oriented people, who tend to be outgoing and concerned for social welfare, gravitate toward occupations in which fields?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Conception

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Social, Emotional Development, and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Physical Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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