Exam 11: Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

According to the research cited in your textbook, adolescents take other people's point of view to an extreme degree. This most often results in what type of behavior?

The difference between the political thinking of younger and older adolescents is:

According to the 2009 research cited in your textbook, among sexually active adolescents in their last sexual intercourse:

Rudy has borrowed his father's car for the evening. His buddies are trying to tempt him into staying out past his curfew. Rudy explains that if he stays out later than his curfew he will be grounded for a month without car privileges. Rudy decides it isn't worth the risk of losing his father's trust. What type of thinking is Rudy engaging in?

The purpose of the Even Start program is:

The practice of female genital mutilation:

The use of computers for learning is important because:

What impact do early maturation and late maturation have on children?

The adolescent growth spurt tends to occur:

Barbara is 15 years old. Her boyfriend has just broken up with her because he feels they are incompatible. Barbara feels none of her friends will be able to understand her pain, even though most of them have undergone breakups. She thinks, "Their breakups were completely different from mine. They didn't feel the kind of love I do. Nobody has ever been hurt this way. They couldn't possibly understand how I'm suffering!" This is:

Describe some of the characteristics of adolescent moral development.

According to the research cited in your textbook, boys who perceived themselves to be late maturers tended to exhibit:

According to the statistics cited in your textbook, adolescent rates of "seriously considering suicide" over the past decade have:

According to the research cited in your textbook, early pubertal maturation in girls is correlated with:

Doris has just been diagnosed with gonorrhea. She asks her health-care professional what causes gonorrhea. She is told that it is caused by:

The theory stating that some young mothers have responded to a pattern in human evolution which induces individuals who grow up with insecure attachment to bear children early and often is the ___________ theory.

About 50% of 12^th grade respondents surveyed indicate never using illicit drugs; 25% reported they never used alcohol. This probably indicates:

In the contemporary classroom, what effect does computer access have on learning?

The period in the life cycle when sexual and reproductive maturation become evident is called:

Sixteen-year-old Geena is finding that her sleep needs are changing. Most likely these changes will include: