Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Sixteen-year-old Manuel is going to bed later and later because of increased neural sensitivity to evening light.Manuel's parents should know that he needs about __________ hours of sleep per night.

School and community programs that reduce drug experimentation __________.

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

Disturbed eating is highest in __________.

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

More than two-thirds of U.S.high school dropouts __________.

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

Studies show that most adolescents __________.

When faced with a propositional reasoning problem,17-year-old Iris is likely to __________.

One of the most common nutritional problems of adolescence is __________ deficiency.

The dropout rate in the United States is higher among __________ than __________ and is particularly high among low-SES __________.

The ability to distinguish theory from evidence and use logical rules to examine their relationship __________.

Which statement about adolescent mothers is true?

If she is like 21 percent of U.S.students,by the end of high school Krystal will __________.

What is the role of heredity in sexual orientation?

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

High-achieving students typically have parents who __________.

Differences in __________ skills are believed to be major contributors to a widening gender gap in college enrollments.

Which child is the most likely to evaluate the logic of statements only by considering them against concrete evidence in the real world?

Which girl is the most likely to experience puberty first?