Question 1

Adolescents develop scientific reasoning skills

Accepted Answer

A)  through rote memorization. 
B)  as the result of an abrupt, stagewise change. 
C)  through direct instruction from adults and more expert peers. 
D)  through exposure to many experiences that require them to match theories against evidence. 
A)  through rote memorization. 
B)  as the result of an abrupt, stagewise change. 
C)  through direct instruction from adults and more expert peers. 
D)  through exposure to many experiences that require them to match theories against evidence.

Question 2

Because __________,they need supervision and protection from high-risk experiences until their decision making improves.

Accepted Answer

A)  the personal fable makes teenagers falsely believe that they are the focus of everyone else's attention and concern 
B)  taking risks without experiencing harm can heighten adolescents' sense of invulnerability 
C)  the imaginary audience makes adolescents develop an inflated opinion of their own importance 
D)  adolescents have a keen ability to consider pros and cons and consider likely outcomes 
A)  the personal fable makes teenagers falsely believe that they are the focus of everyone else's attention and concern 
B)  taking risks without experiencing harm can heighten adolescents' sense of invulnerability 
C)  the imaginary audience makes adolescents develop an inflated opinion of their own importance 
D)  adolescents have a keen ability to consider pros and cons and consider likely outcomes

Question 3

One way to ease students' adjustment to a school transition is to

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage teachers to keep their emotional distance. 
B)  create smaller social units within larger schools. 
C)  ensure that students have contact with many different children each day. 
D)  have groups of students go through the transition at different times in the school year. 
A)  encourage teachers to keep their emotional distance. 
B)  create smaller social units within larger schools. 
C)  ensure that students have contact with many different children each day. 
D)  have groups of students go through the transition at different times in the school year.

Question 4

Compared with adult mothers,adolescent mothers

Accepted Answer

A)  perceive their babies as less difficult. 
B)  interact more efficiently with their infants. 
C)  know more about child development. 
D)  more often engage in child abuse. 
A)  perceive their babies as less difficult. 
B)  interact more efficiently with their infants. 
C)  know more about child development. 
D)  more often engage in child abuse.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about homosexuality is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bisexuality is a transient state. 
B)  Most homosexual adolescents are "gender-deviant" in dress and behavior. 
C)  About 50 to 60 percent of adolescents who report having engaged in homosexual acts identify as heterosexual. 
D)  Attraction to members of the same sex is limited to teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual. 
A)  Bisexuality is a transient state. 
B)  Most homosexual adolescents are "gender-deviant" in dress and behavior. 
C)  About 50 to 60 percent of adolescents who report having engaged in homosexual acts identify as heterosexual. 
D)  Attraction to members of the same sex is limited to teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual.

Question 6

Effective sex education programs

Accepted Answer

A)  teach techniques for handling sexual situations. 
B)  focus on promoting the value of abstinence. 
C)  do not encourage the use of contraceptives. 
D)  last only a few sessions. 
A)  teach techniques for handling sexual situations. 
B)  focus on promoting the value of abstinence. 
C)  do not encourage the use of contraceptives. 
D)  last only a few sessions.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  improves steadily from childhood into adulthood. 
B)  slowly declines as adolescents move into adulthood. 
C)  is unrelated to years of formal schooling. 
D)  develops in early childhood. 
A)  improves steadily from childhood into adulthood. 
B)  slowly declines as adolescents move into adulthood. 
C)  is unrelated to years of formal schooling. 
D)  develops in early childhood.

Question 8

In a study involving weather predictions,media multitaskers

Accepted Answer

A)  activated the hippocampus, which plays a vital role in explicit memory. 
B)  activated subcortical areas involved in implicit memory. 
C)  were able to apply their learning to new weather problems. 
D)  learned more thoroughly than participants working only on the weather task. 
A)  activated the hippocampus, which plays a vital role in explicit memory. 
B)  activated subcortical areas involved in implicit memory. 
C)  were able to apply their learning to new weather problems. 
D)  learned more thoroughly than participants working only on the weather task.

Question 9

During puberty,as neurons become more responsive to excitatory neurotransmitters,adolescents

Accepted Answer

A)  react more strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely. 
B)  have difficulty storing and retrieving long-term memories. 
C)  cope better with stressful events and rarely experience negative emotion. 
D)  become capable of reading and interpreting emotional cues. 
A)  react more strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely. 
B)  have difficulty storing and retrieving long-term memories. 
C)  cope better with stressful events and rarely experience negative emotion. 
D)  become capable of reading and interpreting emotional cues.

Question 10

Which of the following girls is the most likely to experience puberty at the earliest age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary, who eats very little 
B)  Abbie, who is in a rigorous gymnastics training program 
C)  Ashley, who is impoverished 
D)  Chandra, who lives in a conflict-ridden family 
A)  Mary, who eats very little 
B)  Abbie, who is in a rigorous gymnastics training program 
C)  Ashley, who is impoverished 
D)  Chandra, who lives in a conflict-ridden family

Question 11

Which of the following statements about body growth in adolescence is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first outward sign of puberty is menarche for girls and spermarche for boys. 
B)  On average, the growth spurt is underway in North America around age 8 for girls and age 10 for boys. 
C)  In early adolescence, the typical girl is shorter and lighter than the typical boy. 
D)  Growth in body size is complete for most girls by age 16 and for boys by age 17½. 
A)  The first outward sign of puberty is menarche for girls and spermarche for boys. 
B)  On average, the growth spurt is underway in North America around age 8 for girls and age 10 for boys. 
C)  In early adolescence, the typical girl is shorter and lighter than the typical boy. 
D)  Growth in body size is complete for most girls by age 16 and for boys by age 17½.

Question 12

Although many high school dropouts achieve poorly and show high rates of norm-violating acts,

Accepted Answer

A)  rarely are other warning signs present. 
B)  rarely do these students report a history of dissatisfaction with school. 
C)  these students are nonetheless likely to find adequate employment after leaving school. 
D)  a substantial number quietly disengage from school. 
A)  rarely are other warning signs present. 
B)  rarely do these students report a history of dissatisfaction with school. 
C)  these students are nonetheless likely to find adequate employment after leaving school. 
D)  a substantial number quietly disengage from school.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys tend to have their first intercourse earlier than girls. 
B)  Few young adolescents are sexually active. 
C)  At the end of high school, boys report higher rates of having had sexual intercourse than girls. 
D)  About one-quarter of adolescents report having had intercourse. 
A)  Boys tend to have their first intercourse earlier than girls. 
B)  Few young adolescents are sexually active. 
C)  At the end of high school, boys report higher rates of having had sexual intercourse than girls. 
D)  About one-quarter of adolescents report having had intercourse.

Question 14

In small high schools,at-risk youths are __________ likely to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  less; receive vocational training 
B)  more; help staff activities and to feel attached to their school 
C)  less; have supportive teachers 
D)  more; drop out of school 
A)  less; receive vocational training 
B)  more; help staff activities and to feel attached to their school 
C)  less; have supportive teachers 
D)  more; drop out of school

Question 15

Sleep-deprived adolescents

Accepted Answer

A)  perform better on cognitive tasks in the morning hours. 
B)  are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. 
C)  are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors. 
D)  display increases in executive function. 
A)  perform better on cognitive tasks in the morning hours. 
B)  are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. 
C)  are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors. 
D)  display increases in executive function.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about physical activity in adolescence is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  By age 15, about two-thirds of U.S. teenagers meet the government recommendations for daily physical activity. 
B)  In the United States today, approximately 50 percent of all high school students take a daily physical education class. 
C)  In U.S. middle and high schools, more girls than boys enroll in physical education classes. 
D)  Physical activity among U.S. adolescents declines dramatically with age. 
A)  By age 15, about two-thirds of U.S. teenagers meet the government recommendations for daily physical activity. 
B)  In the United States today, approximately 50 percent of all high school students take a daily physical education class. 
C)  In U.S. middle and high schools, more girls than boys enroll in physical education classes. 
D)  Physical activity among U.S. adolescents declines dramatically with age.

Question 17

Psychological distancing occurs in

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescents at the onset of the hormonal changes that underlie puberty. 
B)  nonindustrialized cultures following an initiation ceremony at the onset of puberty. 
C)  nonhuman primates when the young leave the family group about the time of puberty. 
D)  industrialized nations as a modern substitute for the actual physical departure from the family. 
A)  adolescents at the onset of the hormonal changes that underlie puberty. 
B)  nonindustrialized cultures following an initiation ceremony at the onset of puberty. 
C)  nonhuman primates when the young leave the family group about the time of puberty. 
D)  industrialized nations as a modern substitute for the actual physical departure from the family.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about individuals with bulimia nervosa is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bulimics usually feel depressed and guilty about their abnormal eating habits. 
B)  Bulimics typically deny or minimize the seriousness of their disorder. 
C)  It is usually harder to treat young people with bulimia than those with anorexia. 
D)  Bulimics are usually excellent students who are responsible and well-behaved. 
A)  Bulimics usually feel depressed and guilty about their abnormal eating habits. 
B)  Bulimics typically deny or minimize the seriousness of their disorder. 
C)  It is usually harder to treat young people with bulimia than those with anorexia. 
D)  Bulimics are usually excellent students who are responsible and well-behaved.

Question 19

For adolescents,propositional thought

Accepted Answer

A)  allows them to evaluate the logic of verbal statements without referring to real-world circumstances. 
B)  allows them to understand the logic of propositions only by considering them against concrete evidence. 
C)  limits their reasoning to the here and now. 
D)  enables them to get along better with their peers. 
A)  allows them to evaluate the logic of verbal statements without referring to real-world circumstances. 
B)  allows them to understand the logic of propositions only by considering them against concrete evidence. 
C)  limits their reasoning to the here and now. 
D)  enables them to get along better with their peers.

Question 20

__________ viewed the social environment as entirely responsible for the range of teenage experiences,from erratic and agitated to calm and stress-free.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  G. Stanley Hall 
C)  Anna Freud 
D)  Margaret Mead 
A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  G. Stanley Hall 
C)  Anna Freud 
D)  Margaret Mead

Adolescents develop scientific reasoning skills

Because __________,they need supervision and protection from high-risk experiences until their decision making improves.

One way to ease students' adjustment to a school transition is to

Compared with adult mothers,adolescent mothers

Which of the following statements about homosexuality is true?

Effective sex education programs

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

In a study involving weather predictions,media multitaskers

During puberty,as neurons become more responsive to excitatory neurotransmitters,adolescents

Which of the following girls is the most likely to experience puberty at the earliest age?

Which of the following statements about body growth in adolescence is true?

Although many high school dropouts achieve poorly and show high rates of norm-violating acts,

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

In small high schools,at-risk youths are likely to .

Sleep-deprived adolescents

Which of the following statements about physical activity in adolescence is true?

Psychological distancing occurs in

Which of the following statements about individuals with bulimia nervosa is true?

For adolescents,propositional thought

__________ viewed the social environment as entirely responsible for the range of teenage experiences,from erratic and agitated to calm and stress-free.

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

Adolescents develop scientific reasoning skills

Because __________,they need supervision and protection from high-risk experiences until their decision making improves.

One way to ease students' adjustment to a school transition is to

Compared with adult mothers,adolescent mothers

Which of the following statements about homosexuality is true?

Effective sex education programs

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

In a study involving weather predictions,media multitaskers

During puberty,as neurons become more responsive to excitatory neurotransmitters,adolescents

Which of the following girls is the most likely to experience puberty at the earliest age?

Which of the following statements about body growth in adolescence is true?

Although many high school dropouts achieve poorly and show high rates of norm-violating acts,

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

In small high schools,at-risk youths are __________ likely to __________.

Sleep-deprived adolescents

Which of the following statements about physical activity in adolescence is true?

Psychological distancing occurs in

Which of the following statements about individuals with bulimia nervosa is true?

For adolescents,propositional thought

__________ viewed the social environment as entirely responsible for the range of teenage experiences,from erratic and agitated to calm and stress-free.

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

In small high schools,at-risk youths are likely to .