Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Sexual attitudes in North America are __________.

Many gay men and lesbians say that they first sensed their biologically determined sexual orientation between ages __________,when they discovered __________.

During puberty,__________.

Which statement about the spread of STIs,including HIV,is true?

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.

Girls __________ are more likely to develop lesbian or bisexual orientations.

Which high school is the most likely to help its students adjust to the school transition?

Which statement about sex differences in spatial abilities is true?

Contemporary research suggests that the storm-and-stress notion of adolescence __________.

Occasional drug experimenters are __________.

Research suggests that __________ cause(s)girls to do worse than their abilities allow on difficult math problems.

Far greater intergenerational continuity in adolescent parenting occurs when teenage __________.

Charlotte lives in the United States.At 15 years of age,she most likely __________.

The decline in the overall U.S.high school dropout rate since the mid-2000s is largely due to __________.

Which statement about adolescent mothers is true?

Male puberty usually begins with __________.

Compared with adult mothers,adolescent mothers __________.

The gender gap in __________ is typically small,varies considerably across nations,and has diminished over the past 30 years.

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

Today,we know that __________.