Question 1

Sex education __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  that provides specific information about contraceptives encourages early sex 
B)  need only last a few sessions to reduce teenage pregnancy rates 
C)  that catalogs facts about anatomy and reproduction delays the initiation of sexual activity 
D)  must help teenagers build a bridge between what they know and what they do 
A)  that provides specific information about contraceptives encourages early sex 
B)  need only last a few sessions to reduce teenage pregnancy rates 
C)  that catalogs facts about anatomy and reproduction delays the initiation of sexual activity 
D)  must help teenagers build a bridge between what they know and what they do

Question 2

Female puberty usually concludes with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the peak height spurt 
B)  menarche 
C)  the peak weight spurt 
D)  the completion of breast growth 
A)  the peak height spurt 
B)  menarche 
C)  the peak weight spurt 
D)  the completion of breast growth

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  smoke cigarettes regularly 
B)  have engaged in heavy drinking during the past month 
C)  have tried at least one highly addictive and toxic substance 
D)  moved from substance use to abuse 
A)  smoke cigarettes regularly 
B)  have engaged in heavy drinking during the past month 
C)  have tried at least one highly addictive and toxic substance 
D)  moved from substance use to abuse

Question 4

Which statement about sexual orientation is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attraction to members of the same sex is not limited to lesbian, gay, and bisexual teenagers. 
B)  Most sexual minority adolescents and adults are "gender-deviant" in dress or behavior. 
C)  About 75 percent of teens who report sexual experiences with same-sex partners identify as homosexual. 
D)  The evidence to date indicates that genetic and prenatal biological influences do not contribute to homosexuality. 
A)  Attraction to members of the same sex is not limited to lesbian, gay, and bisexual teenagers. 
B)  Most sexual minority adolescents and adults are "gender-deviant" in dress or behavior. 
C)  About 75 percent of teens who report sexual experiences with same-sex partners identify as homosexual. 
D)  The evidence to date indicates that genetic and prenatal biological influences do not contribute to homosexuality.

Question 5

Studies show that most adolescents __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are unaware of basic facts about HIV and AIDS 
B)  are better informed about other STIs than about HIV and AIDS 
C)  are poorly informed about how to protect themselves against STIs 
D)  overestimate their own susceptibility to STIs 
A)  are unaware of basic facts about HIV and AIDS 
B)  are better informed about other STIs than about HIV and AIDS 
C)  are poorly informed about how to protect themselves against STIs 
D)  overestimate their own susceptibility to STIs

Question 6

Nearly three-fourths of U.S.teenagers __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have smartphones 
B)  report being online "almost constantly" 
C)  are not allowed to access media while studying 
D)  engage in fewer than two media activities at once 
A)  have smartphones 
B)  report being online "almost constantly" 
C)  are not allowed to access media while studying 
D)  engage in fewer than two media activities at once

Question 7

Which teenage boy is the most likely to feel profoundly lonely?

Accepted Answer

A)  15-year-old Maurice, who spends Saturday night at home 
B)  16-year-old Myron, who spends Thursday night playing football 
C)  17-year-old Christian, who spends Friday night at youth group 
D)  18-year-old Jerimiah, who spends Saturday night working 
A)  15-year-old Maurice, who spends Saturday night at home 
B)  16-year-old Myron, who spends Thursday night playing football 
C)  17-year-old Christian, who spends Friday night at youth group 
D)  18-year-old Jerimiah, who spends Saturday night working

Question 8

Early-maturing adolescents of both sexes __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  often seek out younger peers 
B)  improve in academic performance 
C)  often seek out older companions 
D)  report feeling little emotional stress 
A)  often seek out younger peers 
B)  improve in academic performance 
C)  often seek out older companions 
D)  report feeling little emotional stress

Question 9

The number of teenage births is considerably lower in the United States than it was 50 years ago because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  most schools provide abstinence-only sex education courses 
B)  about one-fourth of adolescent pregnancies end in abortion 
C)  fewer teenagers are having sexual intercourse 
D)  most U.S. adolescents use contraceptives 
A)  most schools provide abstinence-only sex education courses 
B)  about one-fourth of adolescent pregnancies end in abortion 
C)  fewer teenagers are having sexual intercourse 
D)  most U.S. adolescents use contraceptives

Question 10

Which at-risk high school student is most likely to be involved in extracurricular activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hank, who attends a school with 500 students 
B)  Keisha, who attends a school with 1,000 students 
C)  Cory, who attends a school with 1,500 students 
D)  Bronwyn, who attends a school with 2,000 students 
A)  Hank, who attends a school with 500 students 
B)  Keisha, who attends a school with 1,000 students 
C)  Cory, who attends a school with 1,500 students 
D)  Bronwyn, who attends a school with 2,000 students

Question 11

Adolescents presented with Piaget's famous pendulum problem __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  test for the effect of string length without holding weight constant 
B)  isolate and test each variable, as well as testing the variables in combination 
C)  typically fail to notice variables that are not immediately suggested by the concrete materials of the task 
D)  eventually deduce that the weight of the object and the string length do not affect the speed of the pendulum swing 
A)  test for the effect of string length without holding weight constant 
B)  isolate and test each variable, as well as testing the variables in combination 
C)  typically fail to notice variables that are not immediately suggested by the concrete materials of the task 
D)  eventually deduce that the weight of the object and the string length do not affect the speed of the pendulum swing

Question 12

Ann-Marie is having frequent disagreements with her teenage daughter.You can let her know that by late adolescence,__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  only a small minority of families experience continuing friction 
B)  most parent‒daughter conflicts continue and intensify 
C)  adolescents typically display more angry behaviors 
D)  teenagers and parents use fewer positive problem-solving techniques 
A)  only a small minority of families experience continuing friction 
B)  most parent‒daughter conflicts continue and intensify 
C)  adolescents typically display more angry behaviors 
D)  teenagers and parents use fewer positive problem-solving techniques

Question 13

Disturbed eating is highest in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  the Middle East 
C)  Western nations 
D)  Africa 
A)  Asia 
B)  the Middle East 
C)  Western nations 
D)  Africa

Question 14

Adolescents who reach the formal operational stage of cognitive development __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are not capable of hypothetico-deductive reasoning 
B)  can only "operate on reality" 
C)  no longer require concrete things or events as objects of thought 
D)  cannot yet come up with general logical rules through internal reflection 
A)  are not capable of hypothetico-deductive reasoning 
B)  can only "operate on reality" 
C)  no longer require concrete things or events as objects of thought 
D)  cannot yet come up with general logical rules through internal reflection

Question 15

Which statement about individuals with anorexia nervosa is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Over 80 percent of young people with the disorder recover fully. 
B)  They usually deny or minimize the seriousness of their disorder. 
C)  In school, they tend to be low-achieving students who are irresponsible and poorly behaved. 
D)  Later-maturing girls are at greatest risk for the disorder. 
A)  Over 80 percent of young people with the disorder recover fully. 
B)  They usually deny or minimize the seriousness of their disorder. 
C)  In school, they tend to be low-achieving students who are irresponsible and poorly behaved. 
D)  Later-maturing girls are at greatest risk for the disorder.

Question 16

Which statement about the onset of puberty is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Like 50 to 60 years ago, today most girls in developed countries are uninformed about puberty. 
B)  Girls usually get information about puberty from reading material or websites, while boys get it from mothers. 
C)  Whereas almost all boys tell a friend about spermarche, far fewer girls tell friends that they are menstruating. 
D)  Overall, boys get much less social support than girls for the changes of puberty. 
A)  Like 50 to 60 years ago, today most girls in developed countries are uninformed about puberty. 
B)  Girls usually get information about puberty from reading material or websites, while boys get it from mothers. 
C)  Whereas almost all boys tell a friend about spermarche, far fewer girls tell friends that they are menstruating. 
D)  Overall, boys get much less social support than girls for the changes of puberty.

Question 17

fMRI evidence reveals that adolescents __________ than adults do.

Accepted Answer

A)  recruit the prefrontal cortex's network of connections with other brain areas less effectively 
B)  react less strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely 
C)  manage their feelings and impulses more effectively and delay gratification more efficiently 
D)  engage in risky, sensation-seeking activities less often and manage their emotions more effectively 
A)  recruit the prefrontal cortex's network of connections with other brain areas less effectively 
B)  react less strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely 
C)  manage their feelings and impulses more effectively and delay gratification more efficiently 
D)  engage in risky, sensation-seeking activities less often and manage their emotions more effectively

Question 18

Which girl is the most likely to experience puberty first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Melissa, who is a European-American competitive gymnast 
B)  Jaeda, who is an overweight, middle-SES African American 
C)  Salma, who lives in a poverty-stricken area of Afghanistan 
D)  Cherish, who is an underweight, low-SES European American 
A)  Melissa, who is a European-American competitive gymnast 
B)  Jaeda, who is an overweight, middle-SES African American 
C)  Salma, who lives in a poverty-stricken area of Afghanistan 
D)  Cherish, who is an underweight, low-SES European American

Question 19

Which parent-child relationship is the most common among anorexic teenagers?

Accepted Answer

A)  overprotective and controlling mothers and either controlling or uninvolved fathers 
B)  permissive and indulgent mothers and highly competitive, controlling fathers 
C)  permissive and indulgent mothers and uninvolved or absent fathers 
D)  divorced parents where the mother is overwhelmed and the father is largely absent 
A)  overprotective and controlling mothers and either controlling or uninvolved fathers 
B)  permissive and indulgent mothers and highly competitive, controlling fathers 
C)  permissive and indulgent mothers and uninvolved or absent fathers 
D)  divorced parents where the mother is overwhelmed and the father is largely absent

Question 20

When researchers followed a large,representative sample of U.S.youths from ages 9 to 17,they found that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  two-thirds of all students receive physical education in high school 
B)  daily free-time physical activity declined with age, more so for girls than boys 
C)  a majority of participants engaged in regular exercise outside of school hours 
D)  half of all students experienced a daily physical education class in high school 
A)  two-thirds of all students receive physical education in high school 
B)  daily free-time physical activity declined with age, more so for girls than boys 
C)  a majority of participants engaged in regular exercise outside of school hours 
D)  half of all students experienced a daily physical education class in high school

Sex education __________.

Female puberty usually concludes with __________.

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

Which statement about sexual orientation is true?

Studies show that most adolescents __________.

Nearly three-fourths of U.S.teenagers __________.

Which teenage boy is the most likely to feel profoundly lonely?

Early-maturing adolescents of both sexes __________.

The number of teenage births is considerably lower in the United States than it was 50 years ago because __________.

Which at-risk high school student is most likely to be involved in extracurricular activities?

Adolescents presented with Piaget's famous pendulum problem __________.

Ann-Marie is having frequent disagreements with her teenage daughter.You can let her know that by late adolescence,__________.

Disturbed eating is highest in __________.

Adolescents who reach the formal operational stage of cognitive development __________.

Which statement about individuals with anorexia nervosa is true?

Which statement about the onset of puberty is true?

fMRI evidence reveals that adolescents __________ than adults do.

Which girl is the most likely to experience puberty first?

Which parent-child relationship is the most common among anorexic teenagers?

When researchers followed a large,representative sample of U.S.youths from ages 9 to 17,they found that __________.

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Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

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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

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Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Sex education __________.

Female puberty usually concludes with __________.

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

Which statement about sexual orientation is true?

Studies show that most adolescents __________.

Nearly three-fourths of U.S.teenagers __________.

Which teenage boy is the most likely to feel profoundly lonely?

Early-maturing adolescents of both sexes __________.

The number of teenage births is considerably lower in the United States than it was 50 years ago because __________.

Which at-risk high school student is most likely to be involved in extracurricular activities?

Adolescents presented with Piaget's famous pendulum problem __________.

Ann-Marie is having frequent disagreements with her teenage daughter.You can let her know that by late adolescence,__________.

Disturbed eating is highest in __________.

Adolescents who reach the formal operational stage of cognitive development __________.

Which statement about individuals with anorexia nervosa is true?

Which statement about the onset of puberty is true?

fMRI evidence reveals that adolescents __________ than adults do.

Which girl is the most likely to experience puberty first?

Which parent-child relationship is the most common among anorexic teenagers?

When researchers followed a large,representative sample of U.S.youths from ages 9 to 17,they found that __________.

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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