Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  middle and high; elementary 
B)  elementary and middle; high 
C)  elementary; middle 
D)  high; middle 
A)  middle and high; elementary 
B)  elementary and middle; high 
C)  elementary; middle 
D)  high; middle

Question 2

To work well,vocational education must __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus heavily on job-related tasks and instruction 
B)  integrate academic and job-related instruction 
C)  provide a pathway to college admission 
D)  focus heavily on basic academic skills 
A)  focus heavily on job-related tasks and instruction 
B)  integrate academic and job-related instruction 
C)  provide a pathway to college admission 
D)  focus heavily on basic academic skills

Question 3

__________ parenting is linked to higher grades in school among adolescents varying widely in SES.

Accepted Answer

A)  Permissive 
B)  Authoritarian 
C)  Uninvolved 
D)  Authoritative 
A)  Permissive 
B)  Authoritarian 
C)  Uninvolved 
D)  Authoritative

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  improves steadily from childhood into adolescence 
B)  slowly declines as adolescents move into adulthood 
C)  drops off suddenly from childhood into adolescence 
D)  develops in early childhood 
A)  improves steadily from childhood into adolescence 
B)  slowly declines as adolescents move into adulthood 
C)  drops off suddenly from childhood into adolescence 
D)  develops in early childhood

Question 5

In adolescence,__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attention becomes less selective 
B)  strategies become less effective 
C)  inhibition improves 
D)  metacognition narrows 
A)  attention becomes less selective 
B)  strategies become less effective 
C)  inhibition improves 
D)  metacognition narrows

Question 6

Jason,a late-maturing boy,is likely to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  be viewed by both adults and peers as self-confident 
B)  report more psychological stress than early-maturing boys 
C)  experience transient emotional difficulties 
D)  be involved in more problem behaviors than early-maturing boys 
A)  be viewed by both adults and peers as self-confident 
B)  report more psychological stress than early-maturing boys 
C)  experience transient emotional difficulties 
D)  be involved in more problem behaviors than early-maturing boys

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  obtain rewarding, high-paying jobs 
B)  never complete their secondary education 
C)  eventually obtain college degrees 
D)  finish their secondary education by their mid-twenties 
A)  obtain rewarding, high-paying jobs 
B)  never complete their secondary education 
C)  eventually obtain college degrees 
D)  finish their secondary education by their mid-twenties

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  justify her answer using a fictional or egocentric response 
B)  need concrete objects or situations to explain her answer 
C)  have great difficulty reasoning from premises that contradict reality or her own beliefs 
D)  justify her reasoning by explaining the logical rules on which it is based 
A)  justify her answer using a fictional or egocentric response 
B)  need concrete objects or situations to explain her answer 
C)  have great difficulty reasoning from premises that contradict reality or her own beliefs 
D)  justify her reasoning by explaining the logical rules on which it is based

Question 9

Scientific reasoning __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  skills are developed in a nonsequential fashion 
B)  results from an abrupt, stagewise change 
C)  develops gradually out of many specific experiences 
D)  is not influenced by years of schooling 
A)  skills are developed in a nonsequential fashion 
B)  results from an abrupt, stagewise change 
C)  develops gradually out of many specific experiences 
D)  is not influenced by years of schooling

Question 10

Discuss effective interventions for adolescent parents.

Accepted Answer

The most difficult and costly way to dea

Question 11

Sophisticated metacognitive understanding is vital for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operations 
B)  scientific reasoning 
C)  seriation and classification 
D)  conservation of number 
A)  concrete operations 
B)  scientific reasoning 
C)  seriation and classification 
D)  conservation of number

Question 12

Since 1972,high school __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  girls' sports participation has increased 
B)  boys' sports participation has fallen short of girls' 
C)  girls get more encouragement in sports than boys 
D)  girls get more recognition for athletic achievement than boys 
A)  girls' sports participation has increased 
B)  boys' sports participation has fallen short of girls' 
C)  girls get more encouragement in sports than boys 
D)  girls get more recognition for athletic achievement than boys

Question 13

According to the most recent nationally representative survey of U.S.high school students,47 percent of tenth graders have tried __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  drinking 
B)  smoking 
C)  marijuana 
D)  amphetamines 
A)  drinking 
B)  smoking 
C)  marijuana 
D)  amphetamines

Question 14

Kia,age 14,uses hypothetico-deductive reasoning.Therefore,when faced with a problem,Kia probably __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  will fail to notice variables that are not obvious 
B)  starts with the most obvious predictions about a situation 
C)  cannot yet think of alternatives when her predictions about an outcome are not confirmed 
D)  starts with a hypothesis from which she deduces logical, testable inferences 
A)  will fail to notice variables that are not obvious 
B)  starts with the most obvious predictions about a situation 
C)  cannot yet think of alternatives when her predictions about an outcome are not confirmed 
D)  starts with a hypothesis from which she deduces logical, testable inferences

Question 15

Which of the following is a secondary sexual characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  ovaries 
B)  pubic hair 
C)  scrotum 
D)  testes 
A)  ovaries 
B)  pubic hair 
C)  scrotum 
D)  testes

Question 16

Which statement about sex differences in adolescence is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls' legs are longer than boys' in relation to the rest of the body. 
B)  Boys start to add fat on their arms, legs, and trunk. 
C)  The number of red blood cells increases in boys but not in girls. 
D)  By midadolescence, most girls perform better than the average boy in running speed. 
A)  Girls' legs are longer than boys' in relation to the rest of the body. 
B)  Boys start to add fat on their arms, legs, and trunk. 
C)  The number of red blood cells increases in boys but not in girls. 
D)  By midadolescence, most girls perform better than the average boy in running speed.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  lose 5 to 15 percent of her body weight 
B)  see herself as severely underweight 
C)  avoid most forms of exercise 
D)  have an extremely distorted body image 
A)  lose 5 to 15 percent of her body weight 
B)  see herself as severely underweight 
C)  avoid most forms of exercise 
D)  have an extremely distorted body image

Question 18

Which statement is supported by follow-up research on formal operational thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  School-age children show the glimmerings of hypothetico-deductive reasoning, although they are less competent at it than adolescents. 
B)  With respect to propositional thought in an entirely verbal mode, school-age children can reason from premises that contradict reality. 
C)  Adolescents find it more difficult than school-age children to grasp the logical necessity of propositional reasoning. 
D)  School-age children can easily explain why a pattern of observations supports a hypothesis, when they recognize the connection between the two. 
A)  School-age children show the glimmerings of hypothetico-deductive reasoning, although they are less competent at it than adolescents. 
B)  With respect to propositional thought in an entirely verbal mode, school-age children can reason from premises that contradict reality. 
C)  Adolescents find it more difficult than school-age children to grasp the logical necessity of propositional reasoning. 
D)  School-age children can easily explain why a pattern of observations supports a hypothesis, when they recognize the connection between the two.

Question 19

Ceremonies such as the Jewish bar or bat mitzvah and the quinceañera in Hispanic communities resemble the initiation ceremonies of many tribal and village societies,but they __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  do not mark a significant change in social status in the larger society 
B)  are merely rituals and do not mark an important change in privilege and responsibility 
C)  do not let young people know that reaching puberty is a significant milestone 
D)  do not mean anything to children growing up within ethnic or religious subcultures of Western societies 
A)  do not mark a significant change in social status in the larger society 
B)  are merely rituals and do not mark an important change in privilege and responsibility 
C)  do not let young people know that reaching puberty is a significant milestone 
D)  do not mean anything to children growing up within ethnic or religious subcultures of Western societies

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Jim from Canada 
B)  Ross from the United States 
C)  Dagomar from Germany 
D)  Milla from Finland 
A)  Jim from Canada 
B)  Ross from the United States 
C)  Dagomar from Germany 
D)  Milla from Finland

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

To work well,vocational education must __________.

__________ parenting is linked to higher grades in school among adolescents varying widely in SES.

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

In adolescence,__________.

Jason,a late-maturing boy,is likely to __________.

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

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

Scientific reasoning __________.

Discuss effective interventions for adolescent parents.

Sophisticated metacognitive understanding is vital for __________.

Since 1972,high school __________.

According to the most recent nationally representative survey of U.S.high school students,47 percent of tenth graders have tried __________.

Kia,age 14,uses hypothetico-deductive reasoning.Therefore,when faced with a problem,Kia probably __________.

Which of the following is a secondary sexual characteristic?

Which statement about sex differences in adolescence is true?

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

Which statement is supported by follow-up research on formal operational thought?

Ceremonies such as the Jewish bar or bat mitzvah and the quinceañera in Hispanic communities resemble the initiation ceremonies of many tribal and village societies,but they __________.

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

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

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

To work well,vocational education must __________.

__________ parenting is linked to higher grades in school among adolescents varying widely in SES.

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

In adolescence,__________.

Jason,a late-maturing boy,is likely to __________.

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

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

Scientific reasoning __________.

Discuss effective interventions for adolescent parents.

Sophisticated metacognitive understanding is vital for __________.

Since 1972,high school __________.

According to the most recent nationally representative survey of U.S.high school students,47 percent of tenth graders have tried __________.

Kia,age 14,uses hypothetico-deductive reasoning.Therefore,when faced with a problem,Kia probably __________.

Which of the following is a secondary sexual characteristic?

Which statement about sex differences in adolescence is true?

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

Which statement is supported by follow-up research on formal operational thought?

Ceremonies such as the Jewish bar or bat mitzvah and the quinceañera in Hispanic communities resemble the initiation ceremonies of many tribal and village societies,but they __________.

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

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

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