Question 1

Which of the following statements is true of alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases inhibitions. 
B)  It improves concentration. 
C)  It improves coordination. 
D)  It distorts perceptions. 
A)  It increases inhibitions. 
B)  It improves concentration. 
C)  It improves coordination. 
D)  It distorts perceptions.

Question 2

Which of the following stages of development is characterized by reaching sexual maturity and the ability to reproduce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latency 
B)  Puberty 
C)  Formal operations 
D)  Concrete operations 
A)  Latency 
B)  Puberty 
C)  Formal operations 
D)  Concrete operations

Question 3

In the context of adolescent development, which of the following statements is true of junior high school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teachers in junior high typically allow less student input and exert more control than teachers in elementary school. 
B)  The transition to junior high involves a shift from a larger elementary school to a smaller, more personal setting. 
C)  The transition to junior high involves a new school with less students and one teacher for all subjects. 
D)  The transition from elementary school typically appears to be more difficult for boys than girls. 
A)  Teachers in junior high typically allow less student input and exert more control than teachers in elementary school. 
B)  The transition to junior high involves a shift from a larger elementary school to a smaller, more personal setting. 
C)  The transition to junior high involves a new school with less students and one teacher for all subjects. 
D)  The transition from elementary school typically appears to be more difficult for boys than girls.

Question 4

Girls often develop _________to lose weight after gains from menarche. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  binge eating 
B)  anorexia nervosa 
C)  gynecomastia 
D)  osteoporosis 
A)  binge eating 
B)  anorexia nervosa 
C)  gynecomastia 
D)  osteoporosis

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of sex hormones?

Accepted Answer

A)  They stimulate the hypothalamus, perpetuating the feedback loop in puberty. 
B)  They respond to pituitary hormones by increasing their production of alleles. 
C)  They control the production of antibodies by the immune system. 
D)  They signal the pituitary gland, which, in turn, constrains hormones. 
A)  They stimulate the hypothalamus, perpetuating the feedback loop in puberty. 
B)  They respond to pituitary hormones by increasing their production of alleles. 
C)  They control the production of antibodies by the immune system. 
D)  They signal the pituitary gland, which, in turn, constrains hormones.

Question 6

Which of the following brakes the female growth spurt during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Testosterone 
B)  Menarche 
C)  Estrogen 
D)  Oxytocin 
A)  Testosterone 
B)  Menarche 
C)  Estrogen 
D)  Oxytocin

Question 7

According to a study by Brandstätter & Farthofer in 2003, which of the following is common among students who work more than 11 to 13 hours per week?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disregard for the value of money and education 
B)  Higher rates of drug and alcohol use 
C)  Lowered chances of psychological problems 
D)  Increased indiscipline and irresponsible behavior 
A)  Disregard for the value of money and education 
B)  Higher rates of drug and alcohol use 
C)  Lowered chances of psychological problems 
D)  Increased indiscipline and irresponsible behavior

Question 8

The stage of _____ is the top level in Jean Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  social cognition 
B)  latency 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  formal operations 
A)  social cognition 
B)  latency 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  formal operations

Question 9

In middle childhood, preconventional thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of rewards and punishments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

_____ refers to the ability to imagine objects or shapes and to mentally manipulate and rotate them.

Accepted Answer

A)  Visual-cognitive ability 
B)  Formal operation ability 
C)  Abstract based ability 
D)  Visual-spatial ability 
A)  Visual-cognitive ability 
B)  Formal operation ability 
C)  Abstract based ability 
D)  Visual-spatial ability

Question 11

In middle childhood, _________thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of social conventions, rules, and laws. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional 
B)  preconventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  transcendental 
A)  conventional 
B)  preconventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  transcendental

Question 12

Jared received a sport-utility vehicle as a present from his dad for his seventeenth birthday. As a result, he has become quite popular among his schoolmates. He often brags about his new car and takes his friends on long rides, usually driving over the speed limit. He believes that driving at high speeds is a thrilling experience. He considers himself too smart to be caught by cops for violating the traffic rules. This scenario illustrates the concept of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  anorexia nervosa 
B)  learned helplessness 
C)  personal fable 
D)  bulimia nervosa 
A)  anorexia nervosa 
B)  learned helplessness 
C)  personal fable 
D)  bulimia nervosa

Question 13

Discuss the gender differences in visual-spatial ability.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Visual-spatial abilit

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the adolescent growth spurt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents tend to eat enormous quantities of food to fuel their growth spurts. 
B)  Boys start to spurt in height sooner than girls, at an average age of a little more than ten. 
C)  Girls gain twice as much muscle tissue as boys while going through growth spurts. 
D)  Adolescents begin to spurt in height about half a year after they begin to spurt in weight. 
A)  Adolescents tend to eat enormous quantities of food to fuel their growth spurts. 
B)  Boys start to spurt in height sooner than girls, at an average age of a little more than ten. 
C)  Girls gain twice as much muscle tissue as boys while going through growth spurts. 
D)  Adolescents begin to spurt in height about half a year after they begin to spurt in weight.

Question 15

Which of the following is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent cycles of binge eating and purging?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gynecomastia 
B)  Osteoporosis 
C)  Bulimia nervosa 
D)  Anorexia nervosa 
A)  Gynecomastia 
B)  Osteoporosis 
C)  Bulimia nervosa 
D)  Anorexia nervosa

Question 16

In the context of moral development, in adolescence, many-not all-individuals:

Accepted Answer

A)  become capable of formal-operational thinking. 
B)  judge right and wrong in terms of social conventions, rules, and laws. 
C)  tend to view right and wrong in terms of rewards and punishments. 
D)  tend to make preconventional judgments. 
A)  become capable of formal-operational thinking. 
B)  judge right and wrong in terms of social conventions, rules, and laws. 
C)  tend to view right and wrong in terms of rewards and punishments. 
D)  tend to make preconventional judgments.

Question 17

Who among the following is at greater risk of dropping out of school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents who adopt adult roles very late 
B)  Students from low-income households 
C)  Students from small urban areas 
D)  Adolescents who are young for their grade level 
A)  Adolescents who adopt adult roles very late 
B)  Students from low-income households 
C)  Students from small urban areas 
D)  Adolescents who are young for their grade level

Question 18

_________thought, when found, first occurs during adolescence, apparently because formal-operational thinking is a prerequisite for it. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Postconventional 
B)  Preconventional 
C)  Conventional 
D)  Transcendental 
A)  Postconventional 
B)  Preconventional 
C)  Conventional 
D)  Transcendental

Question 19

Victor, a boy in high school, has matured earlier than his other male friends. He plays on many of the sports teams with his seniors. In this scenario, Victor is:

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to be dependent and insecure. 
B)  more likely to be bullied and dominated. 
C)  less likely to be aggressive and involved in delinquent behavior. 
D)  more likely to be poised, relaxed, and good-natured. 
A)  more likely to be dependent and insecure. 
B)  more likely to be bullied and dominated. 
C)  less likely to be aggressive and involved in delinquent behavior. 
D)  more likely to be poised, relaxed, and good-natured.

Question 20

Calcium intake is particularly important for females to:

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid early puberty. 
B)  avoid abnormalities in the endocrine system. 
C)  prevent early menopause. 
D)  prevent osteoporosis later in life. 
A)  avoid early puberty. 
B)  avoid abnormalities in the endocrine system. 
C)  prevent early menopause. 
D)  prevent osteoporosis later in life.

Which of the following statements is true of alcohol?

Which of the following stages of development is characterized by reaching sexual maturity and the ability to reproduce?

In the context of adolescent development, which of the following statements is true of junior high school?

Girls often develop _________to lose weight after gains from menarche.

Which of the following statements is true of sex hormones?

Which of the following brakes the female growth spurt during adolescence?

According to a study by Brandstätter & Farthofer in 2003, which of the following is common among students who work more than 11 to 13 hours per week?

The stage of _____ is the top level in Jean Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory.

In middle childhood, preconventional thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of rewards and punishments.

_____ refers to the ability to imagine objects or shapes and to mentally manipulate and rotate them.

In middle childhood, _________thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of social conventions, rules, and laws.

Discuss the gender differences in visual-spatial ability.

Which of the following is true of the adolescent growth spurt?

Which of the following is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent cycles of binge eating and purging?

In the context of moral development, in adolescence, many-not all-individuals:

Who among the following is at greater risk of dropping out of school?

_________thought, when found, first occurs during adolescence, apparently because formal-operational thinking is a prerequisite for it.

Victor, a boy in high school, has matured earlier than his other male friends. He plays on many of the sports teams with his seniors. In this scenario, Victor is:

Calcium intake is particularly important for females to:

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Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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Which of the following statements is true of alcohol?

Which of the following stages of development is characterized by reaching sexual maturity and the ability to reproduce?

In the context of adolescent development, which of the following statements is true of junior high school?

Girls often develop _________to lose weight after gains from menarche. ​

Which of the following statements is true of sex hormones?

Which of the following brakes the female growth spurt during adolescence?

According to a study by Brandstätter & Farthofer in 2003, which of the following is common among students who work more than 11 to 13 hours per week?

The stage of _____ is the top level in Jean Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory.

In middle childhood, preconventional thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of rewards and punishments.

_____ refers to the ability to imagine objects or shapes and to mentally manipulate and rotate them.

In middle childhood, _________thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of social conventions, rules, and laws. ​

Discuss the gender differences in visual-spatial ability.

Which of the following is true of the adolescent growth spurt?

Which of the following is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent cycles of binge eating and purging?

In the context of moral development, in adolescence, many-not all-individuals:

Who among the following is at greater risk of dropping out of school?

_________thought, when found, first occurs during adolescence, apparently because formal-operational thinking is a prerequisite for it. ​

Victor, a boy in high school, has matured earlier than his other male friends. He plays on many of the sports teams with his seniors. In this scenario, Victor is:

Calcium intake is particularly important for females to:

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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Girls often develop _________to lose weight after gains from menarche.

In middle childhood, _________thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of social conventions, rules, and laws.

_________thought, when found, first occurs during adolescence, apparently because formal-operational thinking is a prerequisite for it.