Question 1

Which of the following is a predictor of school dropout?

Accepted Answer

A)  Excessive school absence 
B)  Reading above grade level 
C)  Being young for one's grade level 
D)  Being increasingly involved in sports 
A)  Excessive school absence 
B)  Reading above grade level 
C)  Being young for one's grade level 
D)  Being increasingly involved in sports

Question 2

In middle childhood, conventional thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  rules and laws. 
B)  rewards and punishments. 
C)  ethical principles. 
D)  cognitive abilities. 
A)  rules and laws. 
B)  rewards and punishments. 
C)  ethical principles. 
D)  cognitive abilities.

Question 3

Which of the following is a characteristic of programs designed to prevent school dropouts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large class size with a focus on strict controls and checks 
B)  Generic instructions that explain complex concepts 
C)  Highly advanced and distant educational programs 
D)  Involvement of families or community organizations 
A)  Large class size with a focus on strict controls and checks 
B)  Generic instructions that explain complex concepts 
C)  Highly advanced and distant educational programs 
D)  Involvement of families or community organizations

Question 4

Explain the concepts of asynchronous growth and the secular trend.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Adolescents may be aw

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of high school dropouts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents who adopt adult roles early, such as becoming a parent at a young age, are not likely to drop out of high school. 
B)  Dropouts are more likely to be employed and have high-income, stable jobs in future. 
C)  Dropouts are more likely to develop delinquency, criminal behavior, and substance abuse. 
D)  Adolescents from high-income households are at high risk of becoming high school dropouts. 
A)  Adolescents who adopt adult roles early, such as becoming a parent at a young age, are not likely to drop out of high school. 
B)  Dropouts are more likely to be employed and have high-income, stable jobs in future. 
C)  Dropouts are more likely to develop delinquency, criminal behavior, and substance abuse. 
D)  Adolescents from high-income households are at high risk of becoming high school dropouts.

Question 6

Which of the following is a stimulant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alcohol 
B)  Heroin 
C)  Amphetamine 
D)  Barbiturate 
A)  Alcohol 
B)  Heroin 
C)  Amphetamine 
D)  Barbiturate

Question 7

The transition to middle, junior high, or high school generally involves a shift from a smaller neighborhood elementary school to a school that:

Accepted Answer

A)  prioritizes sports over academics. 
B)  has different teachers for different classes. 
C)  focuses on increased autonomy for students. 
D)  has a more personal setting with fewer students. 
A)  prioritizes sports over academics. 
B)  has different teachers for different classes. 
C)  focuses on increased autonomy for students. 
D)  has a more personal setting with fewer students.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of gynecomastia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It prevents the long bones from making further gains in length. 
B)  It is commonly experienced by adolescent girls. 
C)  It usually progresses over time and is present throughout the lifetime of an individual. 
D)  It stems from the small amount of female sex hormones secreted by the testes. 
A)  It prevents the long bones from making further gains in length. 
B)  It is commonly experienced by adolescent girls. 
C)  It usually progresses over time and is present throughout the lifetime of an individual. 
D)  It stems from the small amount of female sex hormones secreted by the testes.

Question 9

Abstinence syndrome is a characteristic cluster of symptoms that results from a sudden increase in the level of usage of a substance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The structures that make reproduction possible are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal fables. 
B)  primary sex characteristics. 
C)  secondary sex characteristics. 
D)  epiphyseal closures. 
A)  personal fables. 
B)  primary sex characteristics. 
C)  secondary sex characteristics. 
D)  epiphyseal closures.

Question 11

Disadvantaged adolescent female African Americans are more likely to graduate from high school and avoid coercive romantic relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of the personal fable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Darren, a 15-year-old, is a chain smoker and feels invulnerable to the harmful effects of nicotine. 
B)  Jack, a 14-year-old, believes in magic, mythical creatures, and the supernatural. 
C)  Renato, a 14-year-old, is worried that he will die because he smoked a pack of cigarette. 
D)  Oscar, a 13-year-old, believes that others are constantly watching and paying attention to him. 
A)  Darren, a 15-year-old, is a chain smoker and feels invulnerable to the harmful effects of nicotine. 
B)  Jack, a 14-year-old, believes in magic, mythical creatures, and the supernatural. 
C)  Renato, a 14-year-old, is worried that he will die because he smoked a pack of cigarette. 
D)  Oscar, a 13-year-old, believes that others are constantly watching and paying attention to him.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true of cocaine?

Accepted Answer

A)  It dilates the arteries of the heart. 
B)  It spikes the blood pressure. 
C)  It decreases the heart rate. 
D)  It thins the blood. 
A)  It dilates the arteries of the heart. 
B)  It spikes the blood pressure. 
C)  It decreases the heart rate. 
D)  It thins the blood.

Question 14

Describe anorexia nervosa.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Anorexia nervosa is a

Question 15

Most American adolescents are unhealthy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the context of Kohlberg's postconventional level of moral development, which of the following statements is true of Stage 6?

Accepted Answer

A)  It recognizes that laws stem from agreed-on procedures and that many rights have great value and should not be violated. 
B)  It relies on supposed universal ethical principles, such as those of human life, individual dignity, justice, and reciprocity. 
C)  It contends that right and wrong should be judged in terms of social conventions, rules, and laws. 
D)  It assets that adolescents derive conclusions about what they should do in various situations by reasoning from ethical principles. 
A)  It recognizes that laws stem from agreed-on procedures and that many rights have great value and should not be violated. 
B)  It relies on supposed universal ethical principles, such as those of human life, individual dignity, justice, and reciprocity. 
C)  It contends that right and wrong should be judged in terms of social conventions, rules, and laws. 
D)  It assets that adolescents derive conclusions about what they should do in various situations by reasoning from ethical principles.

Question 17

Which of the following is a potential benefit of adolescent employment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents learn to appreciate the value of money and education. 
B)  Adolescents' delinquent behavior is limited due to the availability of time. 
C)  Adolescents experience low levels of psychological problems. 
D)  Adolescents are too occupied to use illicit substances and alcohol. 
A)  Adolescents learn to appreciate the value of money and education. 
B)  Adolescents' delinquent behavior is limited due to the availability of time. 
C)  Adolescents experience low levels of psychological problems. 
D)  Adolescents are too occupied to use illicit substances and alcohol.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true of adolescent employment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most adolescents are illegally employed. 
B)  It enhances occupational aspirations in adolescents. 
C)  Adolescent boys work lesser hours than adolescent girls at school night jobs. 
D)  Lower-income adolescents work the shortest hours compared to higher-income adolescents. 
A)  Most adolescents are illegally employed. 
B)  It enhances occupational aspirations in adolescents. 
C)  Adolescent boys work lesser hours than adolescent girls at school night jobs. 
D)  Lower-income adolescents work the shortest hours compared to higher-income adolescents.

Question 19

Piaget describes the accomplishments of the stage of _________in terms of an individual's increased ability to classify objects and ideas, engage in logical thought, and hypothesize, just as researchers make hypotheses in their investigations. ​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Menarche comes sooner to girls who have a lower percentage of body fat, such as those with eating disorders or athletes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is a predictor of school dropout?

In middle childhood, conventional thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of:

Which of the following is a characteristic of programs designed to prevent school dropouts?

Explain the concepts of asynchronous growth and the secular trend.

Which of the following statements is true of high school dropouts?

Which of the following is a stimulant?

The transition to middle, junior high, or high school generally involves a shift from a smaller neighborhood elementary school to a school that:

Which of the following statements is true of gynecomastia?

Abstinence syndrome is a characteristic cluster of symptoms that results from a sudden increase in the level of usage of a substance.

The structures that make reproduction possible are referred to as:

Disadvantaged adolescent female African Americans are more likely to graduate from high school and avoid coercive romantic relationships.

Which of the following is an example of the personal fable?

Which of the following statements is true of cocaine?

Describe anorexia nervosa.

Most American adolescents are unhealthy.

In the context of Kohlberg's postconventional level of moral development, which of the following statements is true of Stage 6?

Which of the following is a potential benefit of adolescent employment?

Which of the following statements is true of adolescent employment?

Piaget describes the accomplishments of the stage of _________in terms of an individual's increased ability to classify objects and ideas, engage in logical thought, and hypothesize, just as researchers make hypotheses in their investigations.

Menarche comes sooner to girls who have a lower percentage of body fat, such as those with eating disorders or athletes.

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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Exam 11: Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Which of the following is a predictor of school dropout?

In middle childhood, conventional thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of:

Which of the following is a characteristic of programs designed to prevent school dropouts?

Explain the concepts of asynchronous growth and the secular trend.

Which of the following statements is true of high school dropouts?

Which of the following is a stimulant?

The transition to middle, junior high, or high school generally involves a shift from a smaller neighborhood elementary school to a school that:

Which of the following statements is true of gynecomastia?

Abstinence syndrome is a characteristic cluster of symptoms that results from a sudden increase in the level of usage of a substance.

The structures that make reproduction possible are referred to as:

Disadvantaged adolescent female African Americans are more likely to graduate from high school and avoid coercive romantic relationships.

Which of the following is an example of the personal fable?

Which of the following statements is true of cocaine?

Describe anorexia nervosa.

Most American adolescents are unhealthy.

In the context of Kohlberg's postconventional level of moral development, which of the following statements is true of Stage 6?

Which of the following is a potential benefit of adolescent employment?

Which of the following statements is true of adolescent employment?

Piaget describes the accomplishments of the stage of _________in terms of an individual's increased ability to classify objects and ideas, engage in logical thought, and hypothesize, just as researchers make hypotheses in their investigations. ​

Menarche comes sooner to girls who have a lower percentage of body fat, such as those with eating disorders or athletes.

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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Piaget describes the accomplishments of the stage of _________in terms of an individual's increased ability to classify objects and ideas, engage in logical thought, and hypothesize, just as researchers make hypotheses in their investigations.