Question 1

How are parents most likely to respond to an early maturing girl?

Accepted Answer

A)  They may become more restrictive and vigilant. 
B)  The response depends upon the ethnicity of the parents. 
C)  They treat them as if they are younger than they actually are. 
D)  They treat them as if they were adults because they look grown up. 
A)  They may become more restrictive and vigilant. 
B)  The response depends upon the ethnicity of the parents. 
C)  They treat them as if they are younger than they actually are. 
D)  They treat them as if they were adults because they look grown up. A

Question 2

Gina and David are both 12 years old.Given what we know about adolescent height and weight growth spurts, what do you expect to find regarding Gina and David?

Accepted Answer

A)  David is taller than Gina. 
B)  Gina is taller than David. 
C)  David weighs more than Gina. 
D)  Both have the same height and weight; neither has entered into height or weight growth spurts. 
A)  David is taller than Gina. 
B)  Gina is taller than David. 
C)  David weighs more than Gina. 
D)  Both have the same height and weight; neither has entered into height or weight growth spurts. B

Question 3

MATCHING
-Asynchronous growth

Accepted Answer

A) testes 
B) women's moral reasoning according to Gilligan 
C) physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D) intense fear of being overweight 
E) imaginary audience
F)breast development
G)can engage in hypothetical thinking
H)men's moral reasoning according to Gilligan
I)storm and stress
J)early-maturing girl
K)binge-purge cycle
L)career matched to personality
M)early onset of puberty in Western countries
N)early maturing boy
O)boys tend to outperform girls
P)transition from childhood to adulthood
Q)often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
R)average female adolescent height gain per year
S)hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T)small class size, vocational components, early preschool interventions 
A) testes 
B) women's moral reasoning according to Gilligan 
C) physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D) intense fear of being overweight 
E) imaginary audience
F)breast development
G)can engage in hypothetical thinking
H)men's moral reasoning according to Gilligan
I)storm and stress
J)early-maturing girl
K)binge-purge cycle
L)career matched to personality
M)early onset of puberty in Western countries
N)early maturing boy
O)boys tend to outperform girls
P)transition from childhood to adulthood
Q)often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
R)average female adolescent height gain per year
S)hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T)small class size, vocational components, early preschool interventions S

Question 4

Most teenagers in Canada do NOT get enough vitamins and minerals in their diets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a major achievement of formal operational thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation 
B)  classification 
C)  logical thought 
D)  hypothetical thought 
A)  conservation 
B)  classification 
C)  logical thought 
D)  hypothetical thought

Question 6

MATCHING
-Transition to a new school

Accepted Answer

A) testes 
B) women's moral reasoning according to Gilligan 
C) physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D) intense fear of being overweight 
E) imaginary audience
F)breast development
G)can engage in hypothetical thinking
H)men's moral reasoning according to Gilligan
I)storm and stress
J)early-maturing girl
K)binge-purge cycle
L)career matched to personality
M)early onset of puberty in Western countries
N)early maturing boy
O)boys tend to outperform girls
P)transition from childhood to adulthood
Q)often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
R)average female adolescent height gain per year
S)hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T)small class size, vocational components, early preschool interventions 
A) testes 
B) women's moral reasoning according to Gilligan 
C) physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D) intense fear of being overweight 
E) imaginary audience
F)breast development
G)can engage in hypothetical thinking
H)men's moral reasoning according to Gilligan
I)storm and stress
J)early-maturing girl
K)binge-purge cycle
L)career matched to personality
M)early onset of puberty in Western countries
N)early maturing boy
O)boys tend to outperform girls
P)transition from childhood to adulthood
Q)often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
R)average female adolescent height gain per year
S)hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T)small class size, vocational components, early preschool interventions

Question 7

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a characteristic of eating disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eating disorders may have cultural influences. 
B)  Eating disorders are linked to adolescence beliefs that others are concerned with their appearance. 
C)  Eating disorders may involve genetic components. 
D)  Eating disorders are associated with those tested in the gifted IQ range. 
A)  Eating disorders may have cultural influences. 
B)  Eating disorders are linked to adolescence beliefs that others are concerned with their appearance. 
C)  Eating disorders may involve genetic components. 
D)  Eating disorders are associated with those tested in the gifted IQ range.

Question 8

Monica is debating whether to let her 16-year-old son get a part-time job.Based on the information noted in the textbook, what is the best advice for Monica?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adding a job to an adolescent's list of responsibilities could be overwhelming and detrimental to school success. 
B)  Having a job provides an adolescent with an increased feeling of self-reliance. 
C)  Money management or a new appreciation for a dollar earned dollar saved is NOT learned through adolescent part-time employment. 
D)  Youths can experience the feeling of job security. 
A)  Adding a job to an adolescent's list of responsibilities could be overwhelming and detrimental to school success. 
B)  Having a job provides an adolescent with an increased feeling of self-reliance. 
C)  Money management or a new appreciation for a dollar earned dollar saved is NOT learned through adolescent part-time employment. 
D)  Youths can experience the feeling of job security.

Question 9

In which of the following tasks are gender differences most noticeable?

Accepted Answer

A)  recitation tasks 
B)  memorization tasks 
C)  mental rotation tasks 
D)  addition and subtraction 
A)  recitation tasks 
B)  memorization tasks 
C)  mental rotation tasks 
D)  addition and subtraction

Question 10

Which of the following words is associated with Kohlberg's stage 6 morality?

Accepted Answer

A)  contract 
B)  authority 
C)  obedience 
D)  reciprocity 
A)  contract 
B)  authority 
C)  obedience 
D)  reciprocity

Question 11

What factor does Holland's Career Typology match with careers?

Accepted Answer

A)  IQ 
B)  personality traits 
C)  educational attainment 
D)  a tendency to be materialistic 
A)  IQ 
B)  personality traits 
C)  educational attainment 
D)  a tendency to be materialistic

Question 12

Which of the following best characterizes boys who mature early?

Accepted Answer

A)  They experience only positive implications of early maturation. 
B)  They are more likely to be aggressive and delinquent. 
C)  They tend NOT to be as bright as later-maturing boys. 
D)  They tend to be less popular with their peers but more valued by adults. 
A)  They experience only positive implications of early maturation. 
B)  They are more likely to be aggressive and delinquent. 
C)  They tend NOT to be as bright as later-maturing boys. 
D)  They tend to be less popular with their peers but more valued by adults.

Question 13

Jan is having trouble getting a date because Jan is taller than adolescents of the opposite sex.Which of the following are we most likely to assume about Jan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jan is most likely a male. 
B)  Jan is most likely a female. 
C)  Jan is most likely from a country other than Canada. 
D)  Jan is considered a late bloomer 
A)  Jan is most likely a male. 
B)  Jan is most likely a female. 
C)  Jan is most likely from a country other than Canada. 
D)  Jan is considered a late bloomer

Question 14

MATCHING
-Caring orientation

Accepted Answer

A) testes 
B) women's moral reasoning according to Gilligan 
C) physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D) intense fear of being overweight 
E) imaginary audience
F)breast development
G)can engage in hypothetical thinking
H)men's moral reasoning according to Gilligan
I)storm and stress
J)early-maturing girl
K)binge-purge cycle
L)career matched to personality
M)early onset of puberty in Western countries
N)early maturing boy
O)boys tend to outperform girls
P)transition from childhood to adulthood
Q)often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
R)average female adolescent height gain per year
S)hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T)small class size, vocational components, early preschool interventions 
A) testes 
B) women's moral reasoning according to Gilligan 
C) physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D) intense fear of being overweight 
E) imaginary audience
F)breast development
G)can engage in hypothetical thinking
H)men's moral reasoning according to Gilligan
I)storm and stress
J)early-maturing girl
K)binge-purge cycle
L)career matched to personality
M)early onset of puberty in Western countries
N)early maturing boy
O)boys tend to outperform girls
P)transition from childhood to adulthood
Q)often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
R)average female adolescent height gain per year
S)hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T)small class size, vocational components, early preschool interventions

Question 15

MATCHING
-Bulimia

Accepted Answer

A) testes 
B) women's moral reasoning according to Gilligan 
C) physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D) intense fear of being overweight 
E) imaginary audience
F)breast development
G)can engage in hypothetical thinking
H)men's moral reasoning according to Gilligan
I)storm and stress
J)early-maturing girl
K)binge-purge cycle
L)career matched to personality
M)early onset of puberty in Western countries
N)early maturing boy
O)boys tend to outperform girls
P)transition from childhood to adulthood
Q)often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
R)average female adolescent height gain per year
S)hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T)small class size, vocational components, early preschool interventions 
A) testes 
B) women's moral reasoning according to Gilligan 
C) physical changes indicating reproductive capacity 
D) intense fear of being overweight 
E) imaginary audience
F)breast development
G)can engage in hypothetical thinking
H)men's moral reasoning according to Gilligan
I)storm and stress
J)early-maturing girl
K)binge-purge cycle
L)career matched to personality
M)early onset of puberty in Western countries
N)early maturing boy
O)boys tend to outperform girls
P)transition from childhood to adulthood
Q)often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
R)average female adolescent height gain per year
S)hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
T)small class size, vocational components, early preschool interventions

Question 16

In Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning, morality is judged based on whether or not one follows the rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Chris has matured early.Other youth gather around and admire Chris.Which of the following can we guess about Chris?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chris is most likely male. 
B)  Chris is most likely female. 
C)  Chris must live in a country other than Canada. 
D)  Chris must have experienced a great deal of childhood stress. 
A)  Chris is most likely male. 
B)  Chris is most likely female. 
C)  Chris must live in a country other than Canada. 
D)  Chris must have experienced a great deal of childhood stress.

Question 18

Why do men aged 20 to 21 stop growing taller?

Accepted Answer

A)  Testosterone causes epiphyseal closure. 
B)  The hypothalamus triggers a reduction in cortisol production. 
C)  The thalamus signals a reduction in the development of calcium. 
D)  The production of estrogen keeps the bones from growing any longer. 
A)  Testosterone causes epiphyseal closure. 
B)  The hypothalamus triggers a reduction in cortisol production. 
C)  The thalamus signals a reduction in the development of calcium. 
D)  The production of estrogen keeps the bones from growing any longer.

Question 19

Postconventional morality requires formal operational thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Julia is an adolescent who screams at her mother, "You just don't understand me." Which of the following is most likely represented by Julia's outburst?

Accepted Answer

A)  the personal fable 
B)  low self-esteem 
C)  self-uncertainty 
D)  the imaginary audience 
A)  the personal fable 
B)  low self-esteem 
C)  self-uncertainty 
D)  the imaginary audience

How are parents most likely to respond to an early maturing girl?

Gina and David are both 12 years old.Given what we know about adolescent height and weight growth spurts, what do you expect to find regarding Gina and David?

MATCHING -Asynchronous growth

Most teenagers in Canada do NOT get enough vitamins and minerals in their diets.

Which of the following is NOT a major achievement of formal operational thinking?

MATCHING -Transition to a new school

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a characteristic of eating disorders?

Monica is debating whether to let her 16-year-old son get a part-time job.Based on the information noted in the textbook, what is the best advice for Monica?

In which of the following tasks are gender differences most noticeable?

Which of the following words is associated with Kohlberg's stage 6 morality?

What factor does Holland's Career Typology match with careers?

Which of the following best characterizes boys who mature early?

Jan is having trouble getting a date because Jan is taller than adolescents of the opposite sex.Which of the following are we most likely to assume about Jan?

MATCHING -Caring orientation

MATCHING -Bulimia

In Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning, morality is judged based on whether or not one follows the rules.

Chris has matured early.Other youth gather around and admire Chris.Which of the following can we guess about Chris?

Why do men aged 20 to 21 stop growing taller?

Postconventional morality requires formal operational thinking.

Julia is an adolescent who screams at her mother, "You just don't understand me." Which of the following is most likely represented by Julia's outburst?

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How are parents most likely to respond to an early maturing girl?

Gina and David are both 12 years old.Given what we know about adolescent height and weight growth spurts, what do you expect to find regarding Gina and David?

MATCHING -Asynchronous growth

Most teenagers in Canada do NOT get enough vitamins and minerals in their diets.

Which of the following is NOT a major achievement of formal operational thinking?

MATCHING -Transition to a new school

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a characteristic of eating disorders?

Monica is debating whether to let her 16-year-old son get a part-time job.Based on the information noted in the textbook, what is the best advice for Monica?

In which of the following tasks are gender differences most noticeable?

Which of the following words is associated with Kohlberg's stage 6 morality?

What factor does Holland's Career Typology match with careers?

Which of the following best characterizes boys who mature early?

Jan is having trouble getting a date because Jan is taller than adolescents of the opposite sex.Which of the following are we most likely to assume about Jan?

MATCHING -Caring orientation

MATCHING -Bulimia

In Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning, morality is judged based on whether or not one follows the rules.

Chris has matured early.Other youth gather around and admire Chris.Which of the following can we guess about Chris?

Why do men aged 20 to 21 stop growing taller?

Postconventional morality requires formal operational thinking.

Julia is an adolescent who screams at her mother, "You just don't understand me." Which of the following is most likely represented by Julia's outburst?

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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