Question 1

According to Piaget, what stage represents the most advanced level of thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sensorimotor stage 
B)  the preoperational stage 
C)  the formal operations stage 
D)  the concrete operations stage 
A)  the sensorimotor stage 
B)  the preoperational stage 
C)  the formal operations stage 
D)  the concrete operations stage

Question 2

The concept of the imaginary audience is NOT actively demonstrated by youth during adolescents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the approximate mortality rate for girls with anorexia?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to 2% 
B)  2 to 3% 
C)  4 to 5% 
D)  6 to 7% 
A)  1 to 2% 
B)  2 to 3% 
C)  4 to 5% 
D)  6 to 7%

Question 4

MATCHING
-"Everyone cares what I am thinking"

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 5

At what age does the average boy begin the adolescent growth spurt?

Accepted Answer

A)  age 12 
B)  age 13 
C)  age 14 
D)  age 15 
A)  age 12 
B)  age 13 
C)  age 14 
D)  age 15

Question 6

Which of the following distinguishes late-maturing boys from early maturing boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  They may feel dominated by early maturing boys. 
B)  They are intellectually superior to early maturing boys. 
C)  They experience more benefits than early maturing boys. 
D)  They tend to have poorer senses of humour than early maturing boys. 
A)  They may feel dominated by early maturing boys. 
B)  They are intellectually superior to early maturing boys. 
C)  They experience more benefits than early maturing boys. 
D)  They tend to have poorer senses of humour than early maturing boys.

Question 7

MATCHING
-Holland's career typology

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 8

Understanding metaphors is possible with concrete operational thought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following appears to NOT trigger the production of higher levels of estrogen associated with the initiation of puberty in girls?

Accepted Answer

A)  a certain body weight 
B)  the effects of excessive estrogen 
C)  fat cells secreting a protein that signals the brain 
D)  a particular amount of body fat 
A)  a certain body weight 
B)  the effects of excessive estrogen 
C)  fat cells secreting a protein that signals the brain 
D)  a particular amount of body fat

Question 10

Which of the following middle-class adolescents are most likely to drop out of school?

Accepted Answer

A)  those who are raised by single parents 
B)  those involved in extracurricular activities 
C)  those who are bored with school or feel alienated 
D)  those whose parents did NOT complete high school 
A)  those who are raised by single parents 
B)  those involved in extracurricular activities 
C)  those who are bored with school or feel alienated 
D)  those whose parents did NOT complete high school

Question 11

MATCHING
-Formal operations

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 12

The ovaries, vagina, uterus, and fallopian tubes are primary sex characteristics of females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to research findings, which students are most likely to drop out of school?

Accepted Answer

A)  those who live in rural areas 
B)  those who are old for their grade 
C)  those who are young for their grade 
D)  those who adopt adult roles later in life 
A)  those who live in rural areas 
B)  those who are old for their grade 
C)  those who are young for their grade 
D)  those who adopt adult roles later in life

Question 14

Which question involves hypothetical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Who is? 
B)  What might be? 
C)  Where? 
D)  Why? 
A)  Who is? 
B)  What might be? 
C)  Where? 
D)  Why?

Question 15

Forty percent of adolescent deaths are due to accidents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What type of thinking is NOT characteristic of hypothetical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  "what if" thinking 
B)  "utopian" thinking 
C)  "theoretical" thinking 
D)  "egocentric" thinking 
A)  "what if" thinking 
B)  "utopian" thinking 
C)  "theoretical" thinking 
D)  "egocentric" thinking

Question 17

Which of the following statements best represents the likelihood of dropping out of school?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is unrelated to delinquent behaviour. 
B)  It is related to below-average reading skills 
C)  European-Americans are more likely to drop out. 
D)  Females are more likely to drop out than males. 
A)  It is unrelated to delinquent behaviour. 
B)  It is related to below-average reading skills 
C)  European-Americans are more likely to drop out. 
D)  Females are more likely to drop out than males.

Question 18

Which of the following lists, in order, the top three provinces with the highest dropout rates from 2007 to 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta 
B)  Alberta, Quebec, Manitoba 
C)  Quebec, Ontario, Alberta 
D)  Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta 
A)  Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta 
B)  Alberta, Quebec, Manitoba 
C)  Quebec, Ontario, Alberta 
D)  Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta

Question 19

MATCHING
-Anorexia

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 20

Research has shown that adolescent employment has only detrimental effects on those who work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Piaget, what stage represents the most advanced level of thinking?

The concept of the imaginary audience is NOT actively demonstrated by youth during adolescents.

What is the approximate mortality rate for girls with anorexia?

MATCHING -"Everyone cares what I am thinking"

At what age does the average boy begin the adolescent growth spurt?

Which of the following distinguishes late-maturing boys from early maturing boys?

MATCHING -Holland's career typology

Understanding metaphors is possible with concrete operational thought.

Which of the following appears to NOT trigger the production of higher levels of estrogen associated with the initiation of puberty in girls?

Which of the following middle-class adolescents are most likely to drop out of school?

MATCHING -Formal operations

The ovaries, vagina, uterus, and fallopian tubes are primary sex characteristics of females.

According to research findings, which students are most likely to drop out of school?

Which question involves hypothetical thinking?

Forty percent of adolescent deaths are due to accidents.

What type of thinking is NOT characteristic of hypothetical thinking?

Which of the following statements best represents the likelihood of dropping out of school?

Which of the following lists, in order, the top three provinces with the highest dropout rates from 2007 to 2010?

MATCHING -Anorexia

Research has shown that adolescent employment has only detrimental effects on those who work.

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Exam 11: Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

According to Piaget, what stage represents the most advanced level of thinking?

The concept of the imaginary audience is NOT actively demonstrated by youth during adolescents.

What is the approximate mortality rate for girls with anorexia?

MATCHING -"Everyone cares what I am thinking"

At what age does the average boy begin the adolescent growth spurt?

Which of the following distinguishes late-maturing boys from early maturing boys?

MATCHING -Holland's career typology

Understanding metaphors is possible with concrete operational thought.

Which of the following appears to NOT trigger the production of higher levels of estrogen associated with the initiation of puberty in girls?

Which of the following middle-class adolescents are most likely to drop out of school?

MATCHING -Formal operations

The ovaries, vagina, uterus, and fallopian tubes are primary sex characteristics of females.

According to research findings, which students are most likely to drop out of school?

Which question involves hypothetical thinking?

Forty percent of adolescent deaths are due to accidents.

What type of thinking is NOT characteristic of hypothetical thinking?

Which of the following statements best represents the likelihood of dropping out of school?

Which of the following lists, in order, the top three provinces with the highest dropout rates from 2007 to 2010?

MATCHING -Anorexia

Research has shown that adolescent employment has only detrimental effects on those who work.

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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