Question 1

Describe G.Stanley Hall's views of adolescent development?

Accepted Answer

Views of adolescent development have cha

Question 2

Jeremy is 16 years old and drives recklessly.He tells his friends "other people have accidents, NOT me." Which of the following does this type of thinking represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  utopian thinking 
B)  the personal fable 
C)  abstract reasoning 
D)  the imaginary audience 
A)  utopian thinking 
B)  the personal fable 
C)  abstract reasoning 
D)  the imaginary audience

Question 3

Jason has notices that his penis has just gone through a growth spurt.According to the textbook what other bodily changes has Jason likely already experienced?

Accepted Answer

A)  accelerated growth of the testes 
B)  accelerated growth of the testes and underarm hair 
C)  facial hair and underarm hair 
D)  voice deepening 
A)  accelerated growth of the testes 
B)  accelerated growth of the testes and underarm hair 
C)  facial hair and underarm hair 
D)  voice deepening

Question 4

MATCHING
-Reduce dropouts

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

What tends to be the relationship between moral cognitive development and moral behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  It tends to be a positive relationship. 
B)  It tends to be an inverse relationship. 
C)  It tends to be positive for females, but inverse for males. 
D)  It tends to be a reciprocal relationship. 
A)  It tends to be a positive relationship. 
B)  It tends to be an inverse relationship. 
C)  It tends to be positive for females, but inverse for males. 
D)  It tends to be a reciprocal relationship.

Question 6

What are the sex differences in cognitive abilities in adolescence?

Accepted Answer

Females are typically superior to males

Question 7

What causes the vagina to develop during puberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  the pituitary gland 
B)  the adrenal glands 
C)  estrogen 
D)  genetics 
A)  the pituitary gland 
B)  the adrenal glands 
C)  estrogen 
D)  genetics

Question 8

Which of the following statements best describes teenage employment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can be detrimental. 
B)  Working adolescents are significantly less likely to get into trouble. 
C)  It correlates with good grades; as work hours increase, so do school grades. 
D)  Working longer hours is related to a decreased likelihood of ingesting drugs and alcohol. 
A)  It can be detrimental. 
B)  Working adolescents are significantly less likely to get into trouble. 
C)  It correlates with good grades; as work hours increase, so do school grades. 
D)  Working longer hours is related to a decreased likelihood of ingesting drugs and alcohol.

Question 9

What do the recent statistics suggest regarding death and injuries among Canadian adolescents? What are the leading causes of death among adolescents in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Death rates are, in general, low in adol

Question 10

John and his classmates are considering their career decisions.Why might hypothetical thinking lead to anxiety for John and some of his classmates?

Accepted Answer

A)  They fear success. 
B)  They can imagine failure. 
C)  Hypothetical thinking tends to be negative. 
D)  They envision having to choose only one of many options. 
A)  They fear success. 
B)  They can imagine failure. 
C)  Hypothetical thinking tends to be negative. 
D)  They envision having to choose only one of many options.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  age 9½ 
B)  age 10½ 
C)  age 11½ 
D)  age 12½ 
A)  age 9½ 
B)  age 10½ 
C)  age 11½ 
D)  age 12½

Question 12

Which of the following statements characterizes the adolescent and hypothetical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is random. 
B)  It is systematic. 
C)  It is seldom used. 
D)  It is without consequence. 
A)  It is random. 
B)  It is systematic. 
C)  It is seldom used. 
D)  It is without consequence.

Question 13

Which of the following control puberty through a complex feedback loop?

Accepted Answer

A)  the thalamus, hypothalamus, and reticular formation 
B)  the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, gonads, and hormones 
C)  the frontal lobe, the hypothalamus, the amygdala, and the brainstem 
D)  the cerebral cortex, the gonads, the cerebellum, and the angular gyrus 
A)  the thalamus, hypothalamus, and reticular formation 
B)  the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, gonads, and hormones 
C)  the frontal lobe, the hypothalamus, the amygdala, and the brainstem 
D)  the cerebral cortex, the gonads, the cerebellum, and the angular gyrus

Question 14

Who referred to adolescence as a time of "storm and stress"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hall 
B)  Freud 
C)  Piaget 
D)  Erikson 
A)  Hall 
B)  Freud 
C)  Piaget 
D)  Erikson

Question 15

MATCHING
-Self-conscious

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

Which of the following does NOT influence the impact on an adolescent of transitioning to a new school?

Accepted Answer

A)  the grade at which the transition occurs 
B)  the student's gender 
C)  the number of life changes, such as puberty, that co-occur with the transition to a new school 
D)  the student's level of academic success 
A)  the grade at which the transition occurs 
B)  the student's gender 
C)  the number of life changes, such as puberty, that co-occur with the transition to a new school 
D)  the student's level of academic success

Question 17

According to studies cited in the textbook, which of the following resulted from delinquents' group discussions of moral dilemmas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moral reasoning reduced. 
B)  Moral reasoning increased. 
C)  Moral behaviour reduced. 
D)  Moral behaviour increased. 
A)  Moral reasoning reduced. 
B)  Moral reasoning increased. 
C)  Moral behaviour reduced. 
D)  Moral behaviour increased.

Question 18

According to contemporary research, adolescence is now viewed as a time of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  storm and stress 
B)  relative stability 
C)  immense unhappiness 
D)  biological, cognitive, social, and emotional changes 
A)  storm and stress 
B)  relative stability 
C)  immense unhappiness 
D)  biological, cognitive, social, and emotional changes

Question 19

Anorexia nervosa is associated with severe weight loss and extreme fear of gaining weight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Eating disorders are more common among males than females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Describe G.Stanley Hall's views of adolescent development?

Jeremy is 16 years old and drives recklessly.He tells his friends "other people have accidents, NOT me." Which of the following does this type of thinking represent?

Jason has notices that his penis has just gone through a growth spurt.According to the textbook what other bodily changes has Jason likely already experienced?

MATCHING -Reduce dropouts

What tends to be the relationship between moral cognitive development and moral behaviour?

What are the sex differences in cognitive abilities in adolescence?

What causes the vagina to develop during puberty?

Which of the following statements best describes teenage employment?

What do the recent statistics suggest regarding death and injuries among Canadian adolescents? What are the leading causes of death among adolescents in Canada?

John and his classmates are considering their career decisions.Why might hypothetical thinking lead to anxiety for John and some of his classmates?

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

Which of the following statements characterizes the adolescent and hypothetical thinking?

Which of the following control puberty through a complex feedback loop?

Who referred to adolescence as a time of "storm and stress"?

MATCHING -Self-conscious

Which of the following does NOT influence the impact on an adolescent of transitioning to a new school?

According to studies cited in the textbook, which of the following resulted from delinquents' group discussions of moral dilemmas?

According to contemporary research, adolescence is now viewed as a time of which of the following?

Anorexia nervosa is associated with severe weight loss and extreme fear of gaining weight.

Eating disorders are more common among males than females.

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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

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Exam 11: Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Describe G.Stanley Hall's views of adolescent development?

Jeremy is 16 years old and drives recklessly.He tells his friends "other people have accidents, NOT me." Which of the following does this type of thinking represent?

Jason has notices that his penis has just gone through a growth spurt.According to the textbook what other bodily changes has Jason likely already experienced?

MATCHING -Reduce dropouts

What tends to be the relationship between moral cognitive development and moral behaviour?

What are the sex differences in cognitive abilities in adolescence?

What causes the vagina to develop during puberty?

Which of the following statements best describes teenage employment?

What do the recent statistics suggest regarding death and injuries among Canadian adolescents? What are the leading causes of death among adolescents in Canada?

John and his classmates are considering their career decisions.Why might hypothetical thinking lead to anxiety for John and some of his classmates?

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

Which of the following statements characterizes the adolescent and hypothetical thinking?

Which of the following control puberty through a complex feedback loop?

Who referred to adolescence as a time of "storm and stress"?

MATCHING -Self-conscious

Which of the following does NOT influence the impact on an adolescent of transitioning to a new school?

According to studies cited in the textbook, which of the following resulted from delinquents' group discussions of moral dilemmas?

According to contemporary research, adolescence is now viewed as a time of which of the following?

Anorexia nervosa is associated with severe weight loss and extreme fear of gaining weight.

Eating disorders are more common among males than females.

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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