Question 1

Which of the following provides practice with spatial skills among adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Solving complex mathematics problems 
B)  Engaging in word games during leisure 
C)  Playing with toys such as blocks, Legos, and Erector sets 
D)  Actively participating in community-supporting events 
A)  Solving complex mathematics problems 
B)  Engaging in word games during leisure 
C)  Playing with toys such as blocks, Legos, and Erector sets 
D)  Actively participating in community-supporting events

Question 2

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 3

Which of the following statements is true of estrogen?

Accepted Answer

A)  It promotes the growth of the fatty and supporting tissue in the hips and buttocks. 
B)  It accelerates the female growth spurt some years after testosterone accelerates that of males. 
C)  It prevents the long bones from making further gains in length in females. 
D)  It stems from the small amount of female sex hormones secreted by the testes. 
A)  It promotes the growth of the fatty and supporting tissue in the hips and buttocks. 
B)  It accelerates the female growth spurt some years after testosterone accelerates that of males. 
C)  It prevents the long bones from making further gains in length in females. 
D)  It stems from the small amount of female sex hormones secreted by the testes.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

Which of the following statements is true of sex hormones?

Accepted Answer

A)  They trigger the development of primary and secondary sex characteristics. 
B)  They respond to pituitary hormones by increasing their production of gonads. 
C)  They control the production of antibodies by the immune system. 
D)  They signal the pituitary gland, which, in turn, releases hormones. 
A)  They trigger the development of primary and secondary sex characteristics. 
B)  They respond to pituitary hormones by increasing their production of gonads. 
C)  They control the production of antibodies by the immune system. 
D)  They signal the pituitary gland, which, in turn, releases hormones.

Question 8

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 9

According to Kohlberg, _____ is a period during which moral judgments are derived from moral principles and people look to themselves to set moral standards.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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 11

Testosterone typically brakes the male growth spurt some years before estrogen brakes that of females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The personal fable is connected with such behaviors as being reserved and avoiding risks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Boys stop growing out of their pants about a year before they stop growing out of their jackets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to 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 15

Visual-spatial ability refers to the ability to visualize objects or shapes and to mentally manipulate and rotate them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following triggers the development of acne?

Accepted Answer

A)  Progesterone 
B)  Estrogen 
C)  Testosterone 
D)  Serotonin 
A)  Progesterone 
B)  Estrogen 
C)  Testosterone 
D)  Serotonin

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true of marijuana?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helps users relax and elevates their mood. 
B)  It enhances short-term memory of users. 
C)  It helps users in better perceptual-motor coordination. 
D)  It decreases sensory awareness of users. 
A)  It helps users relax and elevates their mood. 
B)  It enhances short-term memory of users. 
C)  It helps users in better perceptual-motor coordination. 
D)  It decreases sensory awareness of users.

Question 18

Which of the following is a characteristic of anorexia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Binge eating 
B)  A distorted body image 
C)  An increase in bone density 
D)  A dramatic weight gain 
A)  Binge eating 
B)  A distorted body image 
C)  An increase in bone density 
D)  A dramatic weight gain

Question 19

Which of the following is a difference between primary sex characteristics and secondary sex characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  The primary sex characteristics are physical indicators of sexual maturation, while the secondary sex characteristics trigger the development of sex hormones. 
B)  The primary sex characteristics are structures that make reproduction possible, while the secondary sex characteristics are not directly involved in reproduction. 
C)  The primary sex characteristics include breast development, while the secondary sex characteristics include the ovaries and testes. 
D)  The primary sex characteristics respond to pituitary hormones, while the secondary sex characteristics do not respond to pituitary hormones. 
A)  The primary sex characteristics are physical indicators of sexual maturation, while the secondary sex characteristics trigger the development of sex hormones. 
B)  The primary sex characteristics are structures that make reproduction possible, while the secondary sex characteristics are not directly involved in reproduction. 
C)  The primary sex characteristics include breast development, while the secondary sex characteristics include the ovaries and testes. 
D)  The primary sex characteristics respond to pituitary hormones, while the secondary sex characteristics do not respond to pituitary hormones.

Question 20

At age 20 or 21, men stop growing taller because testosterone causes_____, which prevents the long bones from making further gains in length.

Accepted Answer

A)  nocturnal emission 
B)  epiphyseal closure 
C)  osteoporosis 
D)  gynecomastia 
A)  nocturnal emission 
B)  epiphyseal closure 
C)  osteoporosis 
D)  gynecomastia

Which of the following provides practice with spatial skills among adolescents?

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

Which of the following statements is true of estrogen?

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

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?

Which of the following statements is true of sex hormones?

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.

According to Kohlberg, _____ is a period during which moral judgments are derived from moral principles and people look to themselves to set moral standards.

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

Testosterone typically brakes the male growth spurt some years before estrogen brakes that of females.

The personal fable is connected with such behaviors as being reserved and avoiding risks.

Boys stop growing out of their pants about a year before they stop growing out of their jackets.

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

Visual-spatial ability refers to the ability to visualize objects or shapes and to mentally manipulate and rotate them.

Which of the following triggers the development of acne?

Which of the following statements is true of marijuana?

Which of the following is a characteristic of anorexia nervosa?

Which of the following is a difference between primary sex characteristics and secondary sex characteristics?

At age 20 or 21, men stop growing taller because testosterone causes_____, which prevents the long bones from making further gains in length.

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 provides practice with spatial skills among adolescents?

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

Which of the following statements is true of estrogen?

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

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?

Which of the following statements is true of sex hormones?

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.

According to Kohlberg, _____ is a period during which moral judgments are derived from moral principles and people look to themselves to set moral standards.

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

Testosterone typically brakes the male growth spurt some years before estrogen brakes that of females.

The personal fable is connected with such behaviors as being reserved and avoiding risks.

Boys stop growing out of their pants about a year before they stop growing out of their jackets.

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

Visual-spatial ability refers to the ability to visualize objects or shapes and to mentally manipulate and rotate them.

Which of the following triggers the development of acne?

Which of the following statements is true of marijuana?

Which of the following is a characteristic of anorexia nervosa?

Which of the following is a difference between primary sex characteristics and secondary sex characteristics?

At age 20 or 21, men stop growing taller because testosterone causes_____, which prevents the long bones from making further gains in length.

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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