Question 1

Which of the following statements about the timing and variations in puberty is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children in European countries mature up to a year earlier than their American counterparts. 
B)  For girls, menarche is considered within the normal range if it appears between the ages of 9 and 15. 
C)  Genes have little to do with when and how puberty develops. 
D)  Non-Latino White girls experience puberty earlier than African American girls. 
A)  Children in European countries mature up to a year earlier than their American counterparts. 
B)  For girls, menarche is considered within the normal range if it appears between the ages of 9 and 15. 
C)  Genes have little to do with when and how puberty develops. 
D)  Non-Latino White girls experience puberty earlier than African American girls.

Question 2

A girl's first menstruation is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  gonadarche 
B)  spermarche 
C)  menarche 
D)  adrenarche 
A)  gonadarche 
B)  spermarche 
C)  menarche 
D)  adrenarche

Question 3

Which theorist proposed the "storm-and-stress" view that adolescence is a turbulent time charged with conflict and mood swings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anna Freud 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  G. Stanley Hall 
D)  Daniel Offer 
A)  Anna Freud 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  G. Stanley Hall 
D)  Daniel Offer

Question 4

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs):

Accepted Answer

A)  are rarely passed through oral sex. 
B)  can be prevented through the use of contraceptive pills or implants. 
C)  rarely occur in U.S. adolescents. 
D)  are contracted primarily through sexual contact. 
A)  are rarely passed through oral sex. 
B)  can be prevented through the use of contraceptive pills or implants. 
C)  rarely occur in U.S. adolescents. 
D)  are contracted primarily through sexual contact.

Question 5

Recent research revealed that _____ parenting was linked to lower adolescent alcohol consumption.

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian 
B)  authoritative 
C)  neglectful 
D)  indulgent 
A)  authoritarian 
B)  authoritative 
C)  neglectful 
D)  indulgent

Question 6

Research has shown that infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  high birth weight. 
B)  Down syndrome. 
C)  childhood illnesses. 
D)  type II diabetes. 
A)  high birth weight. 
B)  Down syndrome. 
C)  childhood illnesses. 
D)  type II diabetes.

Question 7

A period of rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes that occurs primarily during adolescence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A period of rapid physical maturation involving...

Question 8

Which of the following hormones dominates in male pubertal development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Testosterone 
B)  Progesterone 
C)  Estrogen 
D)  Follicle stimulating hormone 
A)  Testosterone 
B)  Progesterone 
C)  Estrogen 
D)  Follicle stimulating hormone

Question 9

Approximately _____ percent of U.S. women are estimated to develop bulimia nervosa.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to 2 
B)  5 to 6 
C)  10 to 12 
D)  15 to 20 
A)  1 to 2 
B)  5 to 6 
C)  10 to 12 
D)  15 to 20

Question 10

Anorexic people and bulimic people differ in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  severity of their disorders. 
B)  degree of restrictions they place on food intake. 
C)  psychological factors underlying their disorders. 
D)  degree of control they have over their families' demands of them. 
A)  severity of their disorders. 
B)  degree of restrictions they place on food intake. 
C)  psychological factors underlying their disorders. 
D)  degree of control they have over their families' demands of them.

Question 11

A national study of U.S. adolescents revealed that physical activity:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased until 13 years of age but then declined through 18 years of age. 
B)  in childhood and early adolescence would persist through to adulthood. 
C)  increased until 13 years of age and then remained stable throughout adulthood. 
D)  decreased until 13 years of age and then stabilized to last through 18 years of age. 
A)  increased until 13 years of age but then declined through 18 years of age. 
B)  in childhood and early adolescence would persist through to adulthood. 
C)  increased until 13 years of age and then remained stable throughout adulthood. 
D)  decreased until 13 years of age and then stabilized to last through 18 years of age.

Question 12

Which of the following is a concern related to U.S. high school education?

Accepted Answer

A)  High expectations for success 
B)  High standards for learning 
C)  Fostering of passivity in students 
D)  Too much variety in the pathways students can take 
A)  High expectations for success 
B)  High standards for learning 
C)  Fostering of passivity in students 
D)  Too much variety in the pathways students can take

Question 13

The U.S. adolescent pregnancy rate is _____ times as high as in the Netherlands.

Accepted Answer

A)  ten 
B)  three 
C)  five 
D)  eight 
A)  ten 
B)  three 
C)  five 
D)  eight

Question 14

Mary Carskadon and her colleagues' research on adolescent sleep patterns found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  when given the opportunity adolescents will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night. 
B)  adolescents' biological clocks undergo a shift as they get older, so that older adolescents start to feel sleepy an hour earlier than younger adolescents. 
C)  younger adolescents tend to be sleepier during the day than older adolescents. 
D)  increased sleepiness in adolescents during the day was primarily due to academic work or social pressures. 
A)  when given the opportunity adolescents will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night. 
B)  adolescents' biological clocks undergo a shift as they get older, so that older adolescents start to feel sleepy an hour earlier than younger adolescents. 
C)  younger adolescents tend to be sleepier during the day than older adolescents. 
D)  increased sleepiness in adolescents during the day was primarily due to academic work or social pressures.

Question 15

Exercise is related to all of the following positive outcomes in adolescence, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  a lower incidence of type I diabetes. 
B)  reduced triglyceride levels. 
C)  lower blood pressure. 
D)  normal weight status. 
A)  a lower incidence of type I diabetes. 
B)  reduced triglyceride levels. 
C)  lower blood pressure. 
D)  normal weight status.

Question 16

_____ refers to a lack of menstruation in girls who have reached puberty.

Accepted Answer

A)  Amenorrhea 
B)  Anemia 
C)  Menarche 
D)  Anorexia 
A)  Amenorrhea 
B)  Anemia 
C)  Menarche 
D)  Anorexia

Question 17

According to David Elkind, personal fable and imaginary audience are parts of adolescent:

Accepted Answer

A)  co-rumination. 
B)  expression. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  solipsism. 
A)  co-rumination. 
B)  expression. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  solipsism.

Question 18

Which of the following is one of the main characteristics of people suffering from anorexia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher than average body weight 
B)  Higher than average height 
C)  A distorted image of the body shape 
D)  A constant need to consume food 
A)  Higher than average body weight 
B)  Higher than average height 
C)  A distorted image of the body shape 
D)  A constant need to consume food

Question 19

According to Jean Piaget, around age 11, the fourth stage of cognitive development, the _____ stage, begins.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operational 
B)  formal operational 
C)  postoperational 
D)  passive operational 
A)  concrete operational 
B)  formal operational 
C)  postoperational 
D)  passive operational

Question 20

Puberty:

Accepted Answer

A)  is the same as adolescence. 
B)  ends long before adolescence does. 
C)  occurs in a single, sudden event. 
D)  has an easily identifiable beginning and ending. 
A)  is the same as adolescence. 
B)  ends long before adolescence does. 
C)  occurs in a single, sudden event. 
D)  has an easily identifiable beginning and ending.

Which of the following statements about the timing and variations in puberty is true?

A girl's first menstruation is called _____.

Which theorist proposed the "storm-and-stress" view that adolescence is a turbulent time charged with conflict and mood swings?

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs):

Recent research revealed that _____ parenting was linked to lower adolescent alcohol consumption.

Research has shown that infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have:

A period of rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes that occurs primarily during adolescence.

Which of the following hormones dominates in male pubertal development?

Approximately _____ percent of U.S. women are estimated to develop bulimia nervosa.

Anorexic people and bulimic people differ in the:

A national study of U.S. adolescents revealed that physical activity:

Which of the following is a concern related to U.S. high school education?

The U.S. adolescent pregnancy rate is _____ times as high as in the Netherlands.

Mary Carskadon and her colleagues' research on adolescent sleep patterns found that:

Exercise is related to all of the following positive outcomes in adolescence, EXCEPT:

_____ refers to a lack of menstruation in girls who have reached puberty.

According to David Elkind, personal fable and imaginary audience are parts of adolescent:

Which of the following is one of the main characteristics of people suffering from anorexia nervosa?

According to Jean Piaget, around age 11, the fourth stage of cognitive development, the _____ stage, begins.

Puberty:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Which of the following statements about the timing and variations in puberty is true?

A girl's first menstruation is called _____.

Which theorist proposed the "storm-and-stress" view that adolescence is a turbulent time charged with conflict and mood swings?

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs):

Recent research revealed that _____ parenting was linked to lower adolescent alcohol consumption.

Research has shown that infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have:

A period of rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes that occurs primarily during adolescence.

Which of the following hormones dominates in male pubertal development?

Approximately _____ percent of U.S. women are estimated to develop bulimia nervosa.

Anorexic people and bulimic people differ in the:

A national study of U.S. adolescents revealed that physical activity:

Which of the following is a concern related to U.S. high school education?

The U.S. adolescent pregnancy rate is _____ times as high as in the Netherlands.

Mary Carskadon and her colleagues' research on adolescent sleep patterns found that:

Exercise is related to all of the following positive outcomes in adolescence, EXCEPT:

_____ refers to a lack of menstruation in girls who have reached puberty.

According to David Elkind, personal fable and imaginary audience are parts of adolescent:

Which of the following is one of the main characteristics of people suffering from anorexia nervosa?

According to Jean Piaget, around age 11, the fourth stage of cognitive development, the _____ stage, begins.

Puberty:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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