Question 1

In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner,a teenage girl has a _____ percent risk of getting HIV.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  10 
C)  25 
D)  50 
A)  1 
B)  10 
C)  25 
D)  50

Question 2

Identify the theorist who suggested that,in the later years of childhood and continuing in adolescence,individuals approach cognitive levels that may or may not be achieved,in contrast to the largely universal cognitive levels that young children attain.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Which of the following describes the findings of the U.S.survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority of the adolescents got less than eight hours of sleep on school nights. 
B)  Older adolescents got markedly less sleep on school nights than younger adolescents. 
C)  A higher number of adolescents in ninth grade were getting inadequate sleep on school nights than adolescents in twelfth grade. 
D)  Adolescents who got inadequate sleep were no more likely to be in a depressed mood than those who got adequate sleep. 
A)  The majority of the adolescents got less than eight hours of sleep on school nights. 
B)  Older adolescents got markedly less sleep on school nights than younger adolescents. 
C)  A higher number of adolescents in ninth grade were getting inadequate sleep on school nights than adolescents in twelfth grade. 
D)  Adolescents who got inadequate sleep were no more likely to be in a depressed mood than those who got adequate sleep.

Question 4

In 1989,the Carnegie Corporation issued an extremely negative evaluation of U.S.middle schools.They made several recommendations for how to improve schools.Imagine you are a middle school principal and can institute any changes you want.Based on these recommendations what kind of things would you do to create a more effective schools for adolescents?

Accepted Answer

In 1989,the Carnegie Corporation issued

Question 5

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 6

What is the term for an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

In the formal operational stage,adolescents begin to think more as a scientist thinks,devising plans to solve problems and systematically testing solutions.This type of problem solving requires _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  trial-and-error reasoning 
B)  hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
C)  concrete operational reasoning 
D)  preconventional reasoning 
A)  trial-and-error reasoning 
B)  hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
C)  concrete operational reasoning 
D)  preconventional reasoning

Question 8

In a U.S.national survey conducted in 2011,_____ percent of twelfth-graders reported that they had experienced sexual intercourse,compared with _____ percent of ninth-graders.

Accepted Answer

A)  20; 10 
B)  63; 33 
C)  77; 90 
D)  60; 52 
A)  20; 10 
B)  63; 33 
C)  77; 90 
D)  60; 52

Question 9

Identify a strategy that can help prevent students from dropping out of school.

Accepted Answer

A)  Enrolling the students only in a community-based education and reducing parental monitoring. 
B)  Provide early intervention for reading problems 
C)  Facilitating and emphasizing peer learning 
D)  Rotating the students through teachers in high school 
A)  Enrolling the students only in a community-based education and reducing parental monitoring. 
B)  Provide early intervention for reading problems 
C)  Facilitating and emphasizing peer learning 
D)  Rotating the students through teachers in high school

Question 10

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 11

The abstract quality of thinking during the _____ stage is evident in the adolescent's verbal problem-solving ability.

Accepted Answer

A)  passive operational 
B)  concrete operational 
C)  formal operational 
D)  conventional reasoning 
A)  passive operational 
B)  concrete operational 
C)  formal operational 
D)  conventional reasoning

Question 12

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 13

For the majority of teens,adolescence is marked by:

Accepted Answer

A)  stress and storm. 
B)  delinquency. 
C)  a healthy self-image. 
D)  low self-esteem. 
A)  stress and storm. 
B)  delinquency. 
C)  a healthy self-image. 
D)  low self-esteem.

Question 14

The Carnegie Corporation evaluated U.S.middle schools and recommended that:

Accepted Answer

A)  smaller "communities" or "houses" should be developed to lessen the impersonal nature of large middle schools. 
B)  schools improve their use of technology,computers,and skills that will be needed in the 21st century. 
C)  schools add more grade levels to encompass a wider age range to reflect differences in adolescent development. 
D)  middle schools be integrated with high schools so that the younger adolescents can take advantage of having older adolescents as role models. 
A)  smaller "communities" or "houses" should be developed to lessen the impersonal nature of large middle schools. 
B)  schools improve their use of technology,computers,and skills that will be needed in the 21st century. 
C)  schools add more grade levels to encompass a wider age range to reflect differences in adolescent development. 
D)  middle schools be integrated with high schools so that the younger adolescents can take advantage of having older adolescents as role models.

Question 15

Amanda's mother suffers from anorexia nervosa.Which of the following statements about Amanda is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amanda is highly likely to have a more positive body-image. 
B)  Amanda is at risk of becoming anorexic herself. 
C)  Amanda is more likely to have healthy eating habits. 
D)  Amanda is not at risk for anorexia due to increased awareness. 
A)  Amanda is highly likely to have a more positive body-image. 
B)  Amanda is at risk of becoming anorexic herself. 
C)  Amanda is more likely to have healthy eating habits. 
D)  Amanda is not at risk for anorexia due to increased awareness.

Question 16

Leila,a 14-year-old girl,feels that nobody understands her,especially her parents and teachers.Leila's feelings reflect the _____ aspect of an adolescent's egocentrism.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal fable 
B)  imaginary audience 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
D)  collective myth 
A)  personal fable 
B)  imaginary audience 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
D)  collective myth

Question 17

Discuss how early or late maturation affects boys and girls.

Accepted Answer

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Study some

Question 18

Bill wants to know how he can prevent drug abuse by his adolescent son.You would suggest that Bill:

Accepted Answer

A)  have family dinners most nights of the week. 
B)  discourage his son from making more friends at school. 
C)  engage in lesser parental monitoring and control. 
D)  cease to emphasize educational success. 
A)  have family dinners most nights of the week. 
B)  discourage his son from making more friends at school. 
C)  engage in lesser parental monitoring and control. 
D)  cease to emphasize educational success.

Question 19

Identify the similarity between anorexics and bulimics.

Accepted Answer

A)  They are unconcerned about their weight. 
B)  They are severely underweight. 
C)  They have a distorted body image. 
D)  They maintain a healthy,well-balanced diet. 
A)  They are unconcerned about their weight. 
B)  They are severely underweight. 
C)  They have a distorted body image. 
D)  They maintain a healthy,well-balanced diet.

Question 20

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.

In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner,a teenage girl has a _____ percent risk of getting HIV.

Identify the theorist who suggested that,in the later years of childhood and continuing in adolescence,individuals approach cognitive levels that may or may not be achieved,in contrast to the largely universal cognitive levels that young children attain.

Which of the following describes the findings of the U.S.survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation?

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

What is the term for an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation?

In the formal operational stage,adolescents begin to think more as a scientist thinks,devising plans to solve problems and systematically testing solutions.This type of problem solving requires _____.

In a U.S.national survey conducted in 2011,_ percent of twelfth-graders reported that they had experienced sexual intercourse,compared with _ percent of ninth-graders.

Identify a strategy that can help prevent students from dropping out of school.

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

The abstract quality of thinking during the _____ stage is evident in the adolescent's verbal problem-solving ability.

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

For the majority of teens,adolescence is marked by:

The Carnegie Corporation evaluated U.S.middle schools and recommended that:

Amanda's mother suffers from anorexia nervosa.Which of the following statements about Amanda is TRUE?

Leila,a 14-year-old girl,feels that nobody understands her,especially her parents and teachers.Leila's feelings reflect the _____ aspect of an adolescent's egocentrism.

Discuss how early or late maturation affects boys and girls.

Bill wants to know how he can prevent drug abuse by his adolescent son.You would suggest that Bill:

Identify the similarity between anorexics and bulimics.

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

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

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 Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death,Dying,and Grieving

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Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner,a teenage girl has a _____ percent risk of getting HIV.

Identify the theorist who suggested that,in the later years of childhood and continuing in adolescence,individuals approach cognitive levels that may or may not be achieved,in contrast to the largely universal cognitive levels that young children attain.

Which of the following describes the findings of the U.S.survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation?

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

What is the term for an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation?

In the formal operational stage,adolescents begin to think more as a scientist thinks,devising plans to solve problems and systematically testing solutions.This type of problem solving requires _____.

In a U.S.national survey conducted in 2011,_____ percent of twelfth-graders reported that they had experienced sexual intercourse,compared with _____ percent of ninth-graders.

Identify a strategy that can help prevent students from dropping out of school.

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

The abstract quality of thinking during the _____ stage is evident in the adolescent's verbal problem-solving ability.

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

For the majority of teens,adolescence is marked by:

The Carnegie Corporation evaluated U.S.middle schools and recommended that:

Amanda's mother suffers from anorexia nervosa.Which of the following statements about Amanda is TRUE?

Leila,a 14-year-old girl,feels that nobody understands her,especially her parents and teachers.Leila's feelings reflect the _____ aspect of an adolescent's egocentrism.

Discuss how early or late maturation affects boys and girls.

Bill wants to know how he can prevent drug abuse by his adolescent son.You would suggest that Bill:

Identify the similarity between anorexics and bulimics.

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

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

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 Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death,Dying,and Grieving

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In a U.S.national survey conducted in 2011,_ percent of twelfth-graders reported that they had experienced sexual intercourse,compared with _ percent of ninth-graders.