Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

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According to a recent large-scale study of eighth- and tenth-graders,amongst the various risk factors,which of the following is the strongest predictor of substance abuse?

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Question 101

The _____ is the part of adolescent egocentrism involving a sense of uniqueness and invincibility.

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Question 102

Recent research has found that early-maturing girls are more likely than late-maturing girls to be:

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Question 103

Bulimia nervosa typically begins in:

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Question 104

_____ learning is a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

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Question 105

Which researcher,in 2003,suggested adolescents have difficulty controlling their emotions because their prefrontal cortex has not yet fully developed.

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Question 106

Penny has been diagnosed as suffering from bulimia nervosa.It is most likely that she:

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Question 107

Most anorexics are young adult females from:

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Question 108

In contrast to Piaget's views,the development of formal operational thinking:

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Question 109

According to the study by Lloyd Johnston and his colleagues at the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan monitoring the drug use of America's high school seniors in a wide range of public and private high schools,the percentage of illicit drug use:

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Question 110

Anorexic people use food as a means of:

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Question 111

_____ is the second leading cause of death in adolescence.

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Question 112

Outline the cognitive changes that occur in adolescence and allow improved critical thinking.

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Question 113

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

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Question 114

What is the term for a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community?

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Question 115

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that education programs that emphasize contraceptive knowledge:

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Question 116

Adolescent use of alcohol has recently shown a(n)_____.

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Question 117

What is the term for the belief,reflecting adolescents' egocentrism,that others are as interested in them as they themselves are,as well as attention-getting behavior-attempts to be noticed,visible,and "on stage"?

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Question 118

Almost half of all deaths from 15 to 24 years of age are due to:

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Question 119

Which of the following is typically the last male pubertal characteristic to occur?

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According to a recent large-scale study of eighth- and tenth-graders,amongst the various risk factors,which of the following is the strongest predictor of substance abuse?

The _____ is the part of adolescent egocentrism involving a sense of uniqueness and invincibility.

Recent research has found that early-maturing girls are more likely than late-maturing girls to be:

Bulimia nervosa typically begins in:

_____ learning is a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

Which researcher,in 2003,suggested adolescents have difficulty controlling their emotions because their prefrontal cortex has not yet fully developed.

Penny has been diagnosed as suffering from bulimia nervosa.It is most likely that she:

Most anorexics are young adult females from:

In contrast to Piaget's views,the development of formal operational thinking:

According to the study by Lloyd Johnston and his colleagues at the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan monitoring the drug use of America's high school seniors in a wide range of public and private high schools,the percentage of illicit drug use:

Anorexic people use food as a means of:

_____ is the second leading cause of death in adolescence.

Outline the cognitive changes that occur in adolescence and allow improved critical thinking.

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

What is the term for a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community?

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that education programs that emphasize contraceptive knowledge:

Adolescent use of alcohol has recently shown a(n)_____.

What is the term for the belief,reflecting adolescents' egocentrism,that others are as interested in them as they themselves are,as well as attention-getting behavior-attempts to be noticed,visible,and "on stage"?

Almost half of all deaths from 15 to 24 years of age are due to:

Which of the following is typically the last male pubertal characteristic to occur?

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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