Question 1

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 2

Which of the following describes the federal government's exercise recommendations?

Accepted Answer

A) A minimum of 15 minutes of mild exercise per day. 
B) A maximum of 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per day. 
C) A minimum of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per day. 
D) A maximum of 15 minutes of mild exercise per day. 
A) A minimum of 15 minutes of mild exercise per day. 
B) A maximum of 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per day. 
C) A minimum of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per day. 
D) A maximum of 15 minutes of mild exercise per day.

Question 3

Discuss the importance of controlling one's attention during adolescence.

Accepted Answer

Controlling attention is a key aspect of

Question 4

National data indicates that the percentage of overweight U.S.12- to 19-year-olds increased from _____ percent in the early 1990s to nearly _____ percent in 2011-2012.

Accepted Answer

A) 60; 80 
B) 39; 48 
C) 11; 21 
D) 20; 25 
A) 60; 80 
B) 39; 48 
C) 11; 21 
D) 20; 25

Question 5

The majority of unintentional injuries in adolescence involve:

Accepted Answer

A) motor vehicle accidents. 
B) firearms. 
C) homicide. 
D) sports-related injuries. 
A) motor vehicle accidents. 
B) firearms. 
C) homicide. 
D) sports-related injuries.

Question 6

Puberty refers to a period of:

Accepted Answer

A) declining abstract thought and emotional maturation during late adolescence involving neural and synaptic development in the brain. 
B) declining gross motor development during late childhood due to the maturation of the temporal and parietal lobes. 
C) rapid psychological and emotional maturation that lasts through adolescence and is a product of enhanced cognitive development. 
D) rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes that occurs primarily during early adolescence. 
A) declining abstract thought and emotional maturation during late adolescence involving neural and synaptic development in the brain. 
B) declining gross motor development during late childhood due to the maturation of the temporal and parietal lobes. 
C) rapid psychological and emotional maturation that lasts through adolescence and is a product of enhanced cognitive development. 
D) rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes that occurs primarily during early adolescence.

Question 7

Identify the similarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa?

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 8

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 9

Which of the following qualifies as binge drinking as defined in the University of Michigan surveys?

Accepted Answer

A) Having less than five drinks in the last two weeks. 
B) Having seven or more drinks in a row in the last two weeks. 
C) Having less than four drinks in the last week. 
D) Having five or more drinks in a row in the last two weeks. 
A) Having less than five drinks in the last two weeks. 
B) Having seven or more drinks in a row in the last two weeks. 
C) Having less than four drinks in the last week. 
D) Having five or more drinks in a row in the last two weeks.

Question 10

Anorexia nervosa is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) eating disorder that involves a binge-and-purge sequence on a regular basis. 
B) anxiety disorder whose chief symptom is unrealistic fear of food. 
C) drug-induced reaction that produces tremors and vomiting. 
D) eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation. 
A) eating disorder that involves a binge-and-purge sequence on a regular basis. 
B) anxiety disorder whose chief symptom is unrealistic fear of food. 
C) drug-induced reaction that produces tremors and vomiting. 
D) eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Which of the following is a similarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

A) They are highly perfectionistic. 
B) They are severely underweight. 
C) They have a positive body image. 
D) They have a fear of weight loss. 
A) They are highly perfectionistic. 
B) They are severely underweight. 
C) They have a positive body image. 
D) They have a fear of weight loss.

Question 13

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 14

In a study,almost 50 percent of high school dropouts cited _____ reasons for leaving school.

Accepted Answer

A) economic 
B) peer-related 
C) school-related 
D) family-related 
A) economic 
B) peer-related 
C) school-related 
D) family-related

Question 15

Based on age of onset,when is anorexia nervosa most likely to begin?

Accepted Answer

A) Childhood 
B) Late adulthood 
C) Emerging adulthood 
D) Early to middle adolescent years 
A) Childhood 
B) Late adulthood 
C) Emerging adulthood 
D) Early to middle adolescent years

Question 16

The mean age at the beginning of the growth spurt in girls is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 6 
B) 14 
C) 12 
D) 9 
A) 6 
B) 14 
C) 12 
D) 9

Question 17

The _____,where fibers connect the brain's left and right hemispheres,thickens in adolescence,and this improves adolescents' ability to process information.

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) corpus callosum 
C) parietal lobe 
D) temporal lobe 
A) amygdala 
B) corpus callosum 
C) parietal lobe 
D) temporal lobe

Question 18

What role does the top-dog phenomenon play when adolescents make the transition to middle or to junior high school?

Accepted Answer

When students make the transition to mid

Question 19

For the majority of teens,adolescence is marked by:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Adolescent _____ is the heightened self-consciousness of adolescents.

Accepted Answer

A) mirror complex 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) solipsism 
D) egocentrism 
A) mirror complex 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) solipsism 
D) egocentrism

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

Which of the following describes the federal government's exercise recommendations?

Discuss the importance of controlling one's attention during adolescence.

National data indicates that the percentage of overweight U.S.12- to 19-year-olds increased from _ percent in the early 1990s to nearly _ percent in 2011-2012.

The majority of unintentional injuries in adolescence involve:

Puberty refers to a period of:

Identify the similarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa?

Anorexic people and bulimic people differ in the:

Which of the following qualifies as binge drinking as defined in the University of Michigan surveys?

Anorexia nervosa is a(n):

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

Which of the following is a similarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa?

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

In a study,almost 50 percent of high school dropouts cited _____ reasons for leaving school.

Based on age of onset,when is anorexia nervosa most likely to begin?

The mean age at the beginning of the growth spurt in girls is _____.

The _____,where fibers connect the brain's left and right hemispheres,thickens in adolescence,and this improves adolescents' ability to process information.

What role does the top-dog phenomenon play when adolescents make the transition to middle or to junior high school?

For the majority of teens,adolescence is marked by:

Adolescent _____ is the heightened self-consciousness of adolescents.

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

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

Which of the following describes the federal government's exercise recommendations?

Discuss the importance of controlling one's attention during adolescence.

National data indicates that the percentage of overweight U.S.12- to 19-year-olds increased from _____ percent in the early 1990s to nearly _____ percent in 2011-2012.

The majority of unintentional injuries in adolescence involve:

Puberty refers to a period of:

Identify the similarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa?

Anorexic people and bulimic people differ in the:

Which of the following qualifies as binge drinking as defined in the University of Michigan surveys?

Anorexia nervosa is a(n):

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

Which of the following is a similarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa?

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

In a study,almost 50 percent of high school dropouts cited _____ reasons for leaving school.

Based on age of onset,when is anorexia nervosa most likely to begin?

The mean age at the beginning of the growth spurt in girls is _____.

The _____,where fibers connect the brain's left and right hemispheres,thickens in adolescence,and this improves adolescents' ability to process information.

What role does the top-dog phenomenon play when adolescents make the transition to middle or to junior high school?

For the majority of teens,adolescence is marked by:

Adolescent _____ is the heightened self-consciousness of adolescents.

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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National data indicates that the percentage of overweight U.S.12- to 19-year-olds increased from _ percent in the early 1990s to nearly _ percent in 2011-2012.