Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

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 3

In a 2013 U.S.national survey,it was found that nationally,_____ percent of twelfth-graders reported being sexually active.

Accepted Answer

A) 76 
B) 15 
C) 49 
D) 83 
A) 76 
B) 15 
C) 49 
D) 83

Question 4

Ms.Chang is trying to prepare her health-class students for the onset of puberty.What should she tell the boys that they are likely to experience first?

Accepted Answer

A) The first ejaculation 
B) Voice changes 
C) Increased penis and testicle size 
D) Growth of facial hair 
A) The first ejaculation 
B) Voice changes 
C) Increased penis and testicle size 
D) Growth of facial hair

Question 5

Identify the theorist who along with her colleagues conducted extensive research into adolescent sleep patterns,and found that when given the opportunity,adolescents will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night.

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Question 6

Thirteen-year-old Grace's blood tests indicate that her levels of testosterone are about twice as high as they were a few years ago,and that her estradiol levels are about eight times higher than earlier.Grace is most likely experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A) normal changes during puberty. 
B) difficulties due to significant imbalances in hormonal levels. 
C) abnormal development of male physical characteristics. 
D) abnormal development of female physical characteristics. 
A) normal changes during puberty. 
B) difficulties due to significant imbalances in hormonal levels. 
C) abnormal development of male physical characteristics. 
D) abnormal development of female physical characteristics.

Question 7

Adolescents in the Family Matters program reported:

Accepted Answer

A) no change in alcohol and cigarette use at three months,but a marked decline at one year. 
B) lower alcohol and cigarette use at three months,but the positive effect seemed to wear off about one year after the program had been completed. 
C) no change in alcohol use,but a marked decrease in cigarette smoking. 
D) lower alcohol and cigarette use at three months and at one year after the program had been completed. 
A) no change in alcohol and cigarette use at three months,but a marked decline at one year. 
B) lower alcohol and cigarette use at three months,but the positive effect seemed to wear off about one year after the program had been completed. 
C) no change in alcohol use,but a marked decrease in cigarette smoking. 
D) lower alcohol and cigarette use at three months and at one year after the program had been completed.

Question 8

A high school principal sends home a letter to parents stating that she is instituting a service learning component and all students are required to participate.

Accepted Answer

What is service learning? When is it mos

Question 9

_____ involves being aware that options and alternatives are available and adapting to the situation.

Accepted Answer

A) Transitivity 
B) Cognitive dissonance 
C) Cognitive flexibility 
D) Disequilibrium 
A) Transitivity 
B) Cognitive dissonance 
C) Cognitive flexibility 
D) Disequilibrium

Question 10

A person suffering from anorexia nervosa would have a weight less than _____ percent of what is considered normal for their age and height.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 60 
C) 85 
D) 65 
A) 25 
B) 60 
C) 85 
D) 65

Question 11

What is the term used to refer to a period of rapid physical maturation,occurring primarily during adolescence,involving hormonal and bodily changes?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Most anorexic individuals are young adult females from:

Accepted Answer

A) middle- and upper-income families. 
B) poor and working-class families. 
C) Asian American and African American families. 
D) families with low achievement demands. 
A) middle- and upper-income families. 
B) poor and working-class families. 
C) Asian American and African American families. 
D) families with low achievement demands.

Question 13

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

Question 14

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa affect:

Accepted Answer

A) men and women equally. 
B) men more than women. 
C) women more than men. 
D) women more than older men,but less than younger men. 
A) men and women equally. 
B) men more than women. 
C) women more than men. 
D) women more than older men,but less than younger men.

Question 15

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 16

Fifteen-year-old Juanita wants to skip school today because she is having a bad hair day and is convinced that everybody will notice and think badly of her.Which aspect of adolescent egocentrism is Juanita experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A) Personal fable 
B) Imaginary audience 
C) Fight-or-flight response 
D) Top-dog phenomenon 
A) Personal fable 
B) Imaginary audience 
C) Fight-or-flight response 
D) Top-dog phenomenon

Question 17

Donna is concerned about her adolescent daughter's tendency to flare up at the mildest provocations.Donna says that her daughter refuses to see reason sometimes and seems unable to exercise much self-control.As a specialist in the development of adolescents,you would tell Donna that her daughter's behavior could partly be explained by the biological reason that:

Accepted Answer

A) the prefrontal cortex-involved in reasoning and self-control-has developed fully by early adolescence. 
B) the corpus callosum,where fibers connect the brain's left and right hemispheres,thickens in adolescence. 
C) by the end of adolescence,individuals have fewer,less selective,less effective neuronal connections than they did as children. 
D) the amygdala-the seat of emotions such as anger-matures earlier than the prefrontal cortex in adolescents. 
A) the prefrontal cortex-involved in reasoning and self-control-has developed fully by early adolescence. 
B) the corpus callosum,where fibers connect the brain's left and right hemispheres,thickens in adolescence. 
C) by the end of adolescence,individuals have fewer,less selective,less effective neuronal connections than they did as children. 
D) the amygdala-the seat of emotions such as anger-matures earlier than the prefrontal cortex in adolescents.

Question 18

Since the 1950s,the adolescent suicide rate has:

Accepted Answer

A) stayed the same. 
B) decreased. 
C) doubled. 
D) tripled. 
A) stayed the same. 
B) decreased. 
C) doubled. 
D) tripled.

Question 19

The growth spurt that characterizes pubertal change occurs approximately _____ for girls than for boys.

Accepted Answer

A) two years earlier 
B) one year earlier 
C) two years later 
D) one year later 
A) two years earlier 
B) one year earlier 
C) two years later 
D) one year later

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) does not occur during adolescence. 
B) is promoted by education in the logic of science and mathematics. 
C) is unaffected by the influence of culture and education. 
D) is commonly seen among all American adults. 
A) does not occur during adolescence. 
B) is promoted by education in the logic of science and mathematics. 
C) is unaffected by the influence of culture and education. 
D) is commonly seen among all American adults.

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

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

In a 2013 U.S.national survey,it was found that nationally,_____ percent of twelfth-graders reported being sexually active.

Ms.Chang is trying to prepare her health-class students for the onset of puberty.What should she tell the boys that they are likely to experience first?

Identify the theorist who along with her colleagues conducted extensive research into adolescent sleep patterns,and found that when given the opportunity,adolescents will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night.

Thirteen-year-old Grace's blood tests indicate that her levels of testosterone are about twice as high as they were a few years ago,and that her estradiol levels are about eight times higher than earlier.Grace is most likely experiencing:

Adolescents in the Family Matters program reported:

A high school principal sends home a letter to parents stating that she is instituting a service learning component and all students are required to participate.

_____ involves being aware that options and alternatives are available and adapting to the situation.

A person suffering from anorexia nervosa would have a weight less than _____ percent of what is considered normal for their age and height.

What is the term used to refer to a period of rapid physical maturation,occurring primarily during adolescence,involving hormonal and bodily changes?

Most anorexic individuals are young adult females from:

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

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa affect:

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

Fifteen-year-old Juanita wants to skip school today because she is having a bad hair day and is convinced that everybody will notice and think badly of her.Which aspect of adolescent egocentrism is Juanita experiencing?

Since the 1950s,the adolescent suicide rate has:

The growth spurt that characterizes pubertal change occurs approximately _____ for girls than for boys.

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

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

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

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

In a 2013 U.S.national survey,it was found that nationally,_____ percent of twelfth-graders reported being sexually active.

Ms.Chang is trying to prepare her health-class students for the onset of puberty.What should she tell the boys that they are likely to experience first?

Identify the theorist who along with her colleagues conducted extensive research into adolescent sleep patterns,and found that when given the opportunity,adolescents will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night.

Thirteen-year-old Grace's blood tests indicate that her levels of testosterone are about twice as high as they were a few years ago,and that her estradiol levels are about eight times higher than earlier.Grace is most likely experiencing:

Adolescents in the Family Matters program reported:

A high school principal sends home a letter to parents stating that she is instituting a service learning component and all students are required to participate.

_____ involves being aware that options and alternatives are available and adapting to the situation.

A person suffering from anorexia nervosa would have a weight less than _____ percent of what is considered normal for their age and height.

What is the term used to refer to a period of rapid physical maturation,occurring primarily during adolescence,involving hormonal and bodily changes?

Most anorexic individuals are young adult females from:

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

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa affect:

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

Fifteen-year-old Juanita wants to skip school today because she is having a bad hair day and is convinced that everybody will notice and think badly of her.Which aspect of adolescent egocentrism is Juanita experiencing?

Since the 1950s,the adolescent suicide rate has:

The growth spurt that characterizes pubertal change occurs approximately _____ for girls than for boys.

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

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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