Question 1

When Hortense gets an A on her math exam,her parents give her $25.

Accepted Answer

A) This is likely to make her grades go down. 
B) This is likely to encourage her need for achievement. 
C) This is likely to get her more interested in learning. 
D) This is an extrinsic motivator. 
A) This is likely to make her grades go down. 
B) This is likely to encourage her need for achievement. 
C) This is likely to get her more interested in learning. 
D) This is an extrinsic motivator.

Question 2

Approximately _____ of adolescents report believing in some kind of God.

Accepted Answer

A) 50% 
B) 65% 
C) 80% 
D) 95% 
A) 50% 
B) 65% 
C) 80% 
D) 95%

Question 3

Einar will be most successful if he uses _____ reasoning to solve the following problem:
All psychologists are kind and wise
Larry is a psychologist
Is Larry kind and wise?

Accepted Answer

A) deductive 
B) inductive 
C) reductive 
D) productive 
A) deductive 
B) inductive 
C) reductive 
D) productive

Question 4

By the 8th grade,most students

Accepted Answer

A) don't want their peers to know about their success in school. 
B) don't want their parents to know about their success in school. 
C) don't want their teachers to know how hard they work on school assignments. 
D) don't care what other people think about how much they work in school,or how well they're doing. 
A) don't want their peers to know about their success in school. 
B) don't want their parents to know about their success in school. 
C) don't want their teachers to know how hard they work on school assignments. 
D) don't care what other people think about how much they work in school,or how well they're doing.

Question 5

Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's ability to focus her attention

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A) increases steadily throughout the life-span. 
B) increases until middle adulthood,then starts to decay. 
C) increases until about age 20. 
D) increases in specific,discrete stages. 
A) increases steadily throughout the life-span. 
B) increases until middle adulthood,then starts to decay. 
C) increases until about age 20. 
D) increases in specific,discrete stages.

Question 6

One problem with high school education seems to be that it is

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A) geared primarily to preparing college-bound students. 
B) geared primarily to teaching trades that are no longer needed. 
C) geared primarily to training low-level workers for the service industries. 
D) geared primarily to keeping adolescents off the streets. 
A) geared primarily to preparing college-bound students. 
B) geared primarily to teaching trades that are no longer needed. 
C) geared primarily to training low-level workers for the service industries. 
D) geared primarily to keeping adolescents off the streets.

Question 7

Gwyneth loves to drive at high speed with a carload of her friends.Although her parents have warned her about the danger of doing this,she feels that nothing bad will happen to her.Accidents and crashes are things that only happen to other people.Gwyneth's belief in her own invulnerability is part of her

Accepted Answer

A) imaginary audience. 
B) personal fable. 
C) mutual role-taking. 
D) social cognition. 
A) imaginary audience. 
B) personal fable. 
C) mutual role-taking. 
D) social cognition.

Question 8

When Coronado finds out that he's been given the lead role in the school play,he believes that everyone knows and is in awe of him,even though it is likely that very few of his peers actually know or care.Coronado's thoughts demonstrate his

Accepted Answer

A) relativistic thinking. 
B) personal fable. 
C) imaginary audience. 
D) deductive thinking. 
A) relativistic thinking. 
B) personal fable. 
C) imaginary audience. 
D) deductive thinking.

Question 9

The relative speeds with which the limbic system and prefrontal cortex develop in adolescent brains may account for teenagers'

Accepted Answer

A) lack of logical thinking. 
B) impulsivity in risky situations. 
C) development of personal fables. 
D) susceptibility to substance abuse. 
A) lack of logical thinking. 
B) impulsivity in risky situations. 
C) development of personal fables. 
D) susceptibility to substance abuse.

Question 10

As she gets ready for her date,Sonje thinks about where they'll go and what they'll talk about.She imagines that her date will take her to the local pizza restaurant and that they'll begin with small talk.She smiles as she wonders if he'll try to kiss her tonight.Sonje is engaged in _____ thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) relativistic 
B) deductive 
C) metacognitive 
D) hypothetical 
A) relativistic 
B) deductive 
C) metacognitive 
D) hypothetical

Question 11

Students who work long hours during summer vacation _____ students who don't have jobs during the summer.

Accepted Answer

A) tend to do better in school than 
B) tend to have better attendance at school than 
C) tend to become more disengaged from school than 
D) tend to have the same interest in school,attendance,and grades as 
A) tend to do better in school than 
B) tend to have better attendance at school than 
C) tend to become more disengaged from school than 
D) tend to have the same interest in school,attendance,and grades as

Question 12

Standardized tests for personality and work values

Accepted Answer

A) are useless in trying to counsel adolescents about work. 
B) are of limited usefulness,because of adolescents' continuing development and possible ignorance about particular choices. 
C) are extremely accurate tools to be used in placing adolescents into careers. 
D) do not take the actual job data into account. 
A) are useless in trying to counsel adolescents about work. 
B) are of limited usefulness,because of adolescents' continuing development and possible ignorance about particular choices. 
C) are extremely accurate tools to be used in placing adolescents into careers. 
D) do not take the actual job data into account.

Question 13

According to the National Center for Education Statistics,approximately _____ of the students who enroll in college are able to complete their degrees in six years.

Accepted Answer

A) 30% 
B) 50% 
C) 70% 
D) 90% 
A) 30% 
B) 50% 
C) 70% 
D) 90%

Question 14

In general,all of the following tend to encourage students' need for achievement,except

Accepted Answer

A) authoritative parenting. 
B) students' own expectations of success. 
C) parents who encourage their children's independence. 
D) extrinsic motivation. 
A) authoritative parenting. 
B) students' own expectations of success. 
C) parents who encourage their children's independence. 
D) extrinsic motivation.

Question 15

One reason why adolescents may experience a drop in academic motivation when making the transition from elementary school to middle school or junior high school is

Accepted Answer

A) the overconfidence of their teachers in their own abilities. 
B) the overly intimate nature of the school. 
C) teachers' emphasis on discipline. 
D) teachers' overly optimistic beliefs in students' excellence at learning from instruction. 
A) the overconfidence of their teachers in their own abilities. 
B) the overly intimate nature of the school. 
C) teachers' emphasis on discipline. 
D) teachers' overly optimistic beliefs in students' excellence at learning from instruction.

Question 16

Vaughn is a high school junior who works 20 hours per week at the Quickie Mart.His job experience is most likely to lead him to

Accepted Answer

A) steal. 
B) save for college. 
C) learn to treat people well. 
D) become more interested in a retail management career. 
A) steal. 
B) save for college. 
C) learn to treat people well. 
D) become more interested in a retail management career.

Question 17

_____ focus on the specific thinking processes that differentiate adolescent thinking from the thinking of younger children.

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioral psychologists 
B) Freudian psychologists 
C) Evolutionary psychologists 
D) Information-processing psychologists 
A) Behavioral psychologists 
B) Freudian psychologists 
C) Evolutionary psychologists 
D) Information-processing psychologists

Question 18

Consuelo is afraid that everyone knows that she didn't do last night's homework.She believes that they're all staring at her and whispering behind her back.Consuelo's thoughts about this demonstrate her

Accepted Answer

A) relativistic thinking. 
B) personal fable. 
C) imaginary audience. 
D) deductive thinking. 
A) relativistic thinking. 
B) personal fable. 
C) imaginary audience. 
D) deductive thinking.

Question 19

Which of the following will not have much affect on a student's success in school?

Accepted Answer

A) The student's attributional style 
B) The student's socioeconomic status 
C) The student's genetic determinism 
D) The quality of the school's facilities 
A) The student's attributional style 
B) The student's socioeconomic status 
C) The student's genetic determinism 
D) The quality of the school's facilities

Question 20

Keoni's parents are both professionals.His father is a college professor,and his mother is a research biologist.Malaki's father is a waiter at the local diner,and his mother drives a delivery truck for Sears.Research suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) Malaki is likely to do better in school than Keoni. 
B) Keoni is likely to do better in school than Malaki. 
C) Keoni and Malaki are likely to do equally well in school. 
D) Keoni is likely to do better in school,but Malaki will have higher IQ scores. 
A) Malaki is likely to do better in school than Keoni. 
B) Keoni is likely to do better in school than Malaki. 
C) Keoni and Malaki are likely to do equally well in school. 
D) Keoni is likely to do better in school,but Malaki will have higher IQ scores.

When Hortense gets an A on her math exam,her parents give her $25.

Approximately _____ of adolescents report believing in some kind of God.

Einar will be most successful if he uses _____ reasoning to solve the following problem: All psychologists are kind and wise Larry is a psychologist Is Larry kind and wise?

By the 8th grade,most students

Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's ability to focus her attention

One problem with high school education seems to be that it is

When Coronado finds out that he's been given the lead role in the school play,he believes that everyone knows and is in awe of him,even though it is likely that very few of his peers actually know or care.Coronado's thoughts demonstrate his

The relative speeds with which the limbic system and prefrontal cortex develop in adolescent brains may account for teenagers'

As she gets ready for her date,Sonje thinks about where they'll go and what they'll talk about.She imagines that her date will take her to the local pizza restaurant and that they'll begin with small talk.She smiles as she wonders if he'll try to kiss her tonight.Sonje is engaged in _____ thinking.

Students who work long hours during summer vacation _____ students who don't have jobs during the summer.

Standardized tests for personality and work values

According to the National Center for Education Statistics,approximately _____ of the students who enroll in college are able to complete their degrees in six years.

In general,all of the following tend to encourage students' need for achievement,except

One reason why adolescents may experience a drop in academic motivation when making the transition from elementary school to middle school or junior high school is

Vaughn is a high school junior who works 20 hours per week at the Quickie Mart.His job experience is most likely to lead him to

_____ focus on the specific thinking processes that differentiate adolescent thinking from the thinking of younger children.

Consuelo is afraid that everyone knows that she didn't do last night's homework.She believes that they're all staring at her and whispering behind her back.Consuelo's thoughts about this demonstrate her

Which of the following will not have much affect on a student's success in school?

Keoni's parents are both professionals.His father is a college professor,and his mother is a research biologist.Malaki's father is a waiter at the local diner,and his mother drives a delivery truck for Sears.Research suggests that

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Exam 14: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

When Hortense gets an A on her math exam,her parents give her $25.

Approximately _____ of adolescents report believing in some kind of God.

Einar will be most successful if he uses _____ reasoning to solve the following problem: All psychologists are kind and wise Larry is a psychologist Is Larry kind and wise?

By the 8th grade,most students

Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's ability to focus her attention

One problem with high school education seems to be that it is

When Coronado finds out that he's been given the lead role in the school play,he believes that everyone knows and is in awe of him,even though it is likely that very few of his peers actually know or care.Coronado's thoughts demonstrate his

The relative speeds with which the limbic system and prefrontal cortex develop in adolescent brains may account for teenagers'

As she gets ready for her date,Sonje thinks about where they'll go and what they'll talk about.She imagines that her date will take her to the local pizza restaurant and that they'll begin with small talk.She smiles as she wonders if he'll try to kiss her tonight.Sonje is engaged in _____ thinking.

Students who work long hours during summer vacation _____ students who don't have jobs during the summer.

Standardized tests for personality and work values

According to the National Center for Education Statistics,approximately _____ of the students who enroll in college are able to complete their degrees in six years.

In general,all of the following tend to encourage students' need for achievement,except

One reason why adolescents may experience a drop in academic motivation when making the transition from elementary school to middle school or junior high school is

Vaughn is a high school junior who works 20 hours per week at the Quickie Mart.His job experience is most likely to lead him to

_____ focus on the specific thinking processes that differentiate adolescent thinking from the thinking of younger children.

Consuelo is afraid that everyone knows that she didn't do last night's homework.She believes that they're all staring at her and whispering behind her back.Consuelo's thoughts about this demonstrate her

Which of the following will not have much affect on a student's success in school?

Keoni's parents are both professionals.His father is a college professor,and his mother is a research biologist.Malaki's father is a waiter at the local diner,and his mother drives a delivery truck for Sears.Research suggests that

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Nature With Nurture

Conception,prenatal Development,and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

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Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

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