Question 1

The personal fable involves an adolescent's sense of:

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A) uniqueness. 
B) creativity. 
C) oppression. 
D) submission. 
A) uniqueness. 
B) creativity. 
C) oppression. 
D) submission. A

Question 2

Jordyn has a passion for food that leads her to gorge on entire half-gallons of ice cream,bags of potato chips,or boxes of cookies at a time.However,after she gorges,she "compensates" by running as many as 10 miles and sometimes even makes herself vomit.This scenario would probably lead a physician to diagnose Jordyn as having:

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A) anorexia nervosa. 
B) bulimia nervosa. 
C) an overeating disorder. 
D) bulimarexia. 
A) anorexia nervosa. 
B) bulimia nervosa. 
C) an overeating disorder. 
D) bulimarexia. B

Question 3

Which of the following is not an educational program designed to help reduce adolescent pregnancy?

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A) Head Start 
B) Girls,Inc. 
C) Health Bridge 
D) Will Power/Won't Power 
A) Head Start 
B) Girls,Inc. 
C) Health Bridge 
D) Will Power/Won't Power A

Question 4

In 2003,this researcher suggested that adolescents have difficulty controlling their emotions,because their prefrontal cortex has not yet fully developed.

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The answer of In 2003,this researcher suggested that adolescents have...

Question 5

Shiloh is in her first year of middle school.Research shows that she probably:

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A) is less satisfied with middle school than with elementary school. 
B) likes her middle school teachers more than she liked her elementary teachers. 
C) perceives herself to have a higher quality of life now that she is in middle school. 
D) prefers middle school if she is a good student but prefers elementary school if she is a poor student. 
A) is less satisfied with middle school than with elementary school. 
B) likes her middle school teachers more than she liked her elementary teachers. 
C) perceives herself to have a higher quality of life now that she is in middle school. 
D) prefers middle school if she is a good student but prefers elementary school if she is a poor student.

Question 6

List four negative consequences of teen pregnancy.

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The answer of List four negative consequences of teen pregnancy.
...

Question 7

List the three symptoms that are used to make a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.

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The answer of List the three symptoms that are used...

Question 8

Research suggests that approximately one in every ____ 20-year-old men eat fast food at least three times each week.

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A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5 
A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5

Question 9

__________ puberty is the term used to describe a very early onset and rapid progression of pubertal changes.

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A) Premature 
B) Proactive 
C) Positive 
D) Precocious 
A) Premature 
B) Proactive 
C) Positive 
D) Precocious

Question 10

This theorist suggested that adolescents are in the Formal Operational Stage of cognitive development.

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The answer of This theorist suggested that adolescents are in...

Question 11

Over the past 60 years,the percentage of students who drop out or do not finish high school has

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A) increased. 
B) decreased. 
C) remained unchanged. 
D) increased sharply in general but has decreased again in the last 5 years. 
A) increased. 
B) decreased. 
C) remained unchanged. 
D) increased sharply in general but has decreased again in the last 5 years.

Question 12

The growth spurt that characterizes pubertal change occurs ________ for girls than for boys and begins at around age ________ for girls.

Accepted Answer

A) earlier;9 
B) earlier;11 
C) later;12 
D) later;14 
A) earlier;9 
B) earlier;11 
C) later;12 
D) later;14

Question 13

What is most noticeable about increases in height during puberty?

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A) A major portion of a person's eventual height is added during puberty. 
B) There is very little difference between males and females during this time. 
C) Males' height increases both earlier and more than females' height. 
D) For a brief period of time,increases in height in puberty are very rapid. 
A) A major portion of a person's eventual height is added during puberty. 
B) There is very little difference between males and females during this time. 
C) Males' height increases both earlier and more than females' height. 
D) For a brief period of time,increases in height in puberty are very rapid.

Question 14

Which of the following most accurately describes the situation for the children of single teenage mothers?

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A) They are less likely to live in poverty than are children born to single older women. 
B) They start out at higher physical risk than children born to older mothers but catch up by elementary school. 
C) They are more likely to have low birth weights,neurological problems,and childhood illness. 
D) They are not found to be successful in education or to experience other positive outcomes. 
A) They are less likely to live in poverty than are children born to single older women. 
B) They start out at higher physical risk than children born to older mothers but catch up by elementary school. 
C) They are more likely to have low birth weights,neurological problems,and childhood illness. 
D) They are not found to be successful in education or to experience other positive outcomes.

Question 15

By age _______,over three-quarters of U.S.adolescents have had sexual intercourse.

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A) 14 
B) 16 
C) 18 
D) 20 
A) 14 
B) 16 
C) 18 
D) 20

Question 16

It is difficult to know exactly when puberty begins and ends because:

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A) it is a sudden process with few distinguishing physical events. 
B) it is not a single sudden event,but rather a series of changes. 
C) it is completed before the adolescent is aware of what is happening. 
D) adolescents do not confide about bodily changes to parents or doctors. 
A) it is a sudden process with few distinguishing physical events. 
B) it is not a single sudden event,but rather a series of changes. 
C) it is completed before the adolescent is aware of what is happening. 
D) adolescents do not confide about bodily changes to parents or doctors.

Question 17

Explain how formal operational thought differs from concrete operational thought.

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Formal operational thought is more (a)ab

Question 18

A form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

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The answer of A form of education that promotes social...

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the physical benefits of regular exercise in adolescence?

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A) lower triglyceride levels 
B) lower blood pressure 
C) lower incidence of type I diabetes 
D) lower incidence of drug use 
A) lower triglyceride levels 
B) lower blood pressure 
C) lower incidence of type I diabetes 
D) lower incidence of drug use

Question 20

Which theorist believed that adolescence is a time of "storm and stress"?

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A) Anna Freud 
B) Jean Piaget 
C) G.Stanley Hall 
D) Daniel Offer 
A) Anna Freud 
B) Jean Piaget 
C) G.Stanley Hall 
D) Daniel Offer

The personal fable involves an adolescent's sense of:

Which of the following is not an educational program designed to help reduce adolescent pregnancy?

In 2003,this researcher suggested that adolescents have difficulty controlling their emotions,because their prefrontal cortex has not yet fully developed.

Shiloh is in her first year of middle school.Research shows that she probably:

List four negative consequences of teen pregnancy.

List the three symptoms that are used to make a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.

Research suggests that approximately one in every ____ 20-year-old men eat fast food at least three times each week.

__________ puberty is the term used to describe a very early onset and rapid progression of pubertal changes.

This theorist suggested that adolescents are in the Formal Operational Stage of cognitive development.

Over the past 60 years,the percentage of students who drop out or do not finish high school has

The growth spurt that characterizes pubertal change occurs for girls than for boys and begins at around age for girls.

What is most noticeable about increases in height during puberty?

Which of the following most accurately describes the situation for the children of single teenage mothers?

By age _______,over three-quarters of U.S.adolescents have had sexual intercourse.

It is difficult to know exactly when puberty begins and ends because:

Explain how formal operational thought differs from concrete operational thought.

A form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

Which of the following is NOT one of the physical benefits of regular exercise in adolescence?

Which theorist believed that adolescence is a time of "storm and stress"?

Introduction-Exam

Biological Beginnings

Physical and 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 and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

The personal fable involves an adolescent's sense of:

Which of the following is not an educational program designed to help reduce adolescent pregnancy?

In 2003,this researcher suggested that adolescents have difficulty controlling their emotions,because their prefrontal cortex has not yet fully developed.

Shiloh is in her first year of middle school.Research shows that she probably:

List four negative consequences of teen pregnancy.

List the three symptoms that are used to make a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.

Research suggests that approximately one in every ____ 20-year-old men eat fast food at least three times each week.

__________ puberty is the term used to describe a very early onset and rapid progression of pubertal changes.

This theorist suggested that adolescents are in the Formal Operational Stage of cognitive development.

Over the past 60 years,the percentage of students who drop out or do not finish high school has

The growth spurt that characterizes pubertal change occurs ________ for girls than for boys and begins at around age ________ for girls.

What is most noticeable about increases in height during puberty?

Which of the following most accurately describes the situation for the children of single teenage mothers?

By age _______,over three-quarters of U.S.adolescents have had sexual intercourse.

It is difficult to know exactly when puberty begins and ends because:

Explain how formal operational thought differs from concrete operational thought.

A form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

Which of the following is NOT one of the physical benefits of regular exercise in adolescence?

Which theorist believed that adolescence is a time of "storm and stress"?

Introduction-Exam

Biological Beginnings

Physical and 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 and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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The growth spurt that characterizes pubertal change occurs for girls than for boys and begins at around age for girls.