Question 1

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Boys go through growth spurts earlier than girls do. 
B) Both boys and girls who are shorter than their peers before puberty will surpass their peers during the adolescent growth spurt. 
C) Girls are just as tall as and weigh more than boys before puberty. 
D) After puberty,girls will be shorter but heavier than boys will be. 
A) Boys go through growth spurts earlier than girls do. 
B) Both boys and girls who are shorter than their peers before puberty will surpass their peers during the adolescent growth spurt. 
C) Girls are just as tall as and weigh more than boys before puberty. 
D) After puberty,girls will be shorter but heavier than boys will be.

Question 2

In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner,a teenage girl has a _______ risk of acquiring genital herpes.

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 30% 
C) 50% 
D) 70% 
A) 10% 
B) 30% 
C) 50% 
D) 70%

Question 3

Jackie's doctor is concerned that Jackie is losing too much weight.However,Jackie,who is 16,thinks her legs are "too fat" and continues dieting.Jackie is at risk for developing which type of eating disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) bulimia nervosa 
B) gluttony 
C) gross overeating 
D) anorexia nervosa 
A) bulimia nervosa 
B) gluttony 
C) gross overeating 
D) anorexia nervosa

Question 4

Most criticisms of middle schools and junior high schools focus on the fact that these schools tend to:

Accepted Answer

A) be too small and stressful. 
B) be extensions of elementary schools and not be challenging enough. 
C) attract the least motivated teachers and use the least effective teaching methods. 
D) not offer activities that reflect a wide range of individual differences in biological and psychological development among young adolescents. 
A) be too small and stressful. 
B) be extensions of elementary schools and not be challenging enough. 
C) attract the least motivated teachers and use the least effective teaching methods. 
D) not offer activities that reflect a wide range of individual differences in biological and psychological development among young adolescents.

Question 5

Who is most likely to suffer from an eating disorder,and what characterizes the eating disorder anorexia nervosa? What characterizes the eating disorder bulimia nervosa?

Accepted Answer

Females have much higher rates of eating

Question 6

________ is the dominant hormone in males,whereas ________ is the dominant hormone in females.

Accepted Answer

A) Testosterone;estradiol 
B) Estrogen;androgen 
C) Estradiol;estrogen 
D) Androgen;estradiol 
A) Testosterone;estradiol 
B) Estrogen;androgen 
C) Estradiol;estrogen 
D) Androgen;estradiol

Question 7

According to cognitive developmental theory,adolescents are in this stage of thinking.This stage is characterized primarily by abstract thinking and hypothetical-deductive reasoning.

Accepted Answer

formal ope

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) satisfied with their figures while in high school. 
B) taller and thinner when they reach high school. 
C) less popular with males their own age than others. 
D) depressed,smoke,drink,have eating disorders. 
A) satisfied with their figures while in high school. 
B) taller and thinner when they reach high school. 
C) less popular with males their own age than others. 
D) depressed,smoke,drink,have eating disorders.

Question 9

The third leading cause of death for American adolescents is/are:

Accepted Answer

A) accidents. 
B) suicide. 
C) homicide. 
D) chronic diseases. 
A) accidents. 
B) suicide. 
C) homicide. 
D) chronic diseases.

Question 10

Antonio has just dropped out of high school.In view of what we know about Latino American youths,what is most likely to be Antonio's explanation for why he dropped out?

Accepted Answer

A) "I don't like school." 
B) "I need drug treatment." 
C) "I need a job to help my family." 
D) "I have no chance of going to college." 
A) "I don't like school." 
B) "I need drug treatment." 
C) "I need a job to help my family." 
D) "I have no chance of going to college."

Question 11

The Berkeley Longitudinal Study showed that compared with late-maturing boys,early-maturing boys saw themselves:

Accepted Answer

A) less positively. 
B) more positively. 
C) bigger and stronger. 
D) bigger but more awkward. 
A) less positively. 
B) more positively. 
C) bigger and stronger. 
D) bigger but more awkward.

Question 12

Younger children do not engage in the same type of egocentric thought as adolescents,because younger children:

Accepted Answer

A) cannot think as concretely or systematically. 
B) are overly sensitive to others' perspectives. 
C) are naturally more other-oriented. 
D) cannot think abstractly or from another's point of view. 
A) cannot think as concretely or systematically. 
B) are overly sensitive to others' perspectives. 
C) are naturally more other-oriented. 
D) cannot think abstractly or from another's point of view.

Question 13

_______ percent of teenage motor vehicle fatalities are attributed to alcohol.

Accepted Answer

A) Sixteen 
B) Twenty-eight 
C) Fifty 
D) Sixty-one 
A) Sixteen 
B) Twenty-eight 
C) Fifty 
D) Sixty-one

Question 14

Height and body changes occur about ________ year(s)earlier in girls than they do in boys.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 1½ 
C) 2 
D) 2½ 
A) 1 
B) 1½ 
C) 2 
D) 2½

Question 15

You are trying to make competent decision makers of your adolescents.Which technique should you use?

Accepted Answer

A) Give them opportunities to practice and discuss decision making. 
B) Ask them to develop both positive and negative outcomes for decisions they make. 
C) Give them a series of abstract problems to solve. 
D) Allow them to show poor judgment,and then discuss why their decisions were wrong. 
A) Give them opportunities to practice and discuss decision making. 
B) Ask them to develop both positive and negative outcomes for decisions they make. 
C) Give them a series of abstract problems to solve. 
D) Allow them to show poor judgment,and then discuss why their decisions were wrong.

Question 16

Puberty refers to a period of:

Accepted Answer

A) declining abstract thought and emotional maturation during late adolescence. 
B) declining gross motor development during late childhood. 
C) rapid psychological and emotional maturation during adolescence. 
D) sexual maturation and increases in height and weight during adolescence. 
A) declining abstract thought and emotional maturation during late adolescence. 
B) declining gross motor development during late childhood. 
C) rapid psychological and emotional maturation during adolescence. 
D) sexual maturation and increases in height and weight during adolescence.

Question 17

The cognitive ability to solve problems that develops in adolescence is termed ________ by Jean Piaget.

Accepted Answer

A) trial-and-error reasoning 
B) hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
C) formal thinking 
D) logical reasoning 
A) trial-and-error reasoning 
B) hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
C) formal thinking 
D) logical reasoning

Question 18

This information processing theorist argued that the most important cognitive change in adolescence involved improvement in the "executive functioning" role of the mind.

Accepted Answer

The answer of This information processing theorist argued that the...

Question 19

We see the top-dog phenomenon when students move from the:

Accepted Answer

A) freshman to the senior level in high school. 
B) top grade in elementary school to the bottom grade in middle school. 
C) next-to-top grade in middle school to the top grade in middle school. 
D) next-to-top grade in elementary school to the top grade in elementary school. 
A) freshman to the senior level in high school. 
B) top grade in elementary school to the bottom grade in middle school. 
C) next-to-top grade in middle school to the top grade in middle school. 
D) next-to-top grade in elementary school to the top grade in elementary school.

Question 20

Anorexia and bulimia 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.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner,a teenage girl has a _______ risk of acquiring genital herpes.

Jackie's doctor is concerned that Jackie is losing too much weight.However,Jackie,who is 16,thinks her legs are "too fat" and continues dieting.Jackie is at risk for developing which type of eating disorder?

Most criticisms of middle schools and junior high schools focus on the fact that these schools tend to:

Who is most likely to suffer from an eating disorder,and what characterizes the eating disorder anorexia nervosa? What characterizes the eating disorder bulimia nervosa?

is the dominant hormone in males,whereas is the dominant hormone in females.

According to cognitive developmental theory,adolescents are in this stage of thinking.This stage is characterized primarily by abstract thinking and hypothetical-deductive reasoning.

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

The third leading cause of death for American adolescents is/are:

Antonio has just dropped out of high school.In view of what we know about Latino American youths,what is most likely to be Antonio's explanation for why he dropped out?

The Berkeley Longitudinal Study showed that compared with late-maturing boys,early-maturing boys saw themselves:

Younger children do not engage in the same type of egocentric thought as adolescents,because younger children:

_______ percent of teenage motor vehicle fatalities are attributed to alcohol.

Height and body changes occur about ________ year(s)earlier in girls than they do in boys.

You are trying to make competent decision makers of your adolescents.Which technique should you use?

Puberty refers to a period of:

The cognitive ability to solve problems that develops in adolescence is termed ________ by Jean Piaget.

This information processing theorist argued that the most important cognitive change in adolescence involved improvement in the "executive functioning" role of the mind.

We see the top-dog phenomenon when students move from the:

Anorexia and bulimia affect:

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

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner,a teenage girl has a _______ risk of acquiring genital herpes.

Jackie's doctor is concerned that Jackie is losing too much weight.However,Jackie,who is 16,thinks her legs are "too fat" and continues dieting.Jackie is at risk for developing which type of eating disorder?

Most criticisms of middle schools and junior high schools focus on the fact that these schools tend to:

Who is most likely to suffer from an eating disorder,and what characterizes the eating disorder anorexia nervosa? What characterizes the eating disorder bulimia nervosa?

________ is the dominant hormone in males,whereas ________ is the dominant hormone in females.

According to cognitive developmental theory,adolescents are in this stage of thinking.This stage is characterized primarily by abstract thinking and hypothetical-deductive reasoning.

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

The third leading cause of death for American adolescents is/are:

Antonio has just dropped out of high school.In view of what we know about Latino American youths,what is most likely to be Antonio's explanation for why he dropped out?

The Berkeley Longitudinal Study showed that compared with late-maturing boys,early-maturing boys saw themselves:

Younger children do not engage in the same type of egocentric thought as adolescents,because younger children:

_______ percent of teenage motor vehicle fatalities are attributed to alcohol.

Height and body changes occur about ________ year(s)earlier in girls than they do in boys.

You are trying to make competent decision makers of your adolescents.Which technique should you use?

Puberty refers to a period of:

The cognitive ability to solve problems that develops in adolescence is termed ________ by Jean Piaget.

This information processing theorist argued that the most important cognitive change in adolescence involved improvement in the "executive functioning" role of the mind.

We see the top-dog phenomenon when students move from the:

Anorexia and bulimia affect:

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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is the dominant hormone in males,whereas is the dominant hormone in females.