Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic associated with bulimia?

Accepted Answer

A)  depression 
B)  excessive weight loss 
C)  hair loss 
D)  tooth decay 
A)  depression 
B)  excessive weight loss 
C)  hair loss 
D)  tooth decay

Question 2

Which of the following is most likely if an adolescent has adopted ability goals with regard to academic work?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased sense of personal control over successes and failures 
B)  high personal academic standards 
C)  a desire to become more competent in academic subjects 
D)  a desire to be better than others at school work 
A)  increased sense of personal control over successes and failures 
B)  high personal academic standards 
C)  a desire to become more competent in academic subjects 
D)  a desire to be better than others at school work

Question 3

Of the following, which is NOT an example of changes in primary sex characteristics during puberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  growth of the penis 
B)  growth of a uterus 
C)  growth of breasts 
D)  growth of the ovaries 
A)  growth of the penis 
B)  growth of a uterus 
C)  growth of breasts 
D)  growth of the ovaries

Question 4

In Canada, the most commonly reported infectious disease is

Accepted Answer

A)  human papilloma virus. 
B)  chlamydia. 
C)  HIV. 
D)  gonorrhea. 
A)  human papilloma virus. 
B)  chlamydia. 
C)  HIV. 
D)  gonorrhea.

Question 5

The thyroid gland and thyroxine are the master endocrine gland and master hormone for controlling the processes of puberty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following has NOT been proposed by theorists as a possible explanation for the development of eating disorders in our society?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural values that emphasize health and strength as characteristics of attractiveness 
B)  obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 
C)  a discrepancy between an individual's internal image of a desirable body and her perception of her own body 
D)  brain dysfunction 
A)  cultural values that emphasize health and strength as characteristics of attractiveness 
B)  obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 
C)  a discrepancy between an individual's internal image of a desirable body and her perception of her own body 
D)  brain dysfunction

Question 7

Research has demonstrated that higher hours of "screen time" leisure activities are highly correlated with __________ in adolescents.

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of school achievement 
B)  early substance use 
C)  obesity rates 
D)  depression rates 
A)  lack of school achievement 
B)  early substance use 
C)  obesity rates 
D)  depression rates

Question 8

In Canada, the group with the highest suicide rate is

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescent girls in rural areas. 
B)  First Nations adolescents. 
C)  all adolescent males. 
D)  all adolescent girls. 
A)  adolescent girls in rural areas. 
B)  First Nations adolescents. 
C)  all adolescent males. 
D)  all adolescent girls.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about adolescents' development of formal operational thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  An adolescent's decision-making can include future possibilities in addition to here-and-now factors. 
B)  Higher education plays a key role in the development of formal operational thinking. 
C)  Nearly all adolescents are engaged in formal operational thinking by the twelfth grade. 
D)  Formal operational reasoning enables adolescents to understand figurative language, such as metaphors. 
A)  An adolescent's decision-making can include future possibilities in addition to here-and-now factors. 
B)  Higher education plays a key role in the development of formal operational thinking. 
C)  Nearly all adolescents are engaged in formal operational thinking by the twelfth grade. 
D)  Formal operational reasoning enables adolescents to understand figurative language, such as metaphors.

Question 10

Anorexia nervosa is characterized by periods of binge eating alternating with purging behaviours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The best way to discourage teens from smoking is to educate them about the risks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What type of cognitive ability dramatically increases in adolescence, which results in teens benefitting from training more than younger children?

Accepted Answer

A)  reasoning 
B)  metamemory 
C)  metacognitive 
D)  processing 
A)  reasoning 
B)  metamemory 
C)  metacognitive 
D)  processing

Question 13

The risky behaviours of adolescence may have a developmental function because they help teens gain peer acceptance and establish autonomy with respect to parents and other authority figures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements about menarche is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Menarche typically occurs two years after the beginning of indicators such as changes in the breast and pubic hair. 
B)  In industrialized countries, the average age of menarche has remained fairly stable for the last 100 years. 
C)  Girls now show signs of secondary sex characteristics one or two years earlier than their mothers and grandmothers. 
D)  Girls who are sexually active are more likely to have experienced early menarche. 
A)  Menarche typically occurs two years after the beginning of indicators such as changes in the breast and pubic hair. 
B)  In industrialized countries, the average age of menarche has remained fairly stable for the last 100 years. 
C)  Girls now show signs of secondary sex characteristics one or two years earlier than their mothers and grandmothers. 
D)  Girls who are sexually active are more likely to have experienced early menarche.

Question 15

Someone who suffers from anorexia is also likely to suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The changes in the patterns of physical growth and development that are known as the secular trend are most likely caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural values that favour a thin, angular body image 
B)  increased levels of demand and stress placed upon children and adolescents 
C)  an increasingly sexualized society 
D)  improved nutrition and health status 
A)  cultural values that favour a thin, angular body image 
B)  increased levels of demand and stress placed upon children and adolescents 
C)  an increasingly sexualized society 
D)  improved nutrition and health status

Question 17

Children being attracted to cross-gender activities or children expressing a desire to be the opposite gender are two sound predictors of a future transgender sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The eating disorder bulimia nervosa is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  episodes of binge eating that are followed by purging activities. 
B)  metabolic dysfunction that triggers compulsive and excessive eating. 
C)  obsessive dieting that results in death by starvation. 
D)  significant weight loss. 
A)  episodes of binge eating that are followed by purging activities. 
B)  metabolic dysfunction that triggers compulsive and excessive eating. 
C)  obsessive dieting that results in death by starvation. 
D)  significant weight loss.

Question 19

What is the most positive effect of teens working?

Accepted Answer

A)  They meet friends on the job. 
B)  They stay in school longer. 
C)  They have increased feelings of competence and efficacy. 
D)  They argue less with their parents. 
A)  They meet friends on the job. 
B)  They stay in school longer. 
C)  They have increased feelings of competence and efficacy. 
D)  They argue less with their parents.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic associated with bulimia?

Which of the following is most likely if an adolescent has adopted ability goals with regard to academic work?

Of the following, which is NOT an example of changes in primary sex characteristics during puberty?

In Canada, the most commonly reported infectious disease is

The thyroid gland and thyroxine are the master endocrine gland and master hormone for controlling the processes of puberty.

Which of the following has NOT been proposed by theorists as a possible explanation for the development of eating disorders in our society?

Research has demonstrated that higher hours of "screen time" leisure activities are highly correlated with __________ in adolescents.

In Canada, the group with the highest suicide rate is

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about adolescents' development of formal operational thinking?

Anorexia nervosa is characterized by periods of binge eating alternating with purging behaviours.

The best way to discourage teens from smoking is to educate them about the risks.

What type of cognitive ability dramatically increases in adolescence, which results in teens benefitting from training more than younger children?

The risky behaviours of adolescence may have a developmental function because they help teens gain peer acceptance and establish autonomy with respect to parents and other authority figures.

Which of the following statements about menarche is NOT true?

Someone who suffers from anorexia is also likely to suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder.

The changes in the patterns of physical growth and development that are known as the secular trend are most likely caused by

Children being attracted to cross-gender activities or children expressing a desire to be the opposite gender are two sound predictors of a future transgender sexual orientation.

The eating disorder bulimia nervosa is characterized by

What is the most positive effect of teens working?

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Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic associated with bulimia?

Which of the following is most likely if an adolescent has adopted ability goals with regard to academic work?

Of the following, which is NOT an example of changes in primary sex characteristics during puberty?

In Canada, the most commonly reported infectious disease is

The thyroid gland and thyroxine are the master endocrine gland and master hormone for controlling the processes of puberty.

Which of the following has NOT been proposed by theorists as a possible explanation for the development of eating disorders in our society?

Research has demonstrated that higher hours of "screen time" leisure activities are highly correlated with __________ in adolescents.

In Canada, the group with the highest suicide rate is

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about adolescents' development of formal operational thinking?

Anorexia nervosa is characterized by periods of binge eating alternating with purging behaviours.

The best way to discourage teens from smoking is to educate them about the risks.

What type of cognitive ability dramatically increases in adolescence, which results in teens benefitting from training more than younger children?

The risky behaviours of adolescence may have a developmental function because they help teens gain peer acceptance and establish autonomy with respect to parents and other authority figures.

Which of the following statements about menarche is NOT true?

Someone who suffers from anorexia is also likely to suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder.

The changes in the patterns of physical growth and development that are known as the secular trend are most likely caused by

Children being attracted to cross-gender activities or children expressing a desire to be the opposite gender are two sound predictors of a future transgender sexual orientation.

The eating disorder bulimia nervosa is characterized by

What is the most positive effect of teens working?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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