Question 1

Girls who are sexually active are also more likely to have experienced early ________.

Accepted Answer

menarche

Question 2

What is the overall annual teenage pregnancy rate in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 per 1,000 teens 
B) 20 per 1,000 teens 
C) 40 per 1,000 teens 
D) 70 per 1,000 teens 
A) 10 per 1,000 teens 
B) 20 per 1,000 teens 
C) 40 per 1,000 teens 
D) 70 per 1,000 teens C

Question 3

Identify three factors that contribute to dropping out of high school.

Accepted Answer

history of academic failure;pattern of aggressive behavior;poor decision making abilities

Question 4

What is the concordance rate of homosexuality in fraternal twins?

Accepted Answer

A) 20% 
B) 30% 
C) 50% 
D) 60% 
A) 20% 
B) 30% 
C) 50% 
D) 60%

Question 5

How many teen pregnancies end in abortion?

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 25% 
C) 33% 
D) 50% 
A) 10% 
B) 25% 
C) 33% 
D) 50%

Question 6

What percentage of high school students in the U.S.has seriously considered suicide?

Accepted Answer

A) 1% 
B) 7% 
C) 16% 
D) 25% 
A) 1% 
B) 7% 
C) 16% 
D) 25%

Question 7

Identify three factors that increase the likelihood that a teen girl will become pregnant.

Accepted Answer

early sexual activit

Question 8

What are the major changes that take place in the development of the heart and lungs during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

heart and lungs incr

Question 9

What percentage of U.S.high school students receives a diploma?

Accepted Answer

A) 50% 
B) 65% 
C) 90% 
D) 95% 
A) 50% 
B) 65% 
C) 90% 
D) 95%

Question 10

If Marla wants to be the best clarinet player in the band,she is motivated by which type of goal?

Accepted Answer

A) Ability 
B) Extrinsic 
C) Inductive 
D) Task 
A) Ability 
B) Extrinsic 
C) Inductive 
D) Task

Question 11

Which of the following is likely to be characteristic of a girl who experienced the major physical changes of puberty by age ten?

Accepted Answer

A) A positive body image 
B) Involvement with prosocial peers 
C) Trouble at home and at school 
D) Bipolar disorder 
A) A positive body image 
B) Involvement with prosocial peers 
C) Trouble at home and at school 
D) Bipolar disorder

Question 12

Which of the following statements about sex education programs is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) All sex education programs are effective. 
B) Most sex education programs are effective. 
C) Most sex education programs are ineffective. 
D) There is no clear consensus on the effectiveness of sex education programs. 
A) All sex education programs are effective. 
B) Most sex education programs are effective. 
C) Most sex education programs are ineffective. 
D) There is no clear consensus on the effectiveness of sex education programs.

Question 13

Which of the following conditions has been proposed by theorists as a possible explanation for the development of eating disorders in our society?

Accepted Answer

A) Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 
B) ADHD 
C) Schizophrenia 
D) Specific phobia 
A) Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 
B) ADHD 
C) Schizophrenia 
D) Specific phobia

Question 14

Which of the following factors is most likely to influence whether or not teens become sexually active across cultures?

Accepted Answer

A) Social factors 
B) Hormones 
C) Nutritional levels 
D) Levels of sex education 
A) Social factors 
B) Hormones 
C) Nutritional levels 
D) Levels of sex education

Question 15

Which of the following statements about menarche is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Among girls in industrialized countries,menarche occurs,on average,between the ages of 8 and 10. 
B) Menarche typically occurs two years after the beginning of indicators such as changes in the breast and pubic hair. 
C) Only 50% of girls experience menarche between the ages of 11 and 15. 
D) In industrialized countries,the average age of menarche has remained fairly stable for more than 100 years. 
A) Among girls in industrialized countries,menarche occurs,on average,between the ages of 8 and 10. 
B) Menarche typically occurs two years after the beginning of indicators such as changes in the breast and pubic hair. 
C) Only 50% of girls experience menarche between the ages of 11 and 15. 
D) In industrialized countries,the average age of menarche has remained fairly stable for more than 100 years.

Question 16

Most people probably begin to have some awareness of their sexual orientation at what point in their lives?

Accepted Answer

A) Adolescence 
B) Early childhood 
C) Middle childhood 
D) Young adulthood 
A) Adolescence 
B) Early childhood 
C) Middle childhood 
D) Young adulthood

Question 17

DeShaun wants to learn calculus so he can become an engineer.He is motivated by which type of goal?

Accepted Answer

A) Ability 
B) Metacognitive 
C) Hypothetical 
D) Task 
A) Ability 
B) Metacognitive 
C) Hypothetical 
D) Task

Question 18

Which of the following best summarizes the research of Brown and Day regarding text learning in adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to summarize a text at the age of 18 is not much different than at the age of 13. 
B) Overall,students in U.S.high schools are unable to summarize and comprehend their reading assignments. 
C) The ability to summarize a text improves gradually during the second half of adolescence. 
D) Sixteen-year-olds are likely to use only the first and third rules when writing summaries. 
A) The ability to summarize a text at the age of 18 is not much different than at the age of 13. 
B) Overall,students in U.S.high schools are unable to summarize and comprehend their reading assignments. 
C) The ability to summarize a text improves gradually during the second half of adolescence. 
D) Sixteen-year-olds are likely to use only the first and third rules when writing summaries.

Question 19

The first major brain growth spurt in adolescence occurs between the ages of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first major brain growth spurt in...

Question 20

What is Piaget's stage of cognitive development that emerges between ages 12 and 16?

Accepted Answer

A) Concrete operations 
B) Preoperational 
C) Post-operational 
D) Formal operations 
A) Concrete operations 
B) Preoperational 
C) Post-operational 
D) Formal operations

Girls who are sexually active are also more likely to have experienced early ________.

What is the overall annual teenage pregnancy rate in the United States?

Identify three factors that contribute to dropping out of high school.

What is the concordance rate of homosexuality in fraternal twins?

How many teen pregnancies end in abortion?

What percentage of high school students in the U.S.has seriously considered suicide?

Identify three factors that increase the likelihood that a teen girl will become pregnant.

What are the major changes that take place in the development of the heart and lungs during adolescence?

What percentage of U.S.high school students receives a diploma?

If Marla wants to be the best clarinet player in the band,she is motivated by which type of goal?

Which of the following is likely to be characteristic of a girl who experienced the major physical changes of puberty by age ten?

Which of the following statements about sex education programs is correct?

Which of the following conditions has been proposed by theorists as a possible explanation for the development of eating disorders in our society?

Which of the following factors is most likely to influence whether or not teens become sexually active across cultures?

Which of the following statements about menarche is correct?

Most people probably begin to have some awareness of their sexual orientation at what point in their lives?

DeShaun wants to learn calculus so he can become an engineer.He is motivated by which type of goal?

Which of the following best summarizes the research of Brown and Day regarding text learning in adolescence?

The first major brain growth spurt in adolescence occurs between the ages of ________.

What is Piaget's stage of cognitive development that emerges between ages 12 and 16?

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 Developmentin Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Late Adulthood

Death,dying,and Bereavement

Filters

Exam 19: Death,Dying,and Bereavement

Girls who are sexually active are also more likely to have experienced early ________.

What is the overall annual teenage pregnancy rate in the United States?

Identify three factors that contribute to dropping out of high school.

What is the concordance rate of homosexuality in fraternal twins?

How many teen pregnancies end in abortion?

What percentage of high school students in the U.S.has seriously considered suicide?

Identify three factors that increase the likelihood that a teen girl will become pregnant.

What are the major changes that take place in the development of the heart and lungs during adolescence?

What percentage of U.S.high school students receives a diploma?

If Marla wants to be the best clarinet player in the band,she is motivated by which type of goal?

Which of the following is likely to be characteristic of a girl who experienced the major physical changes of puberty by age ten?

Which of the following statements about sex education programs is correct?

Which of the following conditions has been proposed by theorists as a possible explanation for the development of eating disorders in our society?

Which of the following factors is most likely to influence whether or not teens become sexually active across cultures?

Which of the following statements about menarche is correct?

Most people probably begin to have some awareness of their sexual orientation at what point in their lives?

DeShaun wants to learn calculus so he can become an engineer.He is motivated by which type of goal?

Which of the following best summarizes the research of Brown and Day regarding text learning in adolescence?

The first major brain growth spurt in adolescence occurs between the ages of ________.

What is Piaget's stage of cognitive development that emerges between ages 12 and 16?

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 Developmentin Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Late Adulthood

Death,dying,and Bereavement

Filters