Exam 10: Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

By the time a person reaches the age of 6, that person's brain has reached _____ of its full adult size.

During adolescence, two significant changes in the brain are the pruning away of some neurons and the increasing myelination of the brain cells.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major sex hormones?

According to the text, which of the following terms is used to describe the period of rapid growth in physical size and strength that occur during adolescence?

If Jason were looking for terms to describe the typical qualities of adolescents and emerging adults in the United States today, he would be correct in using all of the following EXCEPT:

The text uses which of the following terms to refer to the attainment of sexual maturity in both males and females?

Suppose that a researcher conducted a survey about sexual attitudes in 1970 that asked if people approved of premarital sex and of same-sex orientation. If the results of this survey reflected people's attitudes at that time, you should expect that about ____ percent of the respondents would approve of premarital sex and ____ percent would approve of same-sex orientation as an acceptable lifestyle.

During adolescence, the volume of gray matter in the brain _________ and the volume of white matter _________.

The Iowa Gambling Task is a game invented to detect:

The adolescent rite of passage usually occurs at the end of a 1- to 2-year apprenticeship that most adolescents undertake to ready themselves for the roles and responsibilities of full adulthood.

How did sexual attitudes change in the United States during the mid- to late1980s?

In boys, the first indication of puberty is a change in voice.

Suppose you conduct a survey of 100 teenage girls, asking them whether or not they used contraception at their first experience of sexual intercourse. If this group was typical, you should expect that about ____ of these girls report that they DID use contraception.

All of the following are true of early-maturing girls EXCEPT:

Suppose you were working on a research project in which you read diaries written in 1982 by 100 16-year-old girls. If the diaries were truthful, you would expect that about ___ of the 100 girls would have reported having sexual intercourse by age 16.

Joshua's friends tease him because he always tries to conform his behavior to what he believes his friends are doing. In this sense, the stage of moral development that most likely characterizes his behavior would be:

According to the text, thrill-seeking behavior that is characteristic of adolescence is most likely to be related to which of the following regions of the brain?

Suppose you asked people in four different age groups to answer the question: "Do you feel that you have reached adulthood?" The age groups are as follows: Group 1: Ages 12-17 years Group 2: Ages 18-25 years Group 3: Ages 26-35 years Group 4: Ages 35-55 years In which of these groups would you expect more than 10% of the people to answer "no" to this question?

Typically, girls experience the adolescent growth spurt about:

In the United States today, about 2% of teenage girls become pregnant.