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

The period called "emerging adulthood" is most likely to be seen in cultures in which the transition between childhood and adulthood is short and relatively simple.

Attitudes about both premarital intercourse and same-sex orientation are more permissive today than they were in the 1950s.

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:

If teenagers become pregnant, they usually experience better long-term outcomes if they do not marry.

If Dr. Matthews were examining brain scan images of healthy people of various ages, she should expect to see the largest volume of white matter in the scans of people who were approximately age:

The white matter in the brain in composed mostly of:

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

In comparison to the late 1800s in the United States, today the period of adolescence is ___________ and it is _________ complex.

In comparison to sexual activity patterns and pregnancy rates in Europe, teenagers in the United States are _______ likely to be sexually active and _______ likely to become pregnant:

In comparison to adults in their later-20s, emerging adults in their early 20s generally are _______ age-segregated, ________ economically dependent, and _______ affected by world crises and social issues.

According to a study reported in the text, in 2009 about ____ of 9th graders in the United States reported that they had engaged in sexual intercourse and about ____ of 12th graders reported they had engaged in sexual intercourse.

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

Typically, girls experience the adolescent growth spurt about:

The two words that best describe how the brain changes during adolescence are:

Suppose that Marty sees a new bicycle he wants and, without giving much thought to how he will pay for it, purchases it on the spot because he "just needs it." Marty's decision process would be best characterized as:

According to the text, the rite of passage into adulthood that typically occurs in primitive societies is generally followed immediately by:

According to the text, the development of fMRI techniques has allowed developmental researchers to investigate brain development more effectively because this technology allows them to perform which of the following types of research?

Which of the following is typically the first indication that girls have entered puberty?

Natalie matured at the same time as most of her male peers and shares their interests and dating activities. She is most likely a(n):

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