Exam 15: Late Adulthood: the Social World

Jamal and his classmates are taking a test today that will determine if they graduate from high school. Jamal and his classmates are taking a(n) _____ test.

José enjoys sports, especially running. As an adolescent, he has the potential to become a star athlete. Which pair of influences will be MOST beneficial to him in reaching his full potential?

The hormonal onset of puberty is hastened by _____, especially if a child's parents are, for example, sick, drug-addicted, or divorced.

Gregory, age 11, noticed that he has some pubic hair. According to the usual sequence of puberty, his next pubertal event will probably be _____.

Abigail, age 12, has just experienced a sudden growth spurt. According to the usual sequence of puberty, soon she will notice _____.

At adolescence, the pituitary activates the _____, which are the ovaries in females and testicles in males.

Evolutionary theory suggests that the relationship between childhood stress and onset of puberty exists to _____.

_____ is created by both males and females but is the primary female sex hormone.

Three different girls tell Gus that Titanic is their all-time favorite movie. He concludes that all girls love that movie. Gus has just used _____.

Which change contributes to an adolescent's lessening susceptibility toward respiratory infections?

Which statement is TRUE?

The major events of growth and sexual maturation associated with puberty typically are completed a year or two after puberty begins.

Mila told a friend that she doesn't like the way her legs look in her new volleyball uniform. She said she hates her figure and expressed a desire to lose a lot of weight. From this discussion, you might think that Mila has a _____.

Sixteen-year-old James drinks heavily and drives dangerously fast, believing that he cannot be hurt. James is demonstrating _____.

Many high school graduates enter college, but even 10 years after the usual age for high school graduation, only about _____ percent of U.S. young adults have earned a bachelor's degree.

Egocentrism leads adolescents to interpret everyone else's behavior as if it were a judgment on them.

Many U.S. states require high school students to pass a _____ test in order to graduate.

As adolescents develop their capacity for hypothetical thinking, they become more capable of deductive reasoning.

Marcy says, "There is no way I am going to school today with this bruise on my cheek. Everybody is going to laugh at me." Marcy is demonstrating _____.

The day-night cycle that occurs approximately every 24 hours is the _____.