Question 1

In the context of pubertal changes, preoccupation with body image is especially acute during

Accepted Answer

A)  early adolescence. 
B)  late adolescence. 
C)  young adulthood. 
D)  late adulthood. 
A)  early adolescence. 
B)  late adolescence. 
C)  young adulthood. 
D)  late adulthood.

Question 2

In the context of reducing adolescent pregnancy, several recent research reviews (Denford & others, 2017; Jaramillo & others, 2017; Santelli & others, 2017) have concluded that abstinence-only programs

Accepted Answer

A)  are more likely to reduce the risk of adolescent pregnancy than sex education. 
B)  are unable to delay the initiation of sexual intercourse. 
C)  reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) behaviors. 
D)  result in an increase in the incidence of sexual intercourse. 
A)  are more likely to reduce the risk of adolescent pregnancy than sex education. 
B)  are unable to delay the initiation of sexual intercourse. 
C)  reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) behaviors. 
D)  result in an increase in the incidence of sexual intercourse.

Question 3

"I know I can handle the car at high speeds much better than others can," says 18-year-old Jake. This reflects the tendency of adolescents to engage in the ________ aspect of adolescent egocentrism.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal fable 
B)  collective myth 
C)  imaginary audience 
D)  perspective taking 
A)  personal fable 
B)  collective myth 
C)  imaginary audience 
D)  perspective taking

Question 4

What is the term for a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Identify a strategy that can help prevent students from dropping out of school.

Accepted Answer

A)  enrolling the students only in a community-based education and reducing parental monitoring 
B)  providing early intervention for reading problems, tutoring, counseling, and mentoring 
C)  facilitating and emphasizing peer learning 
D)  using rotation model for the students in high school 
A)  enrolling the students only in a community-based education and reducing parental monitoring 
B)  providing early intervention for reading problems, tutoring, counseling, and mentoring 
C)  facilitating and emphasizing peer learning 
D)  using rotation model for the students in high school

Question 6

Several research studies were conducted by Mary Carskadon and her colleagues on the sleep patterns of U.S. adolescents. They concluded from the studies that

Accepted Answer

A)  when given the opportunity, adolescents will sleep an average of 7 hours a night. 
B)  older adolescents tend to be sleepier during the day than younger adolescents. 
C)  early school starting times are conducive to the sleep patterns of older adolescents but not to those of younger adolescents. 
D)  adolescents being sleepy during the day was a result of academic work and social pressures. 
A)  when given the opportunity, adolescents will sleep an average of 7 hours a night. 
B)  older adolescents tend to be sleepier during the day than younger adolescents. 
C)  early school starting times are conducive to the sleep patterns of older adolescents but not to those of younger adolescents. 
D)  adolescents being sleepy during the day was a result of academic work and social pressures.

Question 7

Mary Carskadon and her colleagues' research on adolescent sleep patterns found that

Accepted Answer

A)  when given the opportunity, adolescents will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night. 
B)  adolescents' biological clocks undergo a shift as they get older so that older adolescents start to feel sleepy an hour earlier than younger adolescents. 
C)  younger adolescents tend to be sleepier during the day than older adolescents. 
D)  increased sleepiness in adolescents during the day was primarily due to academic work or social pressures. 
A)  when given the opportunity, adolescents will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night. 
B)  adolescents' biological clocks undergo a shift as they get older so that older adolescents start to feel sleepy an hour earlier than younger adolescents. 
C)  younger adolescents tend to be sleepier during the day than older adolescents. 
D)  increased sleepiness in adolescents during the day was primarily due to academic work or social pressures.

Question 8

Gregory is undergoing pubertal changes. He has started using addictive drugs and has started taking an increasing number of risks. Which of the following neurotransmitters is most likely responsible for these developments?

Accepted Answer

A)  glycine 
B)  histamine 
C)  dopamine 
D)  serotonin 
A)  glycine 
B)  histamine 
C)  dopamine 
D)  serotonin

Question 9

Puberty refers to a period of

Accepted Answer

A)  declining abstract thought and emotional maturation during late adolescence involving neural and synaptic development in the brain. 
B)  declining gross motor development during late childhood due to the maturation of the temporal and parietal lobes. 
C)  rapid psychological and emotional maturation that lasts through adolescence and is a product of enhanced cognitive development. 
D)  rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes that occur primarily during early adolescence. 
A)  declining abstract thought and emotional maturation during late adolescence involving neural and synaptic development in the brain. 
B)  declining gross motor development during late childhood due to the maturation of the temporal and parietal lobes. 
C)  rapid psychological and emotional maturation that lasts through adolescence and is a product of enhanced cognitive development. 
D)  rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes that occur primarily during early adolescence.

Question 10

The average U.S. high school dropout rates mask some very high dropout rates

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A)  in high-income areas of the suburbs. 
B)  among adolescents in the 13- to 15-year age group. 
C)  among Asian American adolescents. 
D)  in low-income areas of inner cities. 
A)  in high-income areas of the suburbs. 
B)  among adolescents in the 13- to 15-year age group. 
C)  among Asian American adolescents. 
D)  in low-income areas of inner cities.

Question 11

In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teenage girl has a ________ percent risk of getting HIV.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  10 
C)  25 
D)  50 
A)  1 
B)  10 
C)  25 
D)  50

Question 12

Which of the following is true of the relationship between exercise and adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  In adolescents, exercise lowers the incidence of type I diabetes. 
B)  Male adolescents' physical activity is associated with their male friends' physical activity. 
C)  Memory is the cognitive factor that improves the least through exercise in adolescence. 
D)  Individuals become less active as they reach and progress through adolescence. 
A)  In adolescents, exercise lowers the incidence of type I diabetes. 
B)  Male adolescents' physical activity is associated with their male friends' physical activity. 
C)  Memory is the cognitive factor that improves the least through exercise in adolescence. 
D)  Individuals become less active as they reach and progress through adolescence.

Question 13

Which of the following describes the findings of a U.S. survey of adolescent sleep patterns conducted by the National Sleep Foundation (2006)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority of adolescents sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes on school nights. 
B)  Those adolescents who got inadequate sleep of 8 hours or less during school nights were more likely to drink caffeinated beverages than their counterparts who got optimal sleep of 9 or more hours. 
C)  Adolescents engage in four electronic activities or sometimes simultaneously use multiple devices after 9 p.m. 
D)  Adolescents who got inadequate sleep were no more likely to be in a depressed mood than those who got adequate sleep. 
A)  The majority of adolescents sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes on school nights. 
B)  Those adolescents who got inadequate sleep of 8 hours or less during school nights were more likely to drink caffeinated beverages than their counterparts who got optimal sleep of 9 or more hours. 
C)  Adolescents engage in four electronic activities or sometimes simultaneously use multiple devices after 9 p.m. 
D)  Adolescents who got inadequate sleep were no more likely to be in a depressed mood than those who got adequate sleep.

Question 14

According to David Elkind, personal fable and imaginary audience are parts of adolescent

Accepted Answer

A)  co-rumination. 
B)  expression. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  solipsism. 
A)  co-rumination. 
B)  expression. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  solipsism.

Question 15

In the University of Michigan Monitoring the Future Study by Johnston and others (2008), 30 percent of high school seniors said that they had

Accepted Answer

A)  been in a vehicle with a drugged or drinking driver in the past 2 weeks. 
B)  smoked marijuana and heroin by the time they were in the 10th grade. 
C)  consumed alcohol mixed with energy drinks in the past 12 months. 
D)  used e-cigarettes as they were considered a safer alternative to normal cigarettes. 
A)  been in a vehicle with a drugged or drinking driver in the past 2 weeks. 
B)  smoked marijuana and heroin by the time they were in the 10th grade. 
C)  consumed alcohol mixed with energy drinks in the past 12 months. 
D)  used e-cigarettes as they were considered a safer alternative to normal cigarettes.

Question 16

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that abstinence-only programs

Accepted Answer

A)  are less effective at reducing the risk of adolescent pregnancy than sex-education programs. 
B)  prevent adolescent pregnancies better than sex-education programs emphasizing contraceptive knowledge. 
C)  are more effective at reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections than sex-education programs. 
D)  provide useful knowledge about safe sex to sexually active adolescents. 
A)  are less effective at reducing the risk of adolescent pregnancy than sex-education programs. 
B)  prevent adolescent pregnancies better than sex-education programs emphasizing contraceptive knowledge. 
C)  are more effective at reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections than sex-education programs. 
D)  provide useful knowledge about safe sex to sexually active adolescents.

Question 17

Which of the following has been found to be true about binge drinking among U.S. adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Binge drinking has declined among high school seniors since 1980. 
B)  Binge drinking has increased for students in the eighth grade in recent years. 
C)  Binge drinking has increased for students in the tenth grade in recent years. 
D)  Females engage in more binge drinking than males. 
A)  Binge drinking has declined among high school seniors since 1980. 
B)  Binge drinking has increased for students in the eighth grade in recent years. 
C)  Binge drinking has increased for students in the tenth grade in recent years. 
D)  Females engage in more binge drinking than males.

Question 18

Identify a true statement about service learning.

Accepted Answer

A)  It becomes ineffective when students are given some degree of choice in the service activities in which they participate. 
B)  It aims at making adolescents more self-centered. 
C)  It is effective when it provides students opportunities to reflect about their participation. 
D)  It limits the amount of time students spend volunteering. 
A)  It becomes ineffective when students are given some degree of choice in the service activities in which they participate. 
B)  It aims at making adolescents more self-centered. 
C)  It is effective when it provides students opportunities to reflect about their participation. 
D)  It limits the amount of time students spend volunteering.

Question 19

Adolescents in the Family Matters program reported

Accepted Answer

A)  no change in alcohol and cigarette use at three months but a marked decline at one year. 
B)  lower alcohol and cigarette use at three months, but the positive effect seemed to wear off about one year after the program had been completed. 
C)  no change in alcohol use but a marked decrease in cigarette smoking. 
D)  lower alcohol and cigarette use at three months and at one year after the program had been completed. 
A)  no change in alcohol and cigarette use at three months but a marked decline at one year. 
B)  lower alcohol and cigarette use at three months, but the positive effect seemed to wear off about one year after the program had been completed. 
C)  no change in alcohol use but a marked decrease in cigarette smoking. 
D)  lower alcohol and cigarette use at three months and at one year after the program had been completed.

Question 20

Identify a true statement about sexual maturation and weight changes that occur during puberty.

Accepted Answer

A)  Growth of facial hair is the first male pubertal characteristic to develop. 
B)  Appearance of hair in the armpits is the first physical change in girls. 
C)  By the end of adolescence, most girls will be taller than boys. 
D)  Marked weight gains coincide with the onset of puberty. 
A)  Growth of facial hair is the first male pubertal characteristic to develop. 
B)  Appearance of hair in the armpits is the first physical change in girls. 
C)  By the end of adolescence, most girls will be taller than boys. 
D)  Marked weight gains coincide with the onset of puberty.

In the context of pubertal changes, preoccupation with body image is especially acute during

In the context of reducing adolescent pregnancy, several recent research reviews (Denford & others, 2017; Jaramillo & others, 2017; Santelli & others, 2017) have concluded that abstinence-only programs

"I know I can handle the car at high speeds much better than others can," says 18-year-old Jake. This reflects the tendency of adolescents to engage in the ________ aspect of adolescent egocentrism.

What is the term for a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community?

Identify a strategy that can help prevent students from dropping out of school.

Several research studies were conducted by Mary Carskadon and her colleagues on the sleep patterns of U.S. adolescents. They concluded from the studies that

Mary Carskadon and her colleagues' research on adolescent sleep patterns found that

Gregory is undergoing pubertal changes. He has started using addictive drugs and has started taking an increasing number of risks. Which of the following neurotransmitters is most likely responsible for these developments?

Puberty refers to a period of

The average U.S. high school dropout rates mask some very high dropout rates

In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teenage girl has a ________ percent risk of getting HIV.

Which of the following is true of the relationship between exercise and adolescence?

Which of the following describes the findings of a U.S. survey of adolescent sleep patterns conducted by the National Sleep Foundation (2006)?

According to David Elkind, personal fable and imaginary audience are parts of adolescent

In the University of Michigan Monitoring the Future Study by Johnston and others (2008), 30 percent of high school seniors said that they had

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that abstinence-only programs

Which of the following has been found to be true about binge drinking among U.S. adolescents?

Identify a true statement about service learning.

Adolescents in the Family Matters program reported

Identify a true statement about sexual maturation and weight changes that occur during puberty.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

In the context of pubertal changes, preoccupation with body image is especially acute during

In the context of reducing adolescent pregnancy, several recent research reviews (Denford & others, 2017; Jaramillo & others, 2017; Santelli & others, 2017) have concluded that abstinence-only programs

"I know I can handle the car at high speeds much better than others can," says 18-year-old Jake. This reflects the tendency of adolescents to engage in the ________ aspect of adolescent egocentrism.

What is the term for a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community?

Identify a strategy that can help prevent students from dropping out of school.

Several research studies were conducted by Mary Carskadon and her colleagues on the sleep patterns of U.S. adolescents. They concluded from the studies that

Mary Carskadon and her colleagues' research on adolescent sleep patterns found that

Gregory is undergoing pubertal changes. He has started using addictive drugs and has started taking an increasing number of risks. Which of the following neurotransmitters is most likely responsible for these developments?

Puberty refers to a period of

The average U.S. high school dropout rates mask some very high dropout rates

In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teenage girl has a ________ percent risk of getting HIV.

Which of the following is true of the relationship between exercise and adolescence?

Which of the following describes the findings of a U.S. survey of adolescent sleep patterns conducted by the National Sleep Foundation (2006)?

According to David Elkind, personal fable and imaginary audience are parts of adolescent

In the University of Michigan Monitoring the Future Study by Johnston and others (2008), 30 percent of high school seniors said that they had

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that abstinence-only programs

Which of the following has been found to be true about binge drinking among U.S. adolescents?

Identify a true statement about service learning.

Adolescents in the Family Matters program reported

Identify a true statement about sexual maturation and weight changes that occur during puberty.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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