Deck 13: Introduction to Adolescence

Question 1

The prefrontal cortex …

A)is fully mature at the beginning of adolescence
B)matures throughout adolescence
C)begins to mature after adolescence
D)reaches maturity in the middle of adolescence

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which is NOT true of a protracted period of adolescence?

A)It offers more opportunity for exploration.
B)Early menstruation contributes to it.
C)It is caused in part by earlier development of the PFC.
D)Educational demands contribute to it.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Improvements to health and nutrition have resulted in …

A)earlier development of the PFC
B)accelerated intellectualy maturity
C)an earlier onset of puberty
D)an excess of hormonal release in adolescence

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The ventromedial prefrontal cortex was activated when adolescents viewed ____________(Wang, Huettel & De Bellis, 2008)

A)happy stimuli
B)sad stimuli
C)angy stimuli
D)neutral stimuli

Question 5

In the US the average gap between menstruation onset and marriage for girls is:

A)14 years
B)12 years
C)10 years
D)26 years

Question 6

_______________ is/are an important marker of the transition from childhood to adulthood.

A)reasoning abilities
B)romantic urges
C)cognitive control
D)marriage

Question 7

Adolescents show _________ ability to focus in a distracting environment than/as adults.

A)more
B)exactly the same
C)roughly the same
D)less

Question 8

Adolescents take …

A)more risks than adults but less risks than children
B)more risks than children and adults
C)more risks than children but less risks than adults
D)less risks than adults and children

Question 9

Coordinating neural processes to accomplish a task is known as …

A)strategic control
B)task-oriented behavior
C)cognitive control
D)management cognition

Question 10

Modern Western society …

A)has a more protracted adolesence
B)has a very short period for adolescence
C)has a typical period for adolescence when compared to most societies throughout history
D)does not have a defined period for adolescence

Question 11

A primary area for brain development during adolescence is in …

A)the ACC
B)the PFF
C)the PFC
D)the MFG

Question 12

Martin et al.(2002) found a significant correlation between …

A)smoking and sensation-seeking behavior
B)pubertal maturation and sensation-seeking behaviour
C)oestrogen receptors and pubertal maturation
D)chronological age and sensation-seeking behaviour

Question 13

Imaging techniques such as fMRI …

A)can be used less with adolescents than with children
B)are not as accurate with adolescents due to their erratic brain behaviour
C)are not used for research purposes with adolescents due to safety issues
D)can be used for research more for adolescents than with children

Question 14

Adolescents respond _________ to emotionally charged stimuli.

A)randomly
B)less strongly than adults
C)more strongly than adults
D)the same as adults

Question 15

What is the second paradox of adolescence proposed by Dahl?

A)Even though adolescents are not as strong as adults, they try to act like they are.
B)Even though adolescents are not as smart as adults they try to act like they are.
C)Even though adolescents are stronger than children, they still sustain more injuries than them.
D)Even though adolescents are capable of reasoning like adults, they often make rash and emotional decisions.

Question 16

How many adolescents experience major difficulties in Western society in school or with their parents?

A)A majority
B)All
C)None
D)A minority

Question 17

The PFC is located …

A)at the front of the brain
B)at the back of the brain
C)at the bottom of the brain
D)in the middle of the brain

Question 18

The gap between intellectual maturity and puberty has _________________ over the last 100 years.

A)grown more wide
B)stayed relatively the same
C)grown more narrow
D)disappeared

Question 19

The ____________ task changes the rules for sorting as it progresses.

A)Wisconsin Card Sorting
B)Stroop
C)Wisconsin Sorting
D)Go/No-Go

Question 20

Who viewed adolescence as a time of 'heightened storm and stress'?

A)Dahl
B)Hall
C)Piaget
D)Cohen