Question 1

Explain how alcohol and marijuana use affect the developing brain.

Accepted Answer

Alcohol use is associated with changes i...

Question 2

Social responsibility values predict a variety of prosocial civic behaviors such as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   writing poetry
B)   environmental conservation
C)   getting a job
D)   hobby enjoymentE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

G. Stanley Hall is considered the father of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   sex characteristics
B)   adulthood
C)   adolescence
D)   emotional cognitionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which adolescent is likely to reason more poorly than an adult?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jackson, who is researching various colleges he is considering attending
B)   Zanaida, who is planning how to earn enough money to buy a bicycle she wants
C)   Raul, who is debating whether he wants to join the military or not
D)   Gina, who is thinking of shoplifting headphones to fit in with her friendsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

By experimenting with and reflecting on cognitive strategies adolescents begin to appreciate ______.

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A)   risks
B)   logic
C)   emotions
D)   structureE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

What are early-maturing boys and girls at risk for?

Accepted Answer

Around the world, early-maturing boys an...

Question 7

The impact myelination has on an adolescent's brain is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   cause the burst in synaptogenesis
B)   cause the synaptic pruning that makes brain functioning more efficient
C)   trigger the end of puberty and beginning of adulthood
D)   increase the brain's white matterE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Stopping well-learned reactions when they are inappropriate to a situation describes ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   attention control
B)   response inhibition
C)   working memory
D)   deductive reasoningE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which factor is most important to a high schooler's academic achievement?

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnicity
B)   parent-school involvement
C)   socioeconomic status
D)   previous academic achievementE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

How do adolescents' social contexts influence pubertal timing?

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Adolescents' social contexts, especially...

Question 11

Boys who mature early tend to experience negative outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Better academic achievement and better emotional health are shown in adolescents who report ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   autonomy over class work
B)   high levels of teacher support
C)   teachers who focus on classroom control
D)   parents with permissive parenting stylesE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Genes play a role in pubertal timing as is demonstrated by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   puberty triggers being able to be tracked
B)   identical twins experiencing menarche in puberty at the same time
C)   few consistent reasons for why puberty occurs
D)   siblings of all ages experience puberty at about the same ageE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Parents sometimes report discomfort talking with their sons about reproductive development, particularly ejaculation, because of the close link with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   feelings of love
B)   sexual desire
C)   emotional development
D)   expression of physicalityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Abigail was asked to look at pictures of different facial expressions in a study of facial recognition among adolescents. She saw a photograph of people's faces depicting fear. If Abigail is like most adolescents, what did she think the emotion depicted in the photograph was showing?

Accepted Answer

A)   fear
B)   surprise
C)   anger
D)   sadnessE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

The ability to remain focused on important stimuli while tuning out other stimuli describes ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   attention control
B)   response inhibition
C)   working memory
D)   deductive reasoningE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

If the organization and characteristics of middle school fail to fit young adolescents' needs, there is little ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   stage-environment fit
B)   student-driven focus
C)   student-teacher balance
D)   academic-social matchE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Josie is an adolescent girl who lives in Chicago, IL. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Josie lives with her mother and her mother's boyfriend. Based on pubertal timing, when will Jennifer experience menarche?

Accepted Answer

A)   early compared to other girls
B)   about the same time as the average girl in the United States
C)   late compared to other girls.
D)   at any point because factors in her life have little effectE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Breast development, deepening of the voice, growth of body hair, and changes in the skin are considered secondary sex characteristics because they ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   happen after the maturation of the ovaries and testes
B)   indicate physical maturation but are indirectly related to fertility
C)   are unimportant changes
D)   happen at the end of pubertyE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Adolescents only need about 7 hours of sleep each night to support healthy development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Parents sometimes report discomfort talking with their sons about reproductive development, particularly ejaculation, because of the close link with ______.

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Which adolescent is likely to reason more poorly than an adult?

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By experimenting with and reflecting on cognitive strategies adolescents begin to appreciate ______.

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Boys who mature early tend to experience negative outcomes.

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The ability to remain focused on important stimuli while tuning out other stimuli describes ______.

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The impact myelination has on an adolescent's brain is to ______.

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Breast development, deepening of the voice, growth of body hair, and changes in the skin are considered secondary sex characteristics because they ______.

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G. Stanley Hall is considered the father of ______.

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Stopping well-learned reactions when they are inappropriate to a situation describes ______.

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Better academic achievement and better emotional health are shown in adolescents who report ______.

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Social responsibility values predict a variety of prosocial civic behaviors such as ______.

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Explain how alcohol and marijuana use affect the developing brain.

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Abigail was asked to look at pictures of different facial expressions in a study of facial recognition among adolescents. She saw a photograph of people's faces depicting fear. If Abigail is like most adolescents, what did she think the emotion depicted in the photograph was showing?

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Which factor is most important to a high schooler's academic achievement?

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Genes play a role in pubertal timing as is demonstrated by ______.

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What are early-maturing boys and girls at risk for?

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How do adolescents' social contexts influence pubertal timing?

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Adolescents only need about 7 hours of sleep each night to support healthy development.

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Josie is an adolescent girl who lives in Chicago, IL. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Josie lives with her mother and her mother's boyfriend. Based on pubertal timing, when will Jennifer experience menarche?

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If the organization and characteristics of middle school fail to fit young adolescents' needs, there is little ______.

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