Question 1

According to a U.S. national survey conducted in 2009, by age 20, _____ percent of U.S. youth have engaged in sexual intercourse.

Accepted Answer

A)   77
B)   62
C)   90
D)   52E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

_____ is/are the second leading cause of death in adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A)   Motor vehicle accidents
B)   Suicide
C)   Homicide
D)   Chronic diseasesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Thirteen-year-old Grace's blood tests indicate that her levels of testosterone are about twice as high as they were a few years ago, and that her estradiol levels are about eight times higher than earlier. Grace is most likely experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)   normal changes during puberty.
B)   difficulties due to significant imbalances in hormonal levels.
C)   abnormal development of male physical characteristics.
D)   abnormal development of female physical characteristics.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teenage girl has a _____ percent risk of acquiring genital herpes.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   50
C)   30
D)   70E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Discuss the importance of controlling one's attention during adolescence.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

_____ learning is a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

Accepted Answer

A)   Service
B)   Social
C)   Collaborative
D)   CooperativeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Behind the first whisker in boys and the widening of hips in girls is a flood of _____, powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands and carried through the body by the bloodstream.

Accepted Answer

A)   amino acids
B)   phospholipids
C)   enzymes
D)   hormonesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Fifteen-year-old Juanita wants to skip school today because she is having a bad hair day and is convinced that everybody will notice and think badly of her. Which aspect of adolescent egocentrism is Juanita experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Personal fable
B)   Imaginary audience
C)   Fight-or-flight response
D)   Top-dog phenomenonE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

According to Jean Piaget, which of the following types of thought is the most abstract?

Accepted Answer

A)   Concrete operational thought
B)   Formal operational thought
C)   Preoperational thought
D)   Passive operational thoughtE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

In a study, almost 50 percent of high school dropouts cited _____ reasons for leaving school.

Accepted Answer

A)   economic
B)   peer-related
C)   school-related
D)   family-relatedE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Only about one in three young adolescents is a _____ thinker.

Accepted Answer

A)   postconventional
B)   preoperational
C)   concrete operational
D)   formal operationalE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Discuss two key components of adolescent egocentrism according to David Elkind.

Accepted Answer

David Elkind points out that adolescent ...

Question 13

Which of the following is typically the last male pubertal characteristic to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   The first ejaculation
B)   Voice changes
C)   Increased penis and testicle size
D)   Growth of facial hairE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Penny has been diagnosed as suffering from bulimia nervosa. It is most likely that she:

Accepted Answer

A)   has a positive body image.
B)   also suffers from anorexia.
C)   is severely underweight.
D)   falls within a normal weight range.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Anorexia and bulimia nervosa affect:

Accepted Answer

A)   men and women equally.
B)   men more than women.
C)   women more than men.
D)   women more than older men, but less than younger men.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

The most effective programs that discourage dropping out of high school include:

Accepted Answer

A)   abstinence-only programs.
B)   early reading programs.
C)   special education services.
D)   financial aid programs.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The lowest school dropout rate in the United States in 2008 occurred for:

Accepted Answer

A)   Latinos.
B)   Native Americans.
C)   African Americans.
D)   Asian Americans.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

The belief, reflecting adolescents' egocentrism, that others are as interested in them as they themselves are, as well as attention-getting behavior-attempts to be noticed, visible, and "on stage."

Accepted Answer

The answer of The belief, reflecting adolescents' egocentrism, that others...

Question 19

_____ is the "judgment" region that reins in intense emotions but doesn't finish developing until at least emerging adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)   Nucleus acumbens
B)   Corpus callosum
C)   Prefrontal cortex
D)   AmygdalaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

According to a recent large-scale study of eighth- and tenth-graders, amongst the various risk factors, which of the following is the strongest predictor of substance abuse among?

Accepted Answer

A)   Monitoring in schools
B)   Genetic predisposition
C)   Ethnicity
D)   Peer relationsE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Discuss two key components of adolescent egocentrism according to David Elkind.

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Which of the following is typically the last male pubertal characteristic to occur?

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The belief, reflecting adolescents' egocentrism, that others are as interested in them as they themselves are, as well as attention-getting behavior-attempts to be noticed, visible, and "on stage."

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Discuss the importance of controlling one's attention during adolescence.

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Anorexia and bulimia nervosa affect:

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In a study, almost 50 percent of high school dropouts cited _____ reasons for leaving school.

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Fifteen-year-old Juanita wants to skip school today because she is having a bad hair day and is convinced that everybody will notice and think badly of her. Which aspect of adolescent egocentrism is Juanita experiencing?

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According to a U.S. national survey conducted in 2009, by age 20, _____ percent of U.S. youth have engaged in sexual intercourse.

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_____ learning is a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the community.

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The lowest school dropout rate in the United States in 2008 occurred for:

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Penny has been diagnosed as suffering from bulimia nervosa. It is most likely that she:

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_____ is the "judgment" region that reins in intense emotions but doesn't finish developing until at least emerging adulthood.

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In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teenage girl has a _____ percent risk of acquiring genital herpes.

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The most effective programs that discourage dropping out of high school include:

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Behind the first whisker in boys and the widening of hips in girls is a flood of _____, powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands and carried through the body by the bloodstream.

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According to a recent large-scale study of eighth- and tenth-graders, amongst the various risk factors, which of the following is the strongest predictor of substance abuse among?

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Only about one in three young adolescents is a _____ thinker.

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_____ is/are the second leading cause of death in adolescence.

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Thirteen-year-old Grace's blood tests indicate that her levels of testosterone are about twice as high as they were a few years ago, and that her estradiol levels are about eight times higher than earlier. Grace is most likely experiencing:

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According to Jean Piaget, which of the following types of thought is the most abstract?

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