Question 1

_____ learning takes education out into the community.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

The majority of unintentional injuries in adolescence involve:

Accepted Answer

A)   motor vehicle accident.
B)   firearms.
C)   homicide.
D)   sports-related injury.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Recent research has found that early-maturing girls are more likely than late-maturing girls to be:

Accepted Answer

A)   satisfied with their figures in late adolescence.
B)   taller and thinner when they reach high school.
C)   less popular with males their own age.
D)   depressed, become alcoholic, and/or have an eating disorder.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following is a type of estrogen?

Accepted Answer

A)   Insulin
B)   Testosterone
C)   Progesterone
D)   EstradiolE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Slightly less than _____ percent of American girls develop anorexia nervosa.

Accepted Answer

A)   1
B)   10
C)   5
D)   15E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Who is the founder of the present field of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jean Piaget
B)   Lawrence Kohlberg
C)   Albert Bandura
D)   Erik EriksonE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following describes the federal government's exercise recommendations?

Accepted Answer

A)   A minimum of 15 minutes of mild exercise per day
B)   A maximum of 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per day
C)   A minimum of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per day
D)   A maximum of 15 minutes of mild exercise per dayE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

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)   50E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Identify the similarity between anorexics and bulimics.

Accepted Answer

A)   They are unconcerned about their weight.
B)   They are severely underweight.
C)   They have a distorted body image.
D)   They maintain a healthy, well-balanced diet.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

In 2003, this researcher suggested that adolescents have difficulty controlling their emotions, because their prefrontal cortex has not yet fully developed.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 2003, this researcher suggested that adolescents...

Question 11

This theorist suggested that adolescent egocentrism is characterized by "the imaginary audience" and the "personal fable."

Accepted Answer

The answer of This theorist suggested that adolescent egocentrism is...

Question 12

With reference to cross-cultural comparisons, which of the following statements about adolescent pregnancies in the U.S. is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   In 2009, births to adolescent girls fell to a record low.
B)   The U.S. adolescent pregnancy rate is much lower than in the Netherlands.
C)   Adolescents in the U.S. are more sexually active than adolescents in the Netherlands.
D)   The U.S. adolescent birth rate increased significantly from 2007 to 2009.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

This theorist suggested that, in the later years of childhood and continuing in adolescence, individuals approach cognitive levels that may or may not be achieved, in contrast to the largely universal cognitive levels that young children attain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of This theorist suggested that, in the later...

Question 14

The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at _____ years for girls and _____ years for boys.

Accepted Answer

A)   13; 14½
B)   12½; 11½
C)   11½; 13½
D)   10½; 13E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Jordan is very afraid of gaining weight but she cannot control her eating habits. She has been making up for her eating binges by vomiting immediately after a meal or by purging with laxatives. This pattern of behavior has been occurring thrice a week for the past four months. Jordan is most likely suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A)   anorexia nervosa.
B)   bulimia nervosa.
C)   sickle-cell anemia.
D)   hypochondria.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

In about _____ percent of motor vehicle fatalities involving adolescents, the driver was found to be intoxicated.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   30
C)   50
D)   80E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

What role does the top-dog phenomenon play when adolescents make the transition to middle or to junior high school?

Accepted Answer

When students make the transition to mid...

Question 18

Which of the following is a similarity between anorexics and bulimics?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are highly perfectionistic.
B)   They are severely underweight.
C)   They have a positive body image.
D)   They have a fear of weight loss.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The U.S. adolescent birth rate decreased by _____ percent from 2007 to 2009.

Accepted Answer

A)   20
B)   8
C)   40
D)   15E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which of the following is the final stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)   Concrete operational stage
B)   Passive operational stage
C)   Preconventional reasoning stage
D)   Formal operational stageE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Slightly less than _____ percent of American girls develop anorexia nervosa.

Correct Answer
verified

Recent research has found that early-maturing girls are more likely than late-maturing girls to be:

Correct Answer
verified

The U.S. adolescent birth rate decreased by _____ percent from 2007 to 2009.

Correct Answer
verified

Which of the following describes the federal government's exercise recommendations?

Correct Answer
verified

This theorist suggested that, in the later years of childhood and continuing in adolescence, individuals approach cognitive levels that may or may not be achieved, in contrast to the largely universal cognitive levels that young children attain.

Correct Answer
verified

_____ learning takes education out into the community.

Correct Answer
verified

The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at _ years for girls and _ years for boys.

Correct Answer
verified

With reference to cross-cultural comparisons, which of the following statements about adolescent pregnancies in the U.S. is true?

Correct Answer
verified

In about _____ percent of motor vehicle fatalities involving adolescents, the driver was found to be intoxicated.

Correct Answer
verified

Identify the similarity between anorexics and bulimics.

Correct Answer
verified

Which of the following is a similarity between anorexics and bulimics?

Correct Answer
verified

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

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

What role does the top-dog phenomenon play when adolescents make the transition to middle or to junior high school?

Correct Answer
verified
When students make the transition to mid...
View Answer

Which of the following is the final stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Correct Answer
verified

Who is the founder of the present field of cognitive development?

Correct Answer
verified

The majority of unintentional injuries in adolescence involve:

Correct Answer
verified

In 2003, this researcher suggested that adolescents have difficulty controlling their emotions, because their prefrontal cortex has not yet fully developed.

Correct Answer
verified

This theorist suggested that adolescent egocentrism is characterized by "the imaginary audience" and the "personal fable."

Correct Answer
verified

Which of the following is a type of estrogen?

Correct Answer
verified

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Slightly less than _____ percent of American girls develop anorexia nervosa.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Recent research has found that early-maturing girls are more likely than late-maturing girls to be:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The U.S. adolescent birth rate decreased by _____ percent from 2007 to 2009.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following describes the federal government's exercise recommendations?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

This theorist suggested that, in the later years of childhood and continuing in adolescence, individuals approach cognitive levels that may or may not be achieved, in contrast to the largely universal cognitive levels that young children attain.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

_____ learning takes education out into the community.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at _____ years for girls and _____ years for boys.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

With reference to cross-cultural comparisons, which of the following statements about adolescent pregnancies in the U.S. is true?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

In about _____ percent of motor vehicle fatalities involving adolescents, the driver was found to be intoxicated.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Identify the similarity between anorexics and bulimics.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is a similarity between anorexics and bulimics?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What role does the top-dog phenomenon play when adolescents make the transition to middle or to junior high school?

Correct AnswerverifiedWhen students make the transition to mid...View AnswerShow Answer

Which of the following is the final stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Who is the founder of the present field of cognitive development?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The majority of unintentional injuries in adolescence involve:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

In 2003, this researcher suggested that adolescents have difficulty controlling their emotions, because their prefrontal cortex has not yet fully developed.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

This theorist suggested that adolescent egocentrism is characterized by "the imaginary audience" and the "personal fable."

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is a type of estrogen?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at _ years for girls and _ years for boys.

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
When students make the transition to mid...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified