Question 1

Discuss how early or late maturation affects boys and girls.

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Question 2

What is the term for an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation?

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Question 3

According to Jean Piaget,around age 11,the fourth stage of cognitive development,the _____ stage,begins.

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A)   concrete operational
B)   formal operational
C)   postoperational
D)   passive operationalE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

For the majority of teens,adolescence is marked by:

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A)   stress and storm.
B)   delinquency.
C)   a healthy self-image.
D)   low self-esteem.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Amanda's mother suffers from anorexia nervosa.Which of the following statements about Amanda is TRUE?

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A)   Amanda is highly likely to have a more positive body-image.
B)   Amanda is at risk of becoming anorexic herself.
C)   Amanda is more likely to have healthy eating habits.
D)   Amanda is not at risk for anorexia due to increased awareness.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the timing and variations in puberty is true?

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A)   Children in European countries mature up to a year earlier than their American counterparts.
B)   For girls,menarche is considered within the normal range if it appears between the ages of 9 and 15.
C)   Genes have little to do with when and how puberty develops.
D)   Non-Latino White girls experience puberty earlier than African American girls.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Identify the theorist who 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.

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Question 8

In the formal operational stage,adolescents begin to think more as a scientist thinks,devising plans to solve problems and systematically testing solutions.This type of problem solving requires _____.

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A)   trial-and-error reasoning
B)   hypothetical-deductive reasoning
C)   concrete operational reasoning
D)   preconventional reasoningE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following describes the findings of the U.S.survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation?

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A)   The majority of the adolescents got less than eight hours of sleep on school nights.
B)   Older adolescents got markedly less sleep on school nights than younger adolescents.
C)   A higher number of adolescents in ninth grade were getting inadequate sleep on school nights than adolescents in twelfth grade.
D)   Adolescents who got inadequate sleep were no more likely to be in a depressed mood than those who got adequate sleep.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The abstract quality of thinking during the _____ stage is evident in the adolescent's verbal problem-solving ability.

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A)   passive operational
B)   concrete operational
C)   formal operational
D)   conventional reasoningE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Bill wants to know how he can prevent drug abuse by his adolescent son.You would suggest that Bill:

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A)   have family dinners most nights of the week.
B)   discourage his son from making more friends at school.
C)   engage in lesser parental monitoring and control.
D)   cease to emphasize educational success.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 12

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

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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.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Identify the similarity between anorexics and bulimics.

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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 C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

In a U.S.national survey conducted in 2011,_____ percent of twelfth-graders reported that they had experienced sexual intercourse,compared with _____ percent of ninth-graders.

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A)   20; 10
B)   63; 33
C)   77; 90
D)   60; 52E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Research has shown that infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have:

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A)   high birth weight.
B)   Down syndrome.
C)   childhood illnesses.
D)   type II diabetes.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Leila,a 14-year-old girl,feels that nobody understands her,especially her parents and teachers.Leila's feelings reflect the _____ aspect of an adolescent's egocentrism.

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A)   personal fable
B)   imaginary audience
C)   self-fulfilling prophecy
D)   collective mythE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

In 1989,the Carnegie Corporation issued an extremely negative evaluation of U.S.middle schools.They made several recommendations for how to improve schools.Imagine you are a middle school principal and can institute any changes you want.Based on these recommendations what kind of things would you do to create a more effective schools for adolescents?

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Question 18

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

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A)   Enrolling the students only in a community-based education and reducing parental monitoring.
B)   Provide early intervention for reading problems
C)   Facilitating and emphasizing peer learning
D)   Rotating the students through teachers in high schoolE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

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

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A)   1
B)   10
C)   25
D)   50E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The Carnegie Corporation evaluated U.S.middle schools and recommended that:

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A)   smaller "communities" or "houses" should be developed to lessen the impersonal nature of large middle schools.
B)   schools improve their use of technology,computers,and skills that will be needed in the 21st century.
C)   schools add more grade levels to encompass a wider age range to reflect differences in adolescent development.
D)   middle schools be integrated with high schools so that the younger adolescents can take advantage of having older adolescents as role models.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Which of the following statements about the timing and variations in puberty is true?

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Discuss how early or late maturation affects boys and girls.

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Leila,a 14-year-old girl,feels that nobody understands her,especially her parents and teachers.Leila's feelings reflect the _____ aspect of an adolescent's egocentrism.

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

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The abstract quality of thinking during the _____ stage is evident in the adolescent's verbal problem-solving ability.

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

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Amanda's mother suffers from anorexia nervosa.Which of the following statements about Amanda is TRUE?

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Identify the similarity between anorexics and bulimics.

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

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Bill wants to know how he can prevent drug abuse by his adolescent son.You would suggest that Bill:

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Which of the following describes the findings of the U.S.survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation?

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What is the term for an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation?

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Identify the theorist who 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.

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In the formal operational stage,adolescents begin to think more as a scientist thinks,devising plans to solve problems and systematically testing solutions.This type of problem solving requires _____.

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For the majority of teens,adolescence is marked by:

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According to Jean Piaget,around age 11,the fourth stage of cognitive development,the _____ stage,begins.

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The Carnegie Corporation evaluated U.S.middle schools and recommended that:

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Research has shown that infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have:

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In a U.S.national survey conducted in 2011,_ percent of twelfth-graders reported that they had experienced sexual intercourse,compared with _ percent of ninth-graders.

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Bill wants to know how he can prevent drug abuse by his adolescent son.You would suggest that Bill:

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According to Jean Piaget,around age 11,the fourth stage of cognitive development,the _____ stage,begins.

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