Question 1

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) B) and C)

Question 2

Which theorist proposed the "storm-and-stress" view that adolescence is a turbulent time charged with conflict and mood swings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Anna Freud
B)   Jean Piaget
C)   G. Stanley Hall
D)   Daniel OfferE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 3

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

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A)   Service
B)   Social
C)   Collaborative
D)   CooperativeE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The ________ is adolescents' belief 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

A)   personal fable
B)   stage fear
C)   imaginary audience
D)   collective mythE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following characterizes a person suffering from anorexia nervosa?

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A)   a relentless pursuit of weight gain through binge eating
B)   a positive image of the body shape
C)   an intense fear of gaining weight that does not decrease with weight loss
D)   a high level of self-efficacyE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

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

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When students make the transition to mid...

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of pubertal growth spurt?

Accepted Answer

A)   The growth spurt occurs approximately 2 years earlier for girls than for boys.
B)   The mean age at the beginning of the growth spurt in girls is 11.
C)   The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at 11-1/2 years for boys.
D)   During their growth spurt, girls increase in height about 4 inches per year.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Two boys of the same chronological age will generally complete the pubertal sequence at the same time.
B)   Menarche is considered within the normal range for girls if it appears between the ages of 9 and 15.
C)   Genes have little to do with when and how puberty develops.
D)   Weight of an individual is unrelated to pubertal onset.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D) B

Question 9

Anorexic people use food as a means of

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A)   control.
B)   reward.
C)   punishment.
D)   gaining popularity.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D) A

Question 10

Identify a characteristic of persons suffering from anorexia nervosa.

Accepted Answer

A)   weight below 85 percent of what is considered normal for their age and height
B)   an intense fear of losing weight that does not decrease with weight gain
C)   unconcerned about how others perceive them
D)   consistently follow a binge-and-purge patternE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

If ________ are not developed during childhood, critical-thinking skills are unlikely to mature in adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A)   moral values
B)   hypothetical-deductive reasoning skills
C)   formal operational skills
D)   fundamental skillsE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

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 more effective schools for adolescents?

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In 1989, the Carnegie Corporation issued...

Question 13

Lloyd Johnston and his colleagues at the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan monitored the drug use of America's high school seniors in a wide range of public and private high schools. They found that the percentage of illicit drug use

Accepted Answer

A)   declined in the late 1990s.
B)   was highest during the early 1990s.
C)   has been at the same level since 1990.
D)   increased significantly between 2000 and 2005.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

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

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Question 15

Maggie is 14 years old and has not yet matured physically. According to recent research, which of the following will most likely occur by the time Maggie reaches tenth grade?

Accepted Answer

A)   She will be more satisfied with her figure than early-maturing girls.
B)   She will be less satisfied with her figure than early-maturing girls.
C)   She will be more likely to have an eating disorder than early-maturing girls.
D)   She will be more likely to drop out of school than early-maturing girls.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   birth control pills
B)   condoms
C)   contraceptive implants
D)   progesterone injectionsE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Ms. Chang is trying to prepare her health class students for the onset of puberty. What should she tell the boys that they are likely to experience first?

Accepted Answer

A)   the first ejaculation
B)   voice changes
C)   increased penis and testicle size
D)   growth of facial hairE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Anorexia nervosa 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 C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

In a study by Simmons and Blyth (1987) , in the sixth grade, early-maturing girls showed greater satisfaction with their figures than did late-maturing girls, but by the tenth grade, late-maturing girls were more satisfied. A possible reason for this is that in late adolescence, late-maturing girls are ________ than early-maturing girls.

Accepted Answer

A)   taller
B)   more intelligent
C)   more beautiful
D)   stockierE) A) and B)
F) C) and D) A

Question 20

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

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David Elkind points out that adolescent ...

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