Question 1

When students make the transition to middle or junior high school, they experience the _____ phenomenon, moving from being the oldest, biggest, and most powerful students in the elementary school to being the youngest, smallest, and least powerful students in the middle or junior high school.

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A)   big-brother
B)   top-dog
C)   domino effect
D)   underdogE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

In 1904, this famous theorist proposed that adolescence was a turbulent time of "storm-and-stress."

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Question 3

_____ is a hormone associated in boys with genital development, increased height, and deepening of the voice.

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A)   Testosterone
B)   Estrogen
C)   Estradiol
D)   ProgestinE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Bulimia nervosa typically begins in:

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A)   late adulthood.
B)   childhood.
C)   late adolescence or early adulthood.
D)   early- to mid-adolescence.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Anorexia nervosa is a(n) :

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A)   eating disorder that involves a binge-and-purge sequence on a regular basis.
B)   anxiety disorder whose chief symptom is unrealistic fear of food.
C)   drug-induced reaction that produces tremors and vomiting.
D)   eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Daughters of teenage mothers are:

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A)   unlikely to become pregnant during adolescence.
B)   likely to be highly intelligent.
C)   more likely to use contraceptives.
D)   at increased risk for teenage childbearing.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Katie weighs less than 85 percent of what is considered normal for her age and height. Yet, she sees herself as too fat and starves to become thinner. Katie most likely suffers from:

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

Question 8

A person suffering from anorexia nervosa would have a weight less than _____ percent of what is considered normal for their age and height.

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A)   25
B)   60
C)   85
D)   60.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 9

Service learning is often more effective when two conditions are met: (1)  giving students some degree of choice in the service activities in which they participate, and (2)  _____.

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A)   fixing certain minimum levels of compliance
B)   guiding students in their tasks
C)   providing students opportunities to reflect about their participation
D)   limiting the amount of time spent volunteeringE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)   Boys go through growth spurts earlier than girls do.
B)   Both boys and girls who are shorter than their peers before puberty will actually surpass their peers during adolescence.
C)   By the end of adolescence, most girls will be taller than boys.
D)   Marked weight gains coincide with the onset of puberty for both boys and girls.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Most anorexics are young adult females from:

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A)   middle- and upper-income families.
B)   poor and working-class families.
C)   Asian American and African American families.
D)   families with low achievement demands.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

An eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation.

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Question 13

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) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

In the last half of the twentieth century and the first several years of the twenty-first century, U.S. high school dropout rates:

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A)   increased.
B)   declined.
C)   remained unchanged.
D)   plateaued.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

According to the study by Lloyd Johnston and his colleagues at the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan monitoring the drug use of America's high school seniors in a wide range of public and private high schools, the percentage of illicit drug use:

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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 2000-2005.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

What are the characteristics of the formal operational stage?

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Question 17

The mean age at the beginning of the growth spurt in girls is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   6
B)   14
C)   12
D)   9E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that education programs that emphasize contraceptive knowledge:

Accepted Answer

A)   are less likely to reduce the risk of adolescent pregnancy than abstinence-only programs.
B)   do not increase the incidence of sexual intercourse.
C)   are no more likely to reduce the risk of sexually-transmitted infections than abstinence-only programs.
D)   result in an increase in the incidence of sexual intercourse.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

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 C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

The growth spurt that characterizes pubertal change occurs approximately _____ for girls than for boys.

Accepted Answer

A)   two years earlier
B)   one year earlier
C)   two years later
D)   one year laterE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

The mean age at the beginning of the growth spurt in girls is _____.

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When students make the transition to middle or junior high school, they experience the _____ phenomenon, moving from being the oldest, biggest, and most powerful students in the elementary school to being the youngest, smallest, and least powerful students in the middle or junior high school.

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Service learning is often more effective when two conditions are met: (1) giving students some degree of choice in the service activities in which they participate, and (2) _____.

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Katie weighs less than 85 percent of what is considered normal for her age and height. Yet, she sees herself as too fat and starves to become thinner. Katie most likely suffers from:

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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 the study by Lloyd Johnston and his colleagues at the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan monitoring the drug use of America's high school seniors in a wide range of public and private high schools, the percentage of illicit drug use:

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An eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation.

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A person suffering from anorexia nervosa would have a weight less than _____ percent of what is considered normal for their age and height.

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In 1904, this famous theorist proposed that adolescence was a turbulent time of "storm-and-stress."

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A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that education programs that emphasize contraceptive knowledge:

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In the last half of the twentieth century and the first several years of the twenty-first century, U.S. high school dropout rates:

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Bulimia nervosa typically begins in:

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Daughters of teenage mothers are:

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What are the characteristics of the formal operational stage?

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Anorexia nervosa is a(n) :

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_____ is a hormone associated in boys with genital development, increased height, and deepening of the voice.

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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."

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The growth spurt that characterizes pubertal change occurs approximately _____ for girls than for boys.

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