Question 1

Sleep-deprived adolescents __________.

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A)   can make up sleep they have missed later
B)   are more likely to suffer from anxiety and irritability
C)   are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors
D)   display increases in executive functionE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Sexual attitudes in North America are __________.

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A)   very restrictive
B)   relatively restrictive
C)   relatively open
D)   very openE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which statement about school transitions is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Grade point averages increase and feelings of anonymity decline after each school change.
B)   Multiple-problem youths often show a decline in truancy after a school transition.
C)   Adolescents facing added strains at school transitions are at greatest risk for academic difficulties.
D)   For well-adjusted youths, grade point averages tend to increase with the high school transition.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Which parent-child relationship is the most common among anorexic teenagers?

Accepted Answer

A)   overprotective and controlling mothers and either controlling or uninvolved fathers
B)   permissive and indulgent mothers and highly competitive, controlling fathers
C)   permissive and indulgent mothers and uninvolved or absent fathers
D)   divorced parents where the mother is overwhelmed and the father is largely absentE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Today,we know that __________.

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A)   the overall rate of serious psychological disturbance rises greatly from childhood to adolescence
B)   biological, psychological, and social forces combine to influence adolescent development
C)   adolescence is an untroubled time of life, perhaps the pleasantest time a girl or boy will ever know
D)   the length of adolescence and its demands and pressures vary little among culturesE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Leigh is a depressed teenager who shows a persisting pattern of poor self-esteem,motivation,and academic achievement.For students like Leigh,the transition to high school __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   often means more personal attention and less whole-class instruction
B)   tends to give them more chances to participate in classroom decision making
C)   usually means an increase in grade point average
D)   often marks a rise in out-of-school problem behaviorsE) B) and D)
F) A) and B) D

Question 7

__________ skills are a key focus of researchers' efforts to explain sex differences in complex mathematical reasoning.

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A)   Problem-solving
B)   Computational
C)   Estimation
D)   SpatialE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

According to Piaget,12-year-old Bula __________.

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A)   can "operate on operations"
B)   does not yet have the capacity for abstract thinking
C)   probably starts with reality when problem solving
D)   cannot separate the effects of variablesE) C) and D)
F) B) and D) A

Question 9

Ceremonies such as the Jewish bar or bat mitzvah and the quinceañera in Hispanic communities resemble the initiation ceremonies of many tribal and village societies,but they __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   do not mark a significant change in social status in the larger society
B)   are merely rituals and do not mark an important change in privilege and responsibility
C)   do not let young people know that reaching puberty is a significant milestone
D)   do not mean anything to children growing up within ethnic or religious subcultures of Western societiesE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which statement about the onset of puberty is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Like 50 to 60 years ago, today most girls in developed countries are uninformed about puberty.
B)   Girls usually get information about puberty from reading material or websites, while boys get it from mothers.
C)   Whereas almost all boys tell a friend about spermarche, far fewer girls tell friends that they are menstruating.
D)   Overall, boys get much less social support than girls for the changes of puberty.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Compared with adults,in decision making,adolescents __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   more often carefully evaluate alternatives
B)   are more likely to avoid potential losses
C)   less often fall back on well-learned intuitive judgments
D)   are more enticed by the possibility of immediate rewardE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

For boys,voice change usually takes place __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   12 to 18 months after puberty ends
B)   before spermarche
C)   at the peak of the growth spurt
D)   before any other signs of pubertyE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Adolescents who reach the formal operational stage of cognitive development __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   are not capable of hypothetico-deductive reasoning
B)   can only "operate on reality"
C)   no longer require concrete things or events as objects of thought
D)   cannot yet come up with general logical rules through internal reflectionE) All of the above
F) C) and D) C

Question 14

Individuals with bulimia nervosa usually __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   feel depressed and guilty about their abnormal eating habits
B)   lose between 25 and 50 percent of their body weight
C)   deny or minimize the seriousness of the disorder
D)   have overprotective and controlling parentsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Contemporary research suggests that the storm-and-stress notion of adolescence __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   neglects biological influence
B)   is greatly understated
C)   holds true in the Western world
D)   is exaggeratedE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Fourteen-year-old Myles is certain he will be a professional baseball player.When his mother makes him stay home from practice because he has strep throat,Myles says,"You are ruining my life! You have no idea how hard it is to miss out on something you love to do!" Myles is experiencing a cognitive distortion known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the imaginary audience
B)   the personal fable
C)   metacognition
D)   idealismE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

In Canada and Western Europe,where community- and school-based clinics offer adolescents contraceptives and where universal health insurance helps pay for them,__________ than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   teenage sexual activity is much higher
B)   teenage sexual activity is much lower
C)   pregnancy, childbirth, and abortion rates are much higher
D)   pregnancy, childbirth, and abortion rates are much lowerE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Discuss motor development and physical activity in adolescence.

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Question 19

Donette is extremely self-conscious.She believes that she is the focus of everyone else's attention and concern.Donette is experiencing a cognitive distortion known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the personal fable
B)   the imaginary audience
C)   metacognition
D)   personal uniquenessE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Research indicates that __________ might predispose males to develop same-sex attraction.

Accepted Answer

A)   a gene or group of genes on the X chromosome
B)   a gene or group of genes on the 22nd chromosome pair
C)   prenatal exposure to very high levels of testosterone
D)   prenatal exposure to very high levels of androgensE) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Sleep-deprived adolescents __________.

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Sexual attitudes in North America are __________.

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Which statement about school transitions is true?

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Which parent-child relationship is the most common among anorexic teenagers?

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Today,we know that __________.

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Leigh is a depressed teenager who shows a persisting pattern of poor self-esteem,motivation,and academic achievement.For students like Leigh,the transition to high school __________.

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__________ skills are a key focus of researchers' efforts to explain sex differences in complex mathematical reasoning.

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According to Piaget,12-year-old Bula __________.

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Ceremonies such as the Jewish bar or bat mitzvah and the quinceañera in Hispanic communities resemble the initiation ceremonies of many tribal and village societies,but they __________.

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Which statement about the onset of puberty is true?

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Compared with adults,in decision making,adolescents __________.

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For boys,voice change usually takes place __________.

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Adolescents who reach the formal operational stage of cognitive development __________.

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In Canada and Western Europe,where community- and school-based clinics offer adolescents contraceptives and where universal health insurance helps pay for them,__________ than in the United States.

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Discuss motor development and physical activity in adolescence.

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Which statement about the onset of puberty is true?

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