Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true regarding adolescent pubertal development?

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A)   Puberty follows a surge of hormones.
B)   Puberty is related to an intensification of moods.
C)   Hormones released during puberty trigger bodily changes.
D)   The timing of puberty is predictable.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Fifteen-year-old Samantha has just experienced her first menstrual period.Her mother is concerned about her daughter's late menstruation.Based on what you know about pubertal development,how would you respond to her mother?

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A)   "I understand.Most girls start puberty when they are 10 years old."
B)   "She's fine.She will experience breast buds and visible pubic hair next."
C)   "I would suggest taking her to the doctor.The timing of puberty is predictable and she is late."
D)   "Don't worry about it.The timing of puberty is not as predictable as the sequence of physical changes."E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Adolescence is typically a time of

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A)   diminishing parental influence and diminishing peer influence.
B)   growing parental influence and growing peer influence.
C)   diminishing parental influence and growing peer influence.
D)   growing parental influence and diminishing peer influence.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

Ten-year-old Heidi is maturing early and already towers over all the girls and most of the boys in her fifth-grade class.Heidi is likely to be

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A)   the most popular student in class.
B)   self-assured and independent.
C)   challenging her teacher's authority.
D)   the object of some teasing.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Mallory,a single 23-year-old,has moved back into his parents' house after graduating from college so that he can afford to pursue a full-time graduate school program in business administration.His situation best illustrates a life phase called

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A)   postconventional morality.
B)   a rite of passage.
C)   formal operations.
D)   emerging adulthood.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Our sense of self defines our

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A)   moral intuitions.
B)   temperament.
C)   egocentrism.
D)   identity.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Learning to delay gratification promotes

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A)   maturation.
B)   preconventional morality.
C)   impulse control.
D)   an intuitionist perspective.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

According to Kohlberg,morality based on a desire to uphold the laws of society is characteristic of the ________ stage.

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A)   preconventional
B)   preoperational
C)   conventional
D)   postconventionalE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The physical changes associated with puberty are typically characterized by individual differences in ________ of major sexual maturation milestones.

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A)   the sequence but not the age-related timing
B)   both the sequence and the age-related timing
C)   neither the sequence nor the age-related timing
D)   the age-related timing but not the sequenceE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Killing one person to save five by throwing a switch that diverts a runaway trolley is judged as more morally acceptable than killing one person to save five by pushing a stranger directly into the path of the oncoming trolley.This best illustrates that moral judgments may reflect

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A)   postconventional reasoning.
B)   gut-level intuitions.
C)   social identity.
D)   formal operational thought.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Erikson suggested that adolescents who simply take on their parents' values or conform to their parents' expectations have failed to work on

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A)   developing a sense of basic trust.
B)   delaying gratification.
C)   achieving a conventional morality.
D)   refining their sense of identity.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Giving up immediate rewards to achieve longer-term goals is called

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A)   postconventional morality.
B)   a pruning process.
C)   delay of gratification.
D)   formal operational thought.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Define emerging adulthood,and explain why psychologists decided to make it a separate developmental stage.How do views of emerging adulthood as a stage in development vary across cultures?

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Question 14

The speed of neurotransmission in the frontal lobe increases during adolescence due to the growth of

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A)   myelin.
B)   social identity.
C)   the pituitary gland.
D)   the limbic system.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Adolescents begin to use abstract reasoning skills when they achieve the intellectual summit that Piaget called

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A)   an intuitionist perspective.
B)   formal operations.
C)   dual processing.
D)   generativity.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Jessie acts one way when she is with her friends and a different way when she is at home with her family.This is normal.Jessie is

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A)   trying different selves in different situations.
B)   concerned mostly with her self-image.
C)   contemplating her own self-concept.
D)   experimenting with self-expression.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Which theory would most likely suggest that children often take turns passing and shooting a basketball because they want to avoid having others angry at them,whereas adolescents often do so because they want to play the game the way it's supposed to be played?

Accepted Answer

A)   Erikson's psychosocial development theory
B)   Piaget's cognitive development theory
C)   Haidt's intuitionist theory
D)   Kohlberg's moral development theoryE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Kohlberg emphasized that human behavior becomes less selfish as we mature because of our

Accepted Answer

A)   social development.
B)   physical development.
C)   cognitive development.
D)   economic development.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

"If you're really concerned about the rights and dignity of women," Yigal asked his older brother,"how can you justify buying pornographic magazines?" Yigal's question indicates that he is in the ________ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A)   formal operational
B)   conventional
C)   preconventional
D)   concrete operationalE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Kayla is a college student who lives on campus but is still financially dependent on her parents.She can best be classified as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   young adult.
B)   emerging adult.
C)   late adolescent.
D)   extended adolescent.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Adolescence is typically a time of

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Define emerging adulthood,and explain why psychologists decided to make it a separate developmental stage.How do views of emerging adulthood as a stage in development vary across cultures?

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Mallory,a single 23-year-old,has moved back into his parents' house after graduating from college so that he can afford to pursue a full-time graduate school program in business administration.His situation best illustrates a life phase called

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Kohlberg emphasized that human behavior becomes less selfish as we mature because of our

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Killing one person to save five by throwing a switch that diverts a runaway trolley is judged as more morally acceptable than killing one person to save five by pushing a stranger directly into the path of the oncoming trolley.This best illustrates that moral judgments may reflect

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Kayla is a college student who lives on campus but is still financially dependent on her parents.She can best be classified as a(n)

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Our sense of self defines our

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Erikson suggested that adolescents who simply take on their parents' values or conform to their parents' expectations have failed to work on

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Fifteen-year-old Samantha has just experienced her first menstrual period.Her mother is concerned about her daughter's late menstruation.Based on what you know about pubertal development,how would you respond to her mother?

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The physical changes associated with puberty are typically characterized by individual differences in ________ of major sexual maturation milestones.

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According to Kohlberg,morality based on a desire to uphold the laws of society is characteristic of the ________ stage.

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Adolescents begin to use abstract reasoning skills when they achieve the intellectual summit that Piaget called

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The speed of neurotransmission in the frontal lobe increases during adolescence due to the growth of

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Which theory would most likely suggest that children often take turns passing and shooting a basketball because they want to avoid having others angry at them,whereas adolescents often do so because they want to play the game the way it's supposed to be played?

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding adolescent pubertal development?

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"If you're really concerned about the rights and dignity of women," Yigal asked his older brother,"how can you justify buying pornographic magazines?" Yigal's question indicates that he is in the ________ stage of development.

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Giving up immediate rewards to achieve longer-term goals is called

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Jessie acts one way when she is with her friends and a different way when she is at home with her family.This is normal.Jessie is

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Learning to delay gratification promotes

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Ten-year-old Heidi is maturing early and already towers over all the girls and most of the boys in her fifth-grade class.Heidi is likely to be

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