Question 1

In what countries is premarital sex least common?

Accepted Answer

A)  African countries
B)  Northern European countries
C)  Asian countries
D)  South American countriesE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

According to this video,adolescents spend less time with their families.This is due to _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact that they begin to dislike their siblings
B)  increased education demands
C)  the need to work outside of the home
D)  a stronger interest in peer relationshipsE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

The substance use of an adolescent who drinks alcohol to relieve feelings of sadness and loneliness would be classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  social substance use.
B)  medicinal substance use.
C)  experimental substance use.
D)  addictive substance use.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Your little sister is in 7th grade and has a boyfriend.Your parents are not very happy about this and think not only that she is too young to have an intimate relationship,but also that this behavior is very unusual for a 7th grader.What do you tell them?

Accepted Answer

A)  This is not unusual,80% of 7th graders have intimate relationships.
B)  This is not unusual,60% of 7th graders have intimate relationships.
C)  This is unusual,only 44% of 7th graders have intimate relationships.
D)  This is unusual,only 17% of 7th graders have intimate relationships.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

On average,when do girls begin puberty compared to boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  at the same time as boys
B)  two years later than boys
C)  two years earlier than boys
D)  four years earlier than boysE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

____ is when an individual distinguishes their thinking about their own thoughts from their thinking about the thoughts of others.

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescent egocentrism
B)  An imaginary audience
C)  An adolescent personal fable
D)  Adolescent creative thinkingE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

As described by Piaget,the child who solves the pendulum task and can explain their rationale is closer to ____ stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor
B)  preoperational
C)  concrete operations
D)  formal operationsE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Research on the media use of adolescents

Accepted Answer

A)  has found that only females report that they enjoy the social aspect of gaming.
B)  has found that adolescents in industrialized countries use media for about 2 hours every day.
C)  has focused primarily on the benefits,such as increasing problem solving ability and strategizing.
D)  has shown that the content of electronic games is related to their emotional responses.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

What is defined as the degree to which two people share personal knowledge,thoughts,and feelings?

Accepted Answer

A)  sincerity
B)  love
C)  intimacy
D)  friendshipE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Historically,before the 1970s,researchers believed that formal operations ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  do not develop in many cultures,particularly in cultures that do not have formal schooling
B)  developed much sooner than Piaget proposed,closer to age 9
C)  develop much faster in girls than in boys because of social and emotional maturity
D)  only developed in the United States and for unknown reasons it did not develop in other industrialized nationsE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

According to this video,what was the adolescent concerned about?

Accepted Answer

A)  her hair
B)  a spot on her shirt
C)  her homework
D)  acneE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Comparing preadolescent 5th graders to adolescent 8th graders,Larson and Richards (1994) found that the percentage of time participants experienced as "very happy" ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased by 60%
B)  increased by 20%
C)  decreased by 30%
D)  decreased by 50%E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

In the United States,girls

Accepted Answer

A)  who have an eating disorder are also more likely than other females to be depressed.
B)  with bulimia are usually about 20% overweight.
C)  who are Asian American are more likely to have eating disorders than are those in other ethnic groups.
D)  are more likely than boys to be satisfied with their bodies.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

To whom are adolescents most likely to show the self that they know does not represent what they are actually thinking and feeling?

Accepted Answer

A)  friends
B)  dates
C)  parents
D)  teachersE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Your friend has been losing quite a bit of weight and is now very thin.Although she was very attractive before she began to lose weight,nearly everyone thinks that she is now way too thin and unattractive.However,she thinks that she is too heavy.What is going on? She likely has ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  anorexia nervosa
B)  bulimia
C)  a thyroid problem
D)  cancerE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

What would be one critique in measuring formal operations by using Piaget's pendulum problem among adolescents in an impoverished traditional culture?

Accepted Answer

Researchers would argue that if people a...

Question 17

____ is the ability to think scientifically and apply the rigor of the scientific method to cognitive tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  Concrete-formal reasoning
B)  Creative reasoning
C)  Hypothetical-deductive reasoning
D)  Formal reasoningE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Your sister is frustrated that she is arguing with her 15-year-old daughter quite a bit about what feels like everything.Your sister feels that her relationship with her daughter is deteriorating and abnormal.Based on your knowledge of development,what advice do you give your sister?

Accepted Answer

A)  Do not worry,conflict with sons is even worse.
B)  Do not worry,conflict between mothers and daughters is typical during this time.
C)  She should worry,something is seriously wrong with her daughter.
D)  She should worry,it sounds like her daughter has borderline personality disorder.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

In what cultures do adolescents tend to be strongly peer-oriented and to value the opinion of their peers highly,especially on day-to-day issues such as how they are dressed and what they say in social situations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian
B)  Western
C)  developing
D)  AfricanE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Kianna and her girlfriend talk about girls their age being obsessed with appearance and weight.Based on their thoughts and actions in the video,what factor often contributes to this?

Accepted Answer

A)  medical standard for ideal body weight based on height
B)  pressure to excel in athletics
C)  ideal thinness promoted by fashion magazines
D)  cultural norm for being "boy crazy" at this ageE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 8: Adolescence

As described by Piaget,the child who solves the pendulum task and can explain their rationale is closer to ____ stage of cognitive development.

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Your little sister is in 7th grade and has a boyfriend.Your parents are not very happy about this and think not only that she is too young to have an intimate relationship,but also that this behavior is very unusual for a 7th grader.What do you tell them?

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According to this video,what was the adolescent concerned about?

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Historically,before the 1970s,researchers believed that formal operations ____.

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Your sister is frustrated that she is arguing with her 15-year-old daughter quite a bit about what feels like everything.Your sister feels that her relationship with her daughter is deteriorating and abnormal.Based on your knowledge of development,what advice do you give your sister?

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Research on the media use of adolescents

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In what cultures do adolescents tend to be strongly peer-oriented and to value the opinion of their peers highly,especially on day-to-day issues such as how they are dressed and what they say in social situations?

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According to this video,adolescents spend less time with their families.This is due to _______.

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In the United States,girls

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On average,when do girls begin puberty compared to boys?

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Your friend has been losing quite a bit of weight and is now very thin.Although she was very attractive before she began to lose weight,nearly everyone thinks that she is now way too thin and unattractive.However,she thinks that she is too heavy.What is going on? She likely has ____.

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What is defined as the degree to which two people share personal knowledge,thoughts,and feelings?

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What would be one critique in measuring formal operations by using Piaget's pendulum problem among adolescents in an impoverished traditional culture?

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____ is the ability to think scientifically and apply the rigor of the scientific method to cognitive tasks.

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Comparing preadolescent 5th graders to adolescent 8th graders,Larson and Richards (1994) found that the percentage of time participants experienced as "very happy" ____.

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____ is when an individual distinguishes their thinking about their own thoughts from their thinking about the thoughts of others.

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