Understanding the Whole Child: Prenatal Development through Adolescence Quiz Ch 13, 14 & 15

Most teens get _______ sleep every night.

Too little

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs):

Are contracted primarily through sexual contact.

Josefina is obsessed with her weight. She sometimes eats a whole package of Oreos at once and then makes herself vomit. She suffers from _____.

Bulimia nervosa

Marijuana use in adolescence has been associated with _____.

a. Higher rates of school dropouts

b. Lower levels of depression

c. Continuous employment

e. Improved cognitive functioning

a. Higher rates of school dropouts

________ are the second leading cause of death in adolescence.

a. Suicides

b. Motor vehicle accidents

c. Chronic diseases

d. Homicides

a. Suicides

Holly, age 13, notices that her hips are widening, and her breasts are developing. Holly is noticing changes in her _____ sex characteristics.

a. Prefrontal

b. Primary

c. Puberty

d. Secondary

d. Secondary

Nicotine and cocaine are both:

a. Depressants

b. Stimulants

c. Opioids

d. Hallucinogens

b. Stimulants

The adolescent growth spurt occurs ________.

None of the above.

At about the same for girls and boys

Earlier in boys

Earlier in girls

Earlier in girls

Menarche is _____.

A girl's first menstrual period.

The first year of menstruation.

The first ovulation of a mature egg.

The beginning of growth of the uterus

A girl's first menstrual period.

________ is the leading cause of death for 15-20-year-olds.

a. Drowning.

b. Motor vehicle accidents

c. Substance abuse including accidental overdose

d. Suicide

b. Motor vehicle accidents

Professor Gilmore shows maps of the countries he is teaching about in his History class. He is confident that seeing the maps will help students remember information about the country. What strategy is Professor Gilmore using?

a. Creating mnemonics

b. Repeating the concept multiple times

c. Incorporating visuals

d. Encouraging elaboration

c. Incorporating visuals

When Rawah, age 13, sees a little boy fall and hurt himself, a look of concern appears on her face. She is probably experiencing _____.

a. Sadness,

b. Fear,

c. Frustration

d. Empathy

d. Empathy

The information-processing theory is often compared to _____.

Animals' brains

Athletic teams,

Computers,

High-level businesses

Computers,

Many adolescents feel that their own thoughts and experiences are far more extraordinary than those of other people. This is part of their _____.

Post-operational thought, Invincibility fable,

Personal fable,

Moral reasoning

Personal fable,

One of the most prominent aspects of formal operational thought is the ability to _____.

a. Reject adult thoughts and values

b. Use practical problem-solving skills

c. Think in terms of possibilities d. Take another person's point of view

In the past 20 years, high school dropout rates _____.

Declined

Increased

Remained

unchanged

Plateaued

Declined

According to your textbook, the most serious consequence for dropping out of school is:

a. Increased risk of unemployment in adulthood b. Increased risk of accidental death

c. Increased risk of substance abuse

d. Increased risk of unwanted pregnancy

Increased risk of unemployment in adulthood

The act of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious awareness is referred to as _____.

a. Short-term memory

b. Retrieval

c. Storage

d. Input

Retrieval

Gregory, age 14, has started taking an increasing number of risks, such as not wearing a seatbelt and smoking pot. Which of the following neurotransmitters is most likely responsible for Gregory's behavior?

a. Histamine

b. Serotonin

c. Glycine

d. Dopamine

Dopamine

The identity status that characterizes those who have neither explored the options, nor made a commitment to an identity is called identity _______.

a. Achievement

b. Moratorium

c. Foreclosure

d. Diffusion

Diffusion

_________ refers to social or cultural distinctions associated with a given sex.

a. Biological Sex

b. Intersex

c. Gender

d. Cisgender

Gender

During ____________, two types of romantic involvement occur: casual dating and dating in groups.

a. Middle adolescence

b. Middle childhood

c. Early adolescence

d. Late adolescence

Middle adolescence

David identifies himself as Hispanic. This is part of David's _______ identity.

a. Intellectual

b. Ethnic

c. Relationship

d. Sexual

Ethnic

Peers serve as an important source of _____.

a. Support and companionship

b. Social status

c. Knowledge about modern technology

d. Academic competition

Support and companionship

Dennis told his wife Karen that a nurse called today with his blood test results. Karen asked, "What did she say?" Karen's assumption that the nurse is female is an example of:

a. Identity confusion

b. Gender identity

c. Sexual orientation

d. Gender stereotyping

Gender stereotyping

According to developmental psychologists, what is one of the four aspects of identity?

a. Familial

b. Economic

c. Physical

d. Political

Political

Parents' knowledge about their children's activities, whom they hang out with, and what they do is referred to as _____.

a. Connectedness

b. Parental monitoring

c. Overcontrolling

d. Generational stake

Parental monitoring

Callie called her friend Sara to see whether Sue wanted to go to the movies. Sara told Callie that she was staying home to study for their upcoming history test. After the call, Callie decided to study instead of going to the movies. This is an example of _____.

a. Adolescent burden

b. Generation gap

c. Conformation

d. Peer pressure

Peer pressure

Who are the majority of perpetrators of child abuse of children and teens?

a. Neighbors

b. Teachers

c. Parents

d. Unknown Adults

Parents