A.   hypothalamus

B.   prefrontal cortex

C.   hippocampus

D.   amygdala

A.   Puberty is a single, sudden event.

B.   Puberty is the most important marker of the beginning of adolescence.

C.   The end of puberty marks the end of adolescence.

D.   All of the statements are true.

A.   as tall or taller; similar in height

B.   less tall; taller

C.   as tall or taller; less tall

D.   less tall; less tall

A.   Imaginary audience

B.   Top-dog phenomenon

C.   Fight-or-flight response

D.   Personal fable

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Wednesday

B.   Friday

C.   Sunday

D.   Monday

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   school times start at 8:00 a.m. (as is typical of most high schools)

B.   school times started earlier (e.g., before 8 a.m.)

C.   school times started later (e.g., after 8:00 a.m.)

A.   Traditional definitions of virginity in research may not account for experiences by individuals in the LGBTQ+ community.

B.   Females can break her hymen in ways that are unrelated to sexual intercourse.

C.   Activities, such as oral sex, may be considered by some teenagers to be “sex” while not by others.

D.   All of the statements are correct.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   are less effective than sex educations programs that emphasize contraception use at reducing the risk of adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

B.   are not significantly different than sex education programs that emphasize contraception use at reducing the risk of adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

C.   are more effective than sex education programs that emphasize contraception use at reducing the risk of adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

A.   adolescents’ liberal attitudes towards sex.

B.   a sense of uniqueness and invincibility in adolescence.

C.   moving from being the oldest, biggest, and most powerful to being the youngest, smallest, and least powerful students.

D.   the belief that others are as interested in them as they are in themselves.

A.   Development does not end with the ability to perform formal operations.

B.   All of the statements are true.

C.   Some cognitive abilities emerge earlier than Piaget theorized.

D.   Piaget placed too much emphasis on stage-like development and development may also include continuous gradual development.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Top-dog phenomenon

B.   Fight-or-flight response

C.   Imaginary audience

D.   Personal fable

A.   Exercise is linked to positive physical and psychological outcomes in adolescence (e.g., lower blood pressure and depression levels).

B.   Family meals during adolescence can protect against the development of obesity.

C.   All of the statements are true.

D.   More screen-based sedentary activity is associated with more negative health outcome (e.g., higher stress, worse sleep).

A.   The U.S. has one of the lowest adolescent pregnancy and childbearing rates in the industrialized world.

B.   Teen pregnancy rates have lowered in the last few decades.

C.   U.S. teens are more sexually active than teens in other countries.

D.   Adolescent mothers are less likely to have babies with low birth weight than non-teen mothers.

A.   All of the statements are true.

B.   Being in a family where weight is an excessive concern and is negatively discussed a lot.

C.   Low self-esteem

D.   Idealization of thinness

A.   Condoms

B.   IUD's

C.   Birth control pills

D.   All of the options are correct.

A.   just the right amount that their bodies need

B.   less than their bodies need

C.   more than their bodies need

A.   Murder

B.   Cancer

C.   Injuries

D.   Suicide

A.   testosterone; cortisol

B.   estrogen; serotonin

C.   estrogen; testosterone

D.   testosterone; estrogen

A.   Grades temporarily increase with each school transition.

B.   More school transitions tends to result in lower self-esteem.

C.   Boys tend to have lower self-esteem than girls at each school transition.

D.   All of the statements are true.

A.   lower levels of anxiety and depression

B.   lower levels of suicidal ideation

C.   higher levels of academic achievement.

D.   feeling more tired, cranky, and irritable.

A.   Neither the amygdala nor the prefrontal cortex develop in adolescence.

B.   The prefrontal cortex tends to develop more rapidly (and sooner) than the amygdala.

C.   The amygdala and the prefrontal cortex tend to develop during the same time in adolescence.

D.   The amygdala tends to develop more rapidly (and sooner) than the prefrontal cortex.

A.   None of the options are true.

B.   drink alcohol

C.   smoke

D.   be depressed

A.   Learning to manage sexual feelings (e.g., sexual arousal and attraction)

B.   All of the options are correct.

C.   Developing new forms of intimacy

D.   Learning skills to regulate sexual behavior to avoid undesirable consequences

A.   Anorexia Nervosa

B.   Binge-eating disorder

C.   Bulimia

D.   Pika

A.   conservation

B.   abstract thinking

C.   theory of mind

D.   object permanence

A.   lower numbers of sexual partners.

B.   higher levels of parental monitoring.

C.   higher levels of antisocial behavior (e.g., being violent, stealing, running away from home)

D.   fewer negative health-related behaviors (e.g., smoking, underage drinking, and drug use).

A.   Girls and boys tend to have similar rates of internalizing and externalizing disorders.

B.   Boys tend to be more likely than girls to have internalizing disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression), whereas girls tend to be more than boys likely to have externalizing disorders (e.g., assaults, stealing).

C.   Girls tend to be more likely than boys to have internalizing disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression), whereas boys tend to be more likely than girls to have externalizing disorders (e.g., assaults, stealing).

D.   Boys and girls are not at risk of developing internalizing or externalizing disorders until adulthood.

A.   Caucasian/Non-Hispanic White

B.   Native American

C.   African American/Black

D.   Latinx

A.   Her father

B.   Her best friend

C.   Her mother

D.   None of the above.

A.   Teens tend to report depending on friends more than parents to satisfy needs for self-worth and intimacy.

B.   All of the statements are true.

C.   Teens are more likely to self-disclose information to their parents than their peers.

D.   Adolescents are less likely to conform to their peers (and give in to peer pressure) than young children.

A.   females are more likely to attempt suicide, but be less likely to actually kill themselves compared with males.

B.   there are no significant gender differences in suicide attempts or the rates of completion.

C.   females are more likely than males to both attempt suicide and actually kill themselves.

D.   males are more likely to attempt suicide, but be less likely to actually kill themselves compared with females.

A.   snooping

B.   solicitation (e.g., asking questions)

C.   control

D.   None of the above - that is, they are all likely to be perceived as equal violations.

E.   None of the above - that is, they are all likely to be perceived as equal violations.

A.   Achieving conservation

B.   Finding intimacy instead of isolation

C.   Forming an identity and not being confused about one’s role

D.   Achieving formal, abstract thinking

A.   tend to continue engaging in delinquent behavior in adulthood after most others who engaged in delinquency in adolescence stop.

B.   tend to have high levels of aggression in early childhood

C.   All of the statements are correct.

D.   tend to experience peer rejection during middle childhood

A.   17-19 years

B.   21-23 years

C.   11-13 years

D.   14-16 years

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   All of the options are correct.

B.   worse economic prospects in the future

C.   higher levels of antisocial (criminal behavior)

D.   poorer mental and physical health

A.   a person’s vocational/career choices

B.   All of the options are correct.

C.   one’s personality

D.   a person’s beliefs about religion

A.   Disagreements between parents and children may serve a positive developmental function.

B.   All of the statements are correct.

C.   Prolonged, intense, repeated, unhealthy conflict is associated with negative adolescent outcomes (e.g., delinquency).

D.   Conflict tends to increase during early adolescence.

A.   Demonstrating sustained interest in their teen’s lives by sending time and monitoring their activities.

B.   All of the statements are correct.

C.   Recognizing that moderate levels of conflict (e.g., about everyday events of family life, such as cleaning one’s room) is normal and may serve a positive developmental function.

D.   Showing warmth and respect and avoiding being too controlling or permissive.

A.   Girls; boys

B.   Boys; girls

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE