A.   amygdala

B.   prefrontal cortex

C.   hypothalamus

D.   hippocampus

A.   Puberty is a single, sudden event.

B.   All of the statements are true.

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

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

A.   as tall or taller; less tall

B.   as tall or taller; similar in height

C.   less tall; less tall

D.   less tall; taller

A.   Top-dog phenomenon

B.   Fight-or-flight response

C.   Imaginary audience

D.   Personal fable

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Friday

B.   Sunday

C.   Monday

D.   Wednesday

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

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

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

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

C.   All of the statements are correct.

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

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

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

C.   adolescents’ liberal attitudes towards sex.

D.   a sense of uniqueness and invincibility in adolescence.

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

B.   Some cognitive abilities emerge earlier than Piaget theorized.

C.   All of the statements are true.

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Fight-or-flight response

B.   Personal fable

C.   Imaginary audience

D.   Top-dog phenomenon

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

D.   All of the statements are true.

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

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

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

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

A.   Idealization of thinness

B.   All of the statements are true.

C.   Low self-esteem

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

A.   IUD's

B.   Condoms

C.   Birth control pills

D.   All of the options are correct.

A.   just the right amount that their bodies need

B.   more than their bodies need

C.   less than their bodies need

A.   Suicide

B.   Murder

C.   Injuries

D.   Cancer

A.   testosterone; cortisol

B.   estrogen; testosterone

C.   estrogen; serotonin

D.   testosterone; estrogen

A.   Grades temporarily increase with each school transition.

B.   All of the statements are true.

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

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

A.   higher levels of academic achievement.

B.   feeling more tired, cranky, and irritable.

C.   lower levels of suicidal ideation

D.   lower levels of anxiety and depression

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

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

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

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

A.   None of the options are true.

B.   be depressed

C.   drink alcohol

D.   smoke

A.   All of the options are correct.

B.   Developing new forms of intimacy

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

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

A.   Anorexia Nervosa

B.   Binge-eating disorder

C.   Bulimia

D.   Pika

A.   abstract thinking

B.   object permanence

C.   theory of mind

D.   conservation

A.   lower numbers of sexual partners.

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

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

D.   higher levels of parental monitoring.

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

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

A.   Native American

B.   Latinx

C.   African American/Black

D.   Caucasian/Non-Hispanic White

A.   Her father

B.   Her mother

C.   Her best friend

D.   None of the above.

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

B.   All of the statements are true.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A.   control

B.   snooping

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

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

B.   Achieving formal, abstract thinking

C.   Achieving conservation

D.   Finding intimacy instead of isolation

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

B.   tend to experience peer rejection during middle childhood

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

D.   All of the statements are correct.

A.   11-13 years

B.   14-16 years

C.   17-19 years

D.   21-23 years

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   worse economic prospects in the future

B.   All of the options are correct.

C.   poorer mental and physical health

D.   higher levels of antisocial (criminal behavior)

A.   a person’s vocational/career choices

B.   one’s personality

C.   a person’s beliefs about religion

D.   All of the options are correct.

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

B.   All of the statements are correct.

C.   Conflict tends to increase during early adolescence.

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

A.   All of the statements are correct.

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

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

D.   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.

A.   Girls; boys

B.   Boys; girls

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE