A.   hippocampus

B.   hypothalamus

C.   prefrontal cortex

D.   amygdala

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

B.   All of the statements are true.

C.   Puberty is a single, sudden event.

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

A.   as tall or taller; similar in height

B.   less tall; less tall

C.   as tall or taller; less tall

D.   less tall; taller

A.   Top-dog phenomenon

B.   Fight-or-flight response

C.   Imaginary audience

D.   Personal fable

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Friday

B.   Wednesday

C.   Monday

D.   Sunday

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

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

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

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

B.   All of the statements are correct.

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

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

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

C.   are not significantly different 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.   moving from being the oldest, biggest, and most powerful to being the youngest, smallest, and least powerful students.

C.   a sense of uniqueness and invincibility in adolescence.

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

A.   All of the statements are true.

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

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.   Imaginary audience

B.   Top-dog phenomenon

C.   Personal fable

D.   Fight-or-flight response

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

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

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

D.   All of the statements are true.

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

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

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

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

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

B.   Low self-esteem

C.   Idealization of thinness

D.   All of the statements are true.

A.   All of the options are correct.

B.   Condoms

C.   IUD's

D.   Birth control pills

A.   more than their bodies need

B.   less than their bodies need

C.   just the right amount that their bodies need

A.   Injuries

B.   Suicide

C.   Murder

D.   Cancer

A.   testosterone; estrogen

B.   estrogen; testosterone

C.   estrogen; serotonin

D.   testosterone; cortisol

A.   All of the statements are true.

B.   Grades temporarily increase with each school transition.

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

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

A.   lower levels of anxiety and depression

B.   higher levels of academic achievement.

C.   feeling more tired, cranky, and irritable.

D.   lower levels of suicidal ideation

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

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

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

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

A.   None of the options are true.

B.   be depressed

C.   drink alcohol

D.   smoke

A.   All of the options are correct.

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

C.   Developing new forms of intimacy

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

A.   Bulimia

B.   Binge-eating disorder

C.   Pika

D.   Anorexia Nervosa

A.   conservation

B.   object permanence

C.   theory of mind

D.   abstract thinking

A.   higher levels of parental monitoring.

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

C.   lower numbers of sexual partners.

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.   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).

C.   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).

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

A.   Latinx

B.   African American/Black

C.   Native American

D.   Caucasian/Non-Hispanic White

A.   Her mother

B.   Her father

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

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

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

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

B.   control

C.   snooping

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 formal, abstract thinking

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

C.   Finding intimacy instead of isolation

D.   Achieving conservation

A.   All of the statements are correct.

B.   tend to experience peer rejection during middle childhood

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

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

A.   17-19 years

B.   21-23 years

C.   11-13 years

D.   14-16 years

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   worse economic prospects in the future

B.   poorer mental and physical health

C.   higher levels of antisocial (criminal behavior)

D.   All of the options are correct.

A.   one’s personality

B.   a person’s beliefs about religion

C.   a person’s vocational/career choices

D.   All of the options are correct.

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

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

C.   All of the statements are correct.

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

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.   All of the statements are correct.

A.   Boys; girls

B.   Girls; boys

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE