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Development across the lifespan Ch. 11
Ch. 11 Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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04/17/2012

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Adolescence
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the developmental stage that comes after childhood is called
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7 or 8 to as late as 16
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on average, girls start puberty at about age 11 or 12, but can vary from as early as
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have difficulties in school and be involved in delinquency
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a boy has just entered high school but looks several years older. he is more likely to
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2800 calories a day
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how many calories does the average teenage male require?
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formal operational thought
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Piaget suggested that what is achieved at the beginning of adolescence?
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metacognition
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when people think about the way they think, it is called
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imaginary audience
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many adolescents are very concerned about their appearance and go to great lengths to have their hair and clothes perfect. this is the result of the
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perception of school success as relatively unimportant
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according to anthropologist John Ogbu, members of certain minority groups have low academic achievement due to:
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nicotine
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what in cigarettes produces a pleasant emotional state that smokers seek to maintain
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10%
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accoridng to the world health organization, what percent of the world's population will die because of smoking?
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25%
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what percent of adolescents contract a sexually transmitted infection before graduating from high school?
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HPV
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what is the most common sexually transmitted infection?
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continuous
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the information precessing approach argues that cognitive development is
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2200
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average calories adolscent girls should consume per day
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76%
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high school seniors which have reported having had an alcoholic drink in the last year
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girls are often unhappy with their bodies
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which of the following is an accurate statement concerning physical changes in adolescence?
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colletion of beer cans
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which of the following was indicated as adolescent identification with drug culture?
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children actively construct and transfer information about their world
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an evalutation of piaget's approach indicates that he was correct in stating that
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New Zealand
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which of the following countries has the highest math performance level?
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75%
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of college students have consumed at least one alcoholic drink during the last 30 days
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rites of passage
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many cultures have rituals of entry into adolescence, such as bar mitzvah, known as
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secondary sex characteristics
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changes that occur which result in a child's body taking on visible signs of sexual maturity are:
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anorexia nervosa
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Karla has a severe problem whereby she avoids eating and denies that her behavior and resulting appearance are a problem. She is most likely diagnosed with:
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bulimia
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teenage girl eats large amounts of food and then uses laxatives to get rid of the calories. What eating disorder does she have?
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he may now be able to think abstractly
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your nephwe is now an adolescent. how is his thinking different from when he was 9 years old?
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egocentrism
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a way of thinking that was prevalent during early childhood, and is once again seen in adolescence is called:
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personal fable
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sexually active adolescents often believe they will not get pregnant nor get a sexually transmitted disease, even though they do not use any protection. This dangerous thinking is the result of
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puberty
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the period during which the sexual organs mature is called
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AIDS
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One of the leading causes of death among young people
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40 Million
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Number of people living with AIDS
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Genital herpes
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what sexually transmitted infection is diagnosed by small blisters which break open, heal, and then recurs after a period of time
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sexual content
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AIDS is primarily spread through
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20
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prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until age
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occurs later in girls who are malnurished
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The onset of menstruation
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spermarche
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which of the following is a primary sex characteristic
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early maturation is both good and bad for boys and girls
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what is the impact of early or late maturation?
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trial-and-error problem solving
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all of the following abilities first appear with the formal operational stage EXCEPT
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avoiding homosexual behavior
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the chapter describes all of the following guidelines made by health psychologists and educators to help prevent the spread of AIDS EXCEPT
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Their parents are less supportive or encouraging of their academic success
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Which of the following is NOT a reason why students from middle- and high-SES homes show greater academic success?
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white female
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Most likely of all adolescents to start smoking the earliest
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