Chamberlin PSYC290 Week 4 Quiz

Question 1

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) At what ages do the two major brain growth spurts occur?

   

11–12 and 13–15

   

12–14 and 17–18

 

   

13–15 and 17–18

   

13–15 and 18–20

Chapter 11, pages 275–276

 

Question 2

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Which of the following is a change in primary sex characteristics that takes place during puberty?

   

Growth of breasts

   

Changing voice pitch

   

Growth of pubic hair

 

   

Formation of a uterus  

Chapter 11, page 277

 

Question 3

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Which of the following is an example of changes in secondary sex characteristics during puberty?

   

Growth of the testes

 

   

Growth of the breasts

   

Growth of the penis

   

Growth of the ovaries

Chapter 11, page 277

 

Question 4

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Which of the following groups is more likely to have a negative body image, get into trouble at school and with peers, and engage in delinquent behavior?

   

Late-maturing boys

   

Early maturing boys

   

Late-maturing girls

 

   

Early maturing girls

Chapter 11, page 279

 

Question 5

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Which of the following statements is true regarding adolescent pregnancy in the United States?

   

The number of teen pregnancies continues to rise.

   

Teen pregnancy statistics only account for those under the age of 16.

   

The number of unwed teen mothers who eventually wed the babies' fathers has increased over the past four decades.

 

   

The number of births to unmarried teens has increased over the past four decades. 

Chapter 11, page 283

 

Question 6

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Which of the following is one of the stages of crisis of teen pregnancy?

 

   

The escalation phase

   

The denial phase

   

The de-escalation phase

   

The radical acceptance phase

Chapter 11, page 284

 

Question 7

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Which of the following may create a developmental pathway for adolescent depression?

 

   

Growing up with a depressed parent

   

Growing up in a religion that emphasizes traditional gender roles

   

Growing up in a low socioeconomic status family

   

Having many siblings 

Chapter 11, page 289

 

Question 8

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Fourteen-year-old Muhammed won a contest sponsored by the local newspaper to celebrate a championship basketball game. The object of the contest was to determine how many words could be made from the word score. Which newly developed ability of formal operational thought would have been most helpful to Muhammed?

   

The ability to reason about objects or situations not previously seen or experienced

 

   

The ability to search systematically and methodologically for the solutions to a problem

   

The ability to use ethical principles for decision making

   

The ability to start with a theory and a prediction and arrive at a conclusion 

Chapter 11, page 292

 

Question 9

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) According to your text, high school students perform better than elementary school students in memory task experiments because they

 

   

can apply previously learned memory strategies to the new task.

   

pay closer attention to the task.

   

are more motivated. 

   

are more mature and therefore more goal oriented.

Chapter 11, page 294

 

Question 10

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Which of the following is the best example of a child who has ability goals for academic achievement?

   

Julia loves to cook and wants to open her own restaurant.

   

Darren wants to do another biology project on fruit flies because he learned so much on his first project.

 

   

Cindy hopes to score higher on her college entrance exam than any of her brothers and sisters.

   

Eduardo hopes his computer teacher will let him learn Java computer programming language for his final project. 

Chapter 11, page 296

 

Question 11

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) According to Erikson, why do teenagers identify with peer groups?

   

To have opportunities to develop intimate relationships and find mates

   

To foster creativity and variety in appearance, activities, and interests

 

   

To have a secure base as they begin the identity development process

   

To consolidate efforts and resources as they begin to move into adult roles 

 

Question 12

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Lionel thinks he wants to be a fireman, but he is not sure. He is working with his high school career counselor to get information about careers and college majors before he makes a decision. According to Marcia, Lionel is in which stage of identity development?

   

Achievement

   

Foreclosure

 

   

Moratorium

   

Diffusion 

 

Question 13

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Which of the following factors is credited with more positive outcomes for working high school students?

   

Positive evaluations from the employer

   

Working only 20 hours per week or less

 

   

Complex jobs that offer opportunities to acquire valuable job skill

   

Parental approval and emotional support

 

Question 14

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Katie is often perceived by others to be a boy because of her style of clothing, her facial characteristics, and mannerisms.  Based on this information, which of the following might be applied to Katie?

   

She is transgendered

   

She is a lesbian

 

   

She is androgynous

   

She is a tomboy

 

Question 15

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) According to Kohlberg's theory, which stage(s) of moral reasoning are most commonly found in adolescence?

   

Stage 1

   

Stage 2

 

   

Stages 2 and 3

   

Stages 3 and 4

 

Question 16

0 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Carolina tries to behave well so that she can avoid being punished for anything. She is also polite and friendly so that everyone will like her. Carolina is most likely at which level of moral reasoning?

 

   

Preconvention morality

   

Principled morality

   

Naive hedonism

 

   

Conventional morality

Chapter 12, page 316

 

Question 17

0 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Which of the following characteristics is both a cause and a consequence of moral development according to Nancy Eisenberg?

   

Justice

   

Wisdom

 

   

Equality

 

   

Empathy 

 

Chapter 12, page 319

 

Question 18

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Which of the following factors correlates with increased conflict between parents and adolescent girls?

   

Onset of puberty

 

   

Menarche

   

Individualization

   

Peer pressure

 

Question 19

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Which of the following best summarizes the importance of parental-teen relationships across cultures?

   

The consistency and quality of peer attachments seem to be more important to most teens than the strength of parental attachments.

   

Teens who are too attached to their parents tend to have poor peer relationships.

 

   

The consistency and quality of the parental attachment seem to be more important to most teens than the strength of peer attachments.

   

Peer relationships always take precedence over parental relationships during adolescence.

Chapter 12, page 323

 

Question 20

2 / 2 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Which statement most accurately describes the progression of peer group structures through adolescence?

   

Same-sex cliques combine into crowds that evolve into heterosexual cliques and associations of couples.

   

Crowds dissolve into cliques that reorganize into heterosexual pairs.

   

Reputation-based groups become identity prototypes that will become either cliques or crowds.

   

Peers separate from cliques to form broader groups based on interests.

Chapter 12, page 325

 

Question 21

Not yet graded / 10 pts

(TCOs 7 and 9) Explain the differences in formal operational thought between younger and older teens. How does Piaget account for these differences?