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Adolescence Test 6/28
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Adolescence Test 6/28 Results for Mackenzie
Chadwell
Score for this quiz:
86
out of 100
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empt took 23 minutes.
27 / 27 pts
Ques
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on 1
Match the following terms and defini
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ons:
A type of estrogen; in girls
it is associated with breast,
uterine, and skeletal
development.
Estradiol
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Powerful chemical
substances secreted by the
endocrine glands and
carried through the body
by the bloodstream with
increased produc
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on
during puberty.
Hormones
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A girl's first menstrua
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on.
Menarche
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A hormone associated in
boys with the development
of genitals, an increase in
height, and a change in
voice.
Testosterone
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The term used to describe
the very early onset and
rapid progression of
puberty.
Precocious Puberty
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These nerve fibers connect
the brain's two
hemispheres; they thicken
in adolescence to process
informa
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on more
e
ff
ec
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vely.
Corpus Callosum
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This "judgment" region of
the brain that reins in
intense emo
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ons but
doesn't finish developing
un
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l at least emerging
adulthood. Aprox. 18 - 25
yrs of age.
Prefrontal Cortex
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The seat of emo
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ons such
as anger; this area of the
brain develops quickly
before other regions that
help to control it.
Amgydala
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The first ejacula
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on of
semen.
Spermarche
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12 / 12 pts
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on 2
Match the following terms rela
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ng to James Marcia's four statuses of
Iden
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fy.
Individuals who have made
a commitment to an
iden
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ty without a crisis.
Iden
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fy foreclosure
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In the midst of a crisis,
searching for an iden
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ty to
adopt, but commitments
are either absent or
vaguely defined
Iden
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fy moratorium
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Individuals who have not
experienced a crisis and
who have not made any
commitments.
Iden
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fy di
ff
usion
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Individuals who have
undergone a crisis
(explora
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on) and now
made a commitment to a
par
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cular iden
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ty.
Iden
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ty Achievement
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Period of iden
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ty
development in which the
adolescent is exploring
alterna
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ves.
crisis
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Period of iden
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ty
development in which the
adolescent shows a
personal investment in
iden
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ty.
commitment
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4 / 4 pts
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on 3
Which hormone increases by 18 - 20 fold during puberty?
progestrone
estrogen
estradioal
testosterone
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Correct!
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4 / 4 pts
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on 4
Who described adolescence at a
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me of storm and stress?
Daniel O
ff
er
Skogbro
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Birkeland
Carl Jones
G. Stanley Hall
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4 / 4 pts
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on 5
According to Erik Erikson, what is the work of adolescent
development?
iden
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fy vs. role confusion
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ini
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a
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ve vs. guilt
trust vs. mistrust
industry vs. inferiority
none of these
4 / 4 pts
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on 6
Which of the following is a common thinking of adolescents?
All of these
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Personal fable (no one else can possibly understand).
Egocentric thought (thoughts focus on self)
It won't happen to me (invincibility)
Imaginary audience (everyone is looking at me)
4 / 4 pts
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on 7
Which theorist expanded on Piagian Concepts and is associated
adolescent egocentrism involving imaginary audience and personal
fable?
None of these
Lawrence Kolberg
Deanna Kuhn
David Elkind
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Correct!
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Erik Erikson
4 / 4 pts
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on 8
New cogni
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ve (mental) abili
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es lead teens to:
argue so they try out their new thinking abili
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es
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have di
ffi
culty in reversing a situa
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on
believe everything they see
give up completely on schoolwork
0 / 4 pts
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on 9
The best predictor of an adolescent crime, par
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cularly by male
adolescents, is whether the adolescent
has religious beliefs.
grows up in an intact two-parent family.
You Answered
You Answered
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owns his own car.
has close friends who encourage criminal behavior
Correct Answer
Correct Answer
0 / 5 pts
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on 10
Among research on illicit drug use which type of illicit drug use is
highest in adolescents.
All of these
Marjiuana
Correct Answer
Correct Answer
Cigare
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es
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Ecstasy
5 / 5 pts
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on 11
Pregnancy rates are lower in Europe due to _____.
the use of condoms.
the use of birth control pills
Europeans are more permissive about adolescent sex
Europeans encourage safe-sex campaigns
all of these
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Correct!!!
5 / 5 pts
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on 12
Anorexia tends to occur in the _____ .
early teens to early adulthood years
Correct!
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Correct!!!
none of these
middle to late adolescent years.
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on 13
Which ethnic group has a higher rate of suicide, co-occurring with a
high rate of alcohol abuse?
La
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no
Non-La
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no White
Asian American
African American
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You Answered
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American Indian
Correct Answer
Correct Answer
4 / 4 pts
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on 14
Adolescent involvement in some type of religion or spiritual group
show less _______.
all of these
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Correct!
Correct!!! Adolescents who are more religious have lower rates of
premarital sex, drug use, and less delinquent behavior.
substance abuse
depression
risk taking
5 / 5 pts
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on 15
Adolescent depression is o
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en associated with ___________.
All of these
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body image
peers and rela
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onships
low parental monitoring and parental disputes
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on 16
Although it is great to have friendships, not all friendships are healthy.
Which of the following are considered unhealthy friendships?
friends who encourage you to engage in delinquent behavior or in
early sexual behavior
friends who keep you from talking to others
friends who encourage you to use drugs
friends who use you to get what they want or coerce you in doing
things you would rather not do
friends that spread rumors about you
all of these
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Correct!
Correct!!!
friends who don't want you to have other friends
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