PSYCH 250: Exam 3 fall 25

The period where someone is distinctly, developmentally different from an adolescent, but they are not quite an adult is known as...

• Early Life

• Extended Childhood

• Emerging Adolescence

• Emerging Adulthood

According to Piaget, Which of the following is NOT an advance in adolescent thinking?

• Thinking more about possibilities

• Thinking more abstractly

• Thinking through hypothesis'

• Thinking less about peers

The principle common in adolescence in which an adolescent feels as though they are the objects of others evaluation is known as...

• Imaginary audience

• Individuation

• Identity crisis

• Expectation of admiration

Within the stages of identity development, Identity moratorium is defined as...

• A commitment to an identity without explanation

• The period of stillness

• A period of identity exploration

• The resolution of identity exploration

In Adolescence, the body is at its ___________ performance

• worst

• slowest

• most superficial

• peak

Which of the following is not a biological factor that might affect aging?

• Smoking 3 cigarettes a day

• Binge drinking every weekend

• Maintaining physical fitness

• Learning how to drive

The process of becoming an individual separate from ones parents who is free to make choices and decisions is known as...

• Conflict

• Individuation

• Rebellion

• Cognition

A commonly held belief in adolescence that despite an adolescent's actions, they will not face consequences is known as...

• Optimism

• Altruism

• Perfectionism

• Personal Fable

Which of the following is NOT a secondary change in sexual characteristic development?

• Vocal changes

• Body hair changes

• Weight gain

• Menstrual development

Which of the following is FALSE regarding early dating experiences?

• Early dating often begins within peer groups

• Early dating is based on genuine closeness

• Adoelscents have the highest STI rate of all ages

• Dating begins around ages 13-15