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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Mr. Vogt is frustrated with his daughter’s exaggerated sense of her personal uniqueness. One way he could deal with this is to __________.
give her a “reality check” in which he points out many other people with similar characteristics
refuse to acknowledge his daughter’s unique characteristics
play along with her inflated sense of self, as it will eventually diminish on its own
encourage a more balanced perspective by pointing out that he had similar feelings as a teenager
In a study involving weather predictions, media multitaskers __________.
activated the hippocampus, which plays a vital role in explicit memory
learned more thoroughly than participants working only on the weather task
activated subcortical areas involved in implicit memory
were able to apply their learning to new weather problems
Rose suffers from anorexia nervosa. You can tell her parents that the most successful treatment for Rose is probably __________.
family therapy and medication to reduce anxiety
appetite-control medication and hypnosis
attendance at a support group and nutrition education
individual therapy and nutrition education
Which college student is the most likely to show improvements in propositional thought?
Lakenya, who took a writing course
Cedric, who took a history course
Dong, who took an art course
Cali, who took a science course
According to Piaget, 12-year-old Bula __________.
probably starts with reality when problem solving
can “operate on operations”
cannot separate the effects of variables
does not yet have the capacity for abstract thinking
Jason, a late-maturing boy, is likely to __________.
experience transient emotional difficulties
be viewed by both adults and peers as self-confident
report more psychological stress than early-maturing boys
be involved in more problem behaviors than early-maturing boys
Charlotte lives in the United States. At 15 years of age, she most likely __________.
has achieved her full adult appearance
is experiencing a period of rapid pubertal change
anticipates full assumption of her adult role
is in middle adolescence
Which girl is the most likely to experience puberty first?
Jaeda, who is an overweight, middle-SES African American
Cherish, who is an underweight, low-SES European American
Melissa, who is a European-American competitive gymnast
Salma, who lives in a poverty-stricken area of Afghanistan
Which teen is the most likely to contract a sexually transmitted infection?
Jim from Canada
Milla from Finland
Ross from the United States
Dagomar from Germany
When faced with a propositional reasoning problem, 17-year-old Iris is likely to __________.
have great difficulty reasoning from premises that contradict reality or her own beliefs
justify her reasoning by explaining the logical rules on which it is based
justify her answer using a fictional or egocentric response
need concrete objects or situations to explain her answer
Fourteen-year-old Phil experiences muscle growth and notices the growth of body and facial hair. Which hormone is responsible for this change?
thyroxine
testosterone
adrenal androgens
estrogen
Ann-Marie is having frequent disagreements with her teenage daughter. You can let her know that by late adolescence, __________.
teenagers and parents use fewer positive problem-solving techniques
most parent-daughter conflicts continue and intensify
only a small minority of families experience continuing friction
adolescents typically display more angry behaviors
Dr. Parsons sees the social environment as being entirely responsible for the range of teenage experiences, from erratic and agitated to calm and stress-free. His view of adolescence best aligns with that of which researcher?
G. Stanley Hall
Sigmund Freud
Margaret Mead
Charles Darwin
Kia, age 14, uses hypothetico-deductive reasoning. Therefore, when faced with a problem, Kia probably __________.
starts with a hypothesis from which she deduces logical, testable inferences
will fail to notice variables that are not obvious
cannot yet think of alternatives when her predictions about an outcome are not confirmed
starts with the most obvious predictions about a situation
Both adults and peers view Randy as relaxed, independent, and physically attractive. Both groups view Maria as physically attractive, lively, and sociable. Which statement is likely to be true?
Both Randy and Maria are early-maturing teens.
Both Randy and Maria are late-maturing teens.
Randy is an early-maturing boy, and Maria is a late-maturing girl.
Randy is a late-maturing boy, and Maria is an early-maturing girl.
