PSYC290 Week 4 Quiz – Chamberlin
PSYC290 Week 4 Quiz – Chamberlin
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
PSYC290 Week 4 Quiz – Chamberlin
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?
