Posted: December 14th, 2016

Studies of adolescent pregnancy prevention strategies suggest that

Question
QUESTION 1
1. By 2 years of age, a child’s height is __________ percent greater than at birth.

25

50

75

95
5 points
QUESTION 2
1. Mari can gallop smoothly, engage in true skipping, and step sideways. She displays whole-body throwing and catching patterns. Mari is probably __________ years old.

2

3

4

5
5 points
QUESTION 3
1. Research on sex differences in gross-motor development confirms that

boys can throw a ball much farther than girls using either their dominant or their nondominant hand.

from first through twelfth grade, boys are less positive than girls about their own sports ability.

parents hold higher expectations for boys than girls in athletic performance.

school-age girls are more adept than school-age boys at kicking and catching.
5 points
QUESTION 4
1. Thyroxine

affects muscle growth and body and facial hair.

is necessary for brain development.

combines with androgens to stimulate gains in bone density.

affects development of all tissues except the central nervous system.
5 points
QUESTION 5
1. Which of the following children is probably the shortest?

Jacob, an American child

Luca, a Swiss child

Eduards, a Latvian child

Aung San, a Burmese child
5 points
QUESTION 6
1. During programmed cell death,

there is a massive loss of synaptic connections.

the cerebral cortex accounts for 30 percent of the brain s weight.

the brain increases dramatically in size.

20 to 80 percent of the surrounding neurons die as synapses form
5 points
QUESTION 7
1. The last brain structure to stop growing is the

cerebellum.

cerebral cortex.

corpus callosum.

frontal lobes.
5 points
QUESTION 8
1. Brain plasticity is

greater for right-handed than left-handed children.

greatest in adolescence.

virtually nonexistent in adults.

not restricted to early childhood.
5 points
QUESTION 9
1. Which of the following brain structures maintains alertness and consciousness?

amygdala

reticular formation

hippocampus

cerebellum
5 points
QUESTION 10
1. Which of the following activities will promote experience-expectant brain growth?

playing computer games

taking ballet lessons

talking with parents about the day s events

reading a book
5 points
QUESTION 11
1. Which of the following statements is true about lead exposure?

A stressed, disorganized home life seems to heighten lead-induced damage.

Children given drugs to induce excretion of lead make immediate physical and cognitive improvements.

Poorer mental test scores associated with lead exposure dissipate over time and seem to be temporary.

Cognitive consequences of lead exposure are equally severe at all SES levels.
5 points
QUESTION 12
1. Breast milk

interferes with the transition to solid foods.

protects against faulty jaw development.

needs to be supplemented with vitamins for preterm babies.

is harder to digest than formula.
5 points
QUESTION 13
1. Asale’s mother is too malnourished to produce enough breast milk and does not have access to formula. As a result, Asale becomes painfully thin and is in danger of dying. Asale is suffering from

kwashiorkor.

food insecurity.

iron-deficiency anemia.

marasmus.
5 points
QUESTION 14
1. Studies on the causes of obesity in children indicate that

inactivity is a consequence, but not a cause, of obesity.

identical twins are more likely to share the disorder than fraternal twins.

genetic factors are the primary determinant of obesity.

obese children are more responsive to internal hunger cues than normal-weight children.
5 points
QUESTION 15
1. Female puberty usually begins with

the budding of the breasts and the growth spurt.

the attainment of adult stature.

menarche.

the appearance of pubic hair.
5 points
QUESTION 16
1. Which of the following healthy, American children from the same SES group will probably experience puberty first?

Isaiah, an African-American boy

Shantel, an African-American girl

Kelly, a Caucasian-American girl

Matthew, a Caucasian-American boy
5 points
QUESTION 17
1. For Western adolescents, leaving high school and starting employment are examples of

temporal rhythms.

the granting of partial adult status.

rites of passage.

initiation ceremonies.
5 points
QUESTION 18
1. __________-maturing __________ girls tend to report a less positive body image.

Late; Hispanic

Early; Caucasian

Early; African-American

Late; Caucasian
5 points
QUESTION 19
1. In a study that followed young people from ages 14 to 24, __________-maturing __________ reported poorer-quality relationships with family and friends, smaller social networks, and lower life satisfaction into early adulthood than their one-time counterparts.

early; boys

early; girls

late; girls

late; boys
5 points
QUESTION 20
1. __________ typically appears between ages 14 and 16 and affects about 1 percent of North American and Western European teenage girls.

Food insecurity

Bulimia nervosa

Anorexia nervosa

Psychosocial dwarfism
5 points
QUESTION 21
1. Which of the following teens is at an increased risk for bulimia nervosa?

Morgan, an overweight girl

Isobel, a late-maturing girl

Dennis, an underweight boy

Kaylie, a girl who is oblivious to eating habits
5 points
QUESTION 22
1. American parents typically

talk about sex in children’s presence.

provide their teens with more information about sex than schools or peers.

have open, give-and-take conservations about sex with their teens.

discourage sex play.
5 points
QUESTION 23
1. Research suggests that __________ and __________ are important contributors to homosexuality.

chromosomal abnormalities; early sexual experiences

alienation from the same-sex parent; homosexual peers

abusive parents; hormonal imbalances

heredity; prenatal biological influences
5 points
QUESTION 24
1. Most gay, lesbian, and bisexual teenagers

come out publicly, first to their parents, by the end of adolescence.

resolve their sexual questioning by crystallizing a lesbian, gay, or bisexual identity quickly.

continue to struggle with internalized homophobia at the end of adolescence.

experience an inner struggle and a deep sense of isolation regarding their sexual orientation.
5 points
QUESTION 25
1. Studies of adolescent pregnancy prevention strategies suggest that

sex education courses are often taught too early to be effective in reducing unprotected sex.

distributing free condoms in schools increases rates of adolescent sexual activity.

mandating sex education courses in schools increases teenage pregnancy rates.

programs focusing on abstinence have little or no impact on delaying teenage sexual activity.