HDFS 2400 OSU FINAL ch. 9-15 – Flashcards
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Many hormones that regulate puberty follow the _____-pituitary-adrenal axis
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hypothalamus
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A major influence on the age of onset of menarche is _____.
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genetics
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The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland regulate hormones that affect....
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stress, sleep, appetite
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Living in a stressful environment has been found to:
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result in early pubery
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The pubertal growth spurt proceeds from:
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the extremities to the core. (toes before feet, feet before legs. legs before torso)
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first visible sign of puberty in girls?
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growth of nipples
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"I'm fat," says 17-year-old Keli to her boyfriend, who is also 17 years old. There is some truth to Keli's statement because the average 17-year-old girl has _____ the percentage of body fat as a 17-year-old boy.
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twice
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The hormone that affects Mary's appetite and is believed to affect the onset of puberty is _____.
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leptin
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Emotions rule behavior for many teenagers because the _____ matures before the prefrontal cortex does.
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amygdala (or limbic system)
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The notion that two networks exist within the brain, one for emotional and one for analytical processing of stimuli, describes the:
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dual-process model.
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At which of the following ages would you expect acute self-consciousness to be at its highest?
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12
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The last part of the brain to mature for Yvonne, Jimmy, and Steve was the
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prefrontal cortex.
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In a study of adolescent thinking, Klaczynski concluded that....
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teenagers can use logic, but most did not.
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William is 15 years old. In 5 years, William will have acquired approximately half of his _____ mass.
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bone
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Anne Marie is menstruating, which depletes her body of _____.
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iron
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The PISA exam is intended to gauge _____ and problem solving needed in adult life
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cognition
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Completing high school is related to improved health in every nation and across socioeconomic levels.
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true
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Typically high school teachers assume their students have mastered _____ operational thinking, instead of teaching them how to do it.
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formal
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Grades 7 through 12 are referred to as _____ education.
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secondary
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The _____exam is intended to gauge cognition needed in adult life.
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PISA
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The increase in pathology seen in adolescence could be due to puberty activating _____ that predispose a teen to psychopathology.
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genes
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Since the U.S. trend toward more high-stakes testing began:
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other nations have moved away from relying on high-stakes testing.
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In the twenty-first century, early puberty positively correlates with
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aggression and antisocial behavior in boys.
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Piaget called the reasoning that characterizes adolescence:
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formal operational thought.
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Which of the following forms of intelligence is needed to manage our daily lives?
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practical
