psyc quiz 11 – Flashcards
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According to the study by Lloyd Johnston and his colleagues at the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan monitoring the drug use of America's high school seniors in a wide range of public and private high schools, the percentage of illicit drug use
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declined in the late 1990s.
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According to David Elkind, personal fable and imaginary audience are parts of adolescent:
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egocentrism
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_____ is the second leading cause of death in adolescence
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Homicide
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In the formal operational stage, adolescents begin to think more as a scientist thinks, devising plans to solve problems and systematically testing solutions. This type of problem solving requires _____
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hypothetical-deductive reasoning
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Approximately _____ percent of U.S. women are estimated to develop bulimia nervosa.
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1 to 2
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Which of the following is a concern related to U.S. high school education?
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Fostering of passivity in students
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The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at _____ years for girls and _____ years for boys.
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11½; 13½
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In contrast to Piaget's views, the development of formal operational thinking:
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is promoted by education in the logic of science and mathematics.
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A person suffering from anorexia nervosa would have a weight less than _____ percent of what is considered normal for their age and height.
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85
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Which theorist proposed the "storm-and-stress" view that adolescence is a turbulent time charged with conflict and mood swings?
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G. Stanley Hall
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Adolescent _____ is the heightened self-consciousness of adolescents.
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egocentrism
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In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teenage girl has a _____ percent risk of getting HIV.
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1
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_____ involves being aware that options and alternatives are available and adapting to the situation.
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Cognitive flexibility
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Identify a strategy that can help prevent students from dropping out of school
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Provide early intervention for reading problems
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Cigarette smoking among U.S. adolescents:
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peaked in 1996 and has gradually declined since then
