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When compared to later-maturing girls, early-maturing girls tend to be: |
at a greater risk for some behavioral problems |
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Jill has begun to think about difficult issues like homelessness and social injustice. She recently engaged you in a debate on the meaning of life. How old is Jill? |
fifteen years old |
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Adolescence begins approximately: |
at age twelve. |
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Researchers have begun to question Piaget's ideas concerning formal operational thought. What portions of his theory have they challenged? |
The timing of the onset of this stage. The abruptness of the onset of this stage. The fact that everyone attains the level of formal operations |
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Maintaining of close relationships is: |
an important part of successful aging |
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The potential ability of organs such as the heart, lungs, and kidneys to increase their output to a level several times greater than normal under emergency conditions, which decreases in older individuals, is referred to as: |
organ reserve |
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Menopause refers to: |
the cessation of menstruation |
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According to Kohlberg, moral judgement that reflects social convention and "law and order" characterizes the: |
conventional level |
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According to Erik Erikson when two people have achieved true intimacy: |
they are able to fuse their identities while maintaining their individual independence |
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Teenagers typically turn to ________ to satisfy their needs for both support and independence. |
their friends |
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Erikson emphasized ________ as the vehicle for fulfilling intimacy needs. |
the traditional marriage |
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The two-year period of rapid physical changes that culminate in sexual maturity is: |
puberty |
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According to Kohlberg's theory of development, most children ages four through ten exhibit morality in which they behave in certain ways to avoid being punished or to obtain rewards. This stage is known as: |
preconventional morality |
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According to Piaget, what is needed for adolescents to develop formal operational thought? |
Neurological maturation. Specific training in logic |
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Contemporary adolescents are most likely to be sexually intimate with: |
they are equally likely to be intimate with someone they love or a casual |
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Cognitive development progresses to a new level during the teenage years. This new level of thinking is marked by: |
abstract thinking. hypothetical reasoning |
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Johnny is twelve and has not yet begun his "growth spurt." His age mates are all taller and look more mature than he. We can predict that while Johnny is in school he will: |
lack self-confidence and feel insecure |
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Floyd and Mary are young adults whose family and friends expect them to marry soon. Psychologists call this expectation on the part of society: |
age-based expectations |
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The important role of peers in adolescent development appears to be: |
a worldwide phenomenon |
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In American society, the onset of puberty for girls occurs between the ages of: |
seven and fourteen |