1. Which of the following is a primary sex characteristic:
Breast developmentDeepening of the voice
Enlargement of the uterus / Correct
Facial hair
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3. Deepening of the voice is a(n)
personal fable.primary sex characteristic.
puberty rite.
secondary sex characteristic. / Correct
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5. What is TRUE about nocturnal emissions?
They are also known as "wet dreams." / CorrectThey occur only during sexual dreams.
They occur only when a person is dreaming.
The typically start at around age 11.
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7. Which of the following are most likely to engage in deviant behavior:
Early-maturing boys / CorrectEarly-maturing girls
Late-maturing boys
Late-maturing girls
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9. The belief that "no one could possibly understand what I'm going through," is an example of a(n)
identity crisis.role diffusion.
imaginary audience.
personal fable. / Correct
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11. When a person justifies a moral decision on the basis of appearances, as in, "I'll do whatever makes me look like a good person in others' eyes," he is functioning in which of Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning?
Stage 2Stage 3 / Correct
Stage 4
Stage 5
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13. Lee has reached Kohlberg's highest stage of moral development; he now bases his decisions on
society's rules and regulations.individual human rights.
universal principles that he believes in. / Correct
ethics of market exchange.
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15. Carol Gilligan has found that in moral dilemmas, females tend to focus more on ______, whereas, males tend to focus more on ______.
caring; justice / Correctjustice; caring
rewards; punishment
punishment; rewards
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17. Which of the following is associated with greater sexual activity among teens:
College-educated parentsClear occupational goals
Intact family units
Peer pressure / Correct
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19. What happens to a person's mental functioning as she advances from middle to late adulthood?
Both crystallized and fluid intelligence decline.Both crystallized and fluid intelligence improve.
Crystallized intelligence declines but fluid intelligence does not.
Fluid intelligence declines but crystallized intelligence does not. / Correct
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21. Evelyn is about to undergo menopause. Accordingly, she can expect to experience all of the following, EXCEPT for
the end of menstruation.the experience of "hot flashes."
a loss of her sexual drive. / Correct
a decline in estrogen and progesterone levels.
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23. At menopause, women become more at risk for osteoporosis mainly due to
estrogen deficiency. / Correctincrease of body fat.
loss of body tissue.
progesterone deficiency.
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25. According to Erik Erikson, the most important task in early adulthood is
forging an identity.separating from one's parents.
achieving academic or career success.
developing close personal relationships. / Correct
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27. In middle age, women become more ______, whereas men become more ______.
assertive; nurturing / Correctcaring; controlling
dependent; independent
emotionally expressive; competitive
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29. The midlife crisis is characterized by a(n)
renewed sense of purpose.more cautious attitude toward life.
optimistic view of the future.
feeling that life's possibilities are limited. / Correct
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31. Bertha's fourth and youngest child just left for college. Since she has no more children at home, research on the "empty nest" syndrome predicts that she will be feeling
insecure.depressed.
liberated. / Correct
without purpose.
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33. On the average, which gender outlives the other and by how much?
Men outlive women by 2 years.Men outlive women by 7 years.
Women outlive men by 2 years.
Women outlive men by 7 years. / Correct
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35. Plaques and tangles in the brain are associated with
Alzheimer's disease. / Correctcerebral palsy.
cystic fibrosis.
muscular dystrophy.
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37. Gertrude is seventy-five years old. If Erik Erikson's theory of personality is correct, which of the following would be of most concern to Gertrude?
What is the enduring meaning of my life? / CorrectWhat can I do to help younger people?
How can I become less lonely?
What can I do to increase the time that I have left?
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1. Menarche is to menopause, as ______is to ______.
A. estrogen; progesteroneCorrect / B. fertility; infertility.
C. male; female.
D. primary sex characteristics; secondary sex characteristics.
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2. When the police asked the four boys to describe the perpetrator, one of them displayed formal operational thinking. That boy was
A. Joel, who said, "He had blue eyes with a scar over the left eye and a pimple on the cheek."B. Miguel, who said, "He also had a flower tattoo on his arm and an earring in his nose."
C. Sidney, who said, "And he had dirty hiking shoes and a belt with a silver buckle."
Correct / D. Yanni, who said, "And he also had steel wool hair and a cauliflower nose.
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3. In gym class, sixteen-year-old Ida is concerned that she do everything just right because she believes everyone will be scrutinizing her performance. Ida's concern is indicative of
A. a distorted body image.Correct / B. an imaginary audience.
C. a personal fable.
D. metacognition.
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4. Which one of these teens is exhibiting the personal fable?
A. Anthony, who thinks that everyone will notice the new pimple that sprouted on his foreheadCorrect / B. Derek, who thinks that his parents and friends can't possibly understand the depth of his once-in-a-lifetime romance with Suzanne
C. Rick, who wants to be just like his father, the best basketball player the school ever had
D. Steve, who likes to fantasize that he's President of the United States or CEO of a large corporation
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5. Dina works the late shift at a local convenience store. She has many opportunities to steal money from the cash register, but she never does. If Dina operates at Kohlberg's preconventional stage of moral reasoning, which of the following will she most likely say when asked why she never steals?
Correct / A. "I'd go to jail and lose my job if I was caught!"B. "Stealing is against the law!"
C. "My friends and family would think I was a horrible person!"
D. "Stealing violates my self-chosen moral principles."
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6. After escorting Roger and Rita to the hospital, where Rita gave birth to a boy, Officer Davis gave Roger a ticket for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign prior to the time he escorted them. Officer Davis is functioning at Kohlberg's
A. Stage 1.B. Stage 3.
Correct / C. Stage 4.
D. Stage 5.
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7. When asked about Heinz' moral dilemma, Jorge displayed a social contract orientation when he said, "Yes, Heinz should steal the drug because
Correct / A. even though laws should generally be obeyed, life is more important than property."B. if his wife lives, he will benefit from her services: she'll be cooking, cleaning, and loving him."
C. it's a man's duty to take care of his wife any way that he can."
D. other people are likely to think that he's a good person if he's willing to risk jail to save her life."
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8. George managed to get a copy of the upcoming geometry test. In the cafeteria, many of the students from the class copied the questions and answers. When George offered Shakira the test, she shook her head and said, "I don't care if everyone is doing it. I do not cheat. I would rather work hard and get a "B" that I deserve than get an "A" that I don't deserve. Shakira appears to be operating at which level of moral reasoning?
A. PreconventionalB. Preoperational
C. Conventional
Correct / D. Postconventional
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9. Which of the following teens experienced an identity crisis:
A. Amelia, who never gave much thought to what she wanted to be and just takes life day by day.B. Jay, who went into the family business, making baseball mitts, as everyone expected him to all along.
C. Karen, who knew from the time that she was 5, that she wanted to be a pediatrician like her mom.
Correct / D. Francine, who changed her major four times in college before settling on journalism.
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10. All 16-year-old Dave ever wanted to do was to grow up and be just like his brother. Then, when his brother died of a drug overdose, Dave felt totally lost and devoid of any values and goals. Dave can be described as
A. acting in accordance with a personal fable.Correct / B. being in a state of role diffusion.
C. believing in an imaginary audience.
D. struggling with a mid-life crisis.
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11. A test of fluid intelligence might ask you to,
A. "Figure out the square root of 671."Correct / B. "Find the next number in this series: 1, 8, 11, 18, 80, 81…"
C. "Define each of the following words: crestfallen, nubile, and dank."
D. "Show the proof for the Pythagorean theorem."
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12. Jody has just graduated from medical school and begun to intern at a local hospital. Up to now, she kept her social life on hold. Now, she feels ready to look for a man to share her life and start a family. Jody is in which of Erikson's psychosocial stages?
A. Generativity vs. stagnationB. Integrity vs. despair
C. Identity vs. role diffusion
Correct / D. Intimacy vs. isolation
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13. Maja comes from a society where gender roles are rigidly endorsed. It's therefore likely that when she enters middle adulthood, she will tend to become more
Correct / A. assertive.B. cooperative.
C. emotional.
D. nurturing.
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14. In early adulthood, men undergo a transition from ______, whereas women shift from ______.
A. being cared for to caring for others; being controlled to controlling othersCorrect / B. being controlled to controlling others; being cared for to caring for others
C. caring for others to being cared for; controlling others to being controlled
D. controlling others to being controlled; caring for others to being cared for
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15. Ernest is concerned with producing something that will outlast him. Ernest is probably in which of Erikson's psychosocial stages?
Correct / A. Generativity versus stagnationB. Industry versus inferiority
C. Integrity versus despair
D. Intimacy versus isolation
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16. "How would you characterize yourself?" asked Chester. "I'm a serial monogamist," said Lila. Chester correctly took that to mean that she
A. had been married and divorced several times.Correct / B. had been in exclusive, intimate relationships.
C. has a bisexual orientation.
D. is a swinging single.
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17. Ben and Sue are filing for divorce. Because they're concerned about the effect of the divorce and joint custody on their two young children, they'll take the advice of a counselor and
A. follow their instincts in raising the children without consulting each other.Correct / B. allow each other to maintain a prominent role in the children's lives.
C. let the children know if the other parent is making a mistake.
D. never mention the other parent in front of the children.
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18. An older person is most likely to have trouble remembering the answer to which of the following:
A. "How do you change a tire on a car?"B. "What does the word "brazen" mean?"
Correct / C. "What did you have for dinner last night?"
D. "Who was the President of the US at the time of W.W.II?"
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19. According to Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, a typical first reaction upon receiving a terminal diagnosis is,
A. "I hate all of you doctors. You take a fortune of money and then tell me there's nothing you can do."B. "I'll do anything God. Just please let me live."
Correct / C. "There must be some mistake."
D. "Why me? My family needs me. The business needs me. There is so much I still wanted to do."
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20. Joseph calmly studied the hospice brochures that the nurse had left him. The next morning, he picked out the one that was closest to his daughter's house and said to the nurse, "This one will work well for me." Joseph appears to be in which of Elizabeth Kübler-Ross' stages of dying?
A. BargainingB. Denial
C. Depression
Correct / D. Final acceptance
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21. Whenever he was out in public, Paulo felt as if he was on stage and everyone's eyes were focused on him. Paulo's belief is
Correct / A. called the imaginary audience.B. called the personal fable.
C. symptomatic of an identity crisis.
D. symptomatic of role diffusion.
1. In comparison to the longitudinal method of research, the cross-sectional method is
A. less subject to confounding variables.B. more expensive.
Correct / C. more subject to cohort effects.
D. more time-consuming.
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2. Jill, who has just found out that she's three months pregnant, asks her doctor if she can continue her daily jogging routine. "Yes, you can," replies her doctor. "As you jog, the fetus will continue to float gently and will be protected from sudden bumps or jolts by the ______."
Correct / A. amniotic sacB. placenta
C. umbilical cord
D. wall of the uterus
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3. Christine, who is expecting her first child, just felt the baby moving for the first time. She is most likely how far along in her pregnancy?
A. In the middle of the 2nd monthCorrect / B. In the middle of the 4th month
C. In the middle of the 6th month
D. In the middle of the 8th month
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4. Although she is pregnant, Natasha continues to drink a few glasses of beer a day. She remains unaware of the fact that the alcohol can reach the fetus through an area on the uterine wall called the