PSYC 255 QUIZ 3 TEST BANK WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ The theorist _____ conducted extensive research on adolescent
sleep patterns and found that when given the opportunity, adolescents
will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night. Answer:
Carskadon
◉ .In 2003, the researcher Charles _____ suggested that adolescents
have difficulty controlling their emotions because their prefrontal
cortex has not yet fully developed Answer: Nelson
◉ The famous theorist G. Stanley Hall, in 1904, proposed that
adolescence is a turbulent time of "_____." Answer: storm-and-stress
◉ The term _____ nervosa refers to an eating disorder that involves
the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation. Answer: anorexia
◉ The term _____ refers to a girl's first menstruation. Answer:
menarche
◉ The term _____ learning refers to a form of education that
promotes social responsibility and service to the community. Answer:
service
, ◉ Theorist David Elkind suggested that adolescent egocentrism is
characterized by "the imaginary audience" and the "personal _____."
Answer: fable
◉ The term _____ refers to a brain-neuroendocrine process occurring
primarily in early adolescence that provides stimulation for the rapid
physical changes that take place during this period of development.
Answer: puberty
◉ The term _____ audience refers to the belief, reflecting adolescents'
egocentrism, that others are as interested in them as they themselves
are, as well as attention-getting behavior-- attempts to be noticed,
visible, and "on stage." Answer: imaginary
◉ _____ is considered the most influential theorist to discuss the
importance of adolescent friendships. He argued that the need for
intimacy intensifies during early adolescence, motivating teenagers to
seek out close friends. Identify the individual. Answer: Sullivan
◉ Miley, a 13-year-old girl, belongs to a caring and supportive family.
Her parents often encourage her to take calculated risks and support
her in every right decision that she makes in the social world. They
give her advice on how to prepare for the transition from childhood
dependency to adult independence. This illustrates the new model of
_____ relationships. Answer: parent-adolescent
◉ Psychosocial _____ refers to the "gap" between childhood security
and adult autonomy where society leaves adolescents free to "tru out"
many different identities. Answer: moratorium
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ The theorist _____ conducted extensive research on adolescent
sleep patterns and found that when given the opportunity, adolescents
will sleep an average of 9 hours and 25 minutes a night. Answer:
Carskadon
◉ .In 2003, the researcher Charles _____ suggested that adolescents
have difficulty controlling their emotions because their prefrontal
cortex has not yet fully developed Answer: Nelson
◉ The famous theorist G. Stanley Hall, in 1904, proposed that
adolescence is a turbulent time of "_____." Answer: storm-and-stress
◉ The term _____ nervosa refers to an eating disorder that involves
the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation. Answer: anorexia
◉ The term _____ refers to a girl's first menstruation. Answer:
menarche
◉ The term _____ learning refers to a form of education that
promotes social responsibility and service to the community. Answer:
service
, ◉ Theorist David Elkind suggested that adolescent egocentrism is
characterized by "the imaginary audience" and the "personal _____."
Answer: fable
◉ The term _____ refers to a brain-neuroendocrine process occurring
primarily in early adolescence that provides stimulation for the rapid
physical changes that take place during this period of development.
Answer: puberty
◉ The term _____ audience refers to the belief, reflecting adolescents'
egocentrism, that others are as interested in them as they themselves
are, as well as attention-getting behavior-- attempts to be noticed,
visible, and "on stage." Answer: imaginary
◉ _____ is considered the most influential theorist to discuss the
importance of adolescent friendships. He argued that the need for
intimacy intensifies during early adolescence, motivating teenagers to
seek out close friends. Identify the individual. Answer: Sullivan
◉ Miley, a 13-year-old girl, belongs to a caring and supportive family.
Her parents often encourage her to take calculated risks and support
her in every right decision that she makes in the social world. They
give her advice on how to prepare for the transition from childhood
dependency to adult independence. This illustrates the new model of
_____ relationships. Answer: parent-adolescent
◉ Psychosocial _____ refers to the "gap" between childhood security
and adult autonomy where society leaves adolescents free to "tru out"
many different identities. Answer: moratorium
