HDEV EXAMS SET FULL SOLUTION
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● The average age of menarche today is
Answer: 13
●● Which part of the adolescent brain helps teens with impulse control,
organization, planning, and making good decisions, but is still not fully
developed?
Answer: prefrontal cortex
●● Overall, the rate of adolescent pregnancy has ______ over the last
several decades.
Answer: decreased
●● Anorexics may have a slow heart rate and low blood pressure, which
can lead to
Answer: HEART FAILURE
●● During Formal Operations, adolescents can now understand abstract
concepts such as
Answer: beauty
,●● is the adolescent's belief that those around them are as concerned and
focused on their appearance as they themselves are.
Answer: Imaginary Audience
●● Students who have high-achieving friends in high school will be
more likely to
Answer: achieve similarly
●● Almost half of teens who are killed in car crashes
Answer: were not wearing their seatbelt
●● Moving back and forth between moratorium and achievement of
ethnic identity is known as
Answer: MAMA cycling
●● Which is NOT one of the characteristics of emerging adulthood as
described by Arnett?
Answer: age of questioning
●● Which two countries have the most obese men and women?
Answer: USA and China
,●● True or false? Obesity may be explained in part by the lack of
"energy thrifty genes", which are not multiplying as has been the case in
the past due to plentiful foods.
Answer: True
●● Which of the following is NOT one of the top five causes of death in
emerging and early adulthood?
Answer: stroke
●● True or false? When comparing the same age category, college
students consumed more alcohol than those not in college
Answer: true
●● Illicit drug use peaks between the ages of
Answer: 19-22
●● True or false? The aging process begins in early adulthood?
Answer: true
●● What is the most important part of the brain for sexual functioning?
Answer: the hypothalamus
, ●● According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
there was an increase in three types of sexually transmitted diseases.
What three diseases are these?
Answer: chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis
●● True or false? It is necessary to participate in sexual activity to be
aware of sexual orientation.
Answer: false
●● Which of the following would best characterize the difference in
thinking/decision making between an adolescent and someone in early
adulthood?
Answer: Adolescents would consider what's possible even if they haven't
experienced it, and early adults would do this AND consider what is
likely
●● Does everyone reach postformal or even formal operational thought?
Answer: No our ability to think abstractly often depends on our
experiences.
●● Which of the statements below best describes the rate of college
attainment between the United States and other nations?
Answer: The rate of college attainment in the United States has grown
more slowly than other nations.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● The average age of menarche today is
Answer: 13
●● Which part of the adolescent brain helps teens with impulse control,
organization, planning, and making good decisions, but is still not fully
developed?
Answer: prefrontal cortex
●● Overall, the rate of adolescent pregnancy has ______ over the last
several decades.
Answer: decreased
●● Anorexics may have a slow heart rate and low blood pressure, which
can lead to
Answer: HEART FAILURE
●● During Formal Operations, adolescents can now understand abstract
concepts such as
Answer: beauty
,●● is the adolescent's belief that those around them are as concerned and
focused on their appearance as they themselves are.
Answer: Imaginary Audience
●● Students who have high-achieving friends in high school will be
more likely to
Answer: achieve similarly
●● Almost half of teens who are killed in car crashes
Answer: were not wearing their seatbelt
●● Moving back and forth between moratorium and achievement of
ethnic identity is known as
Answer: MAMA cycling
●● Which is NOT one of the characteristics of emerging adulthood as
described by Arnett?
Answer: age of questioning
●● Which two countries have the most obese men and women?
Answer: USA and China
,●● True or false? Obesity may be explained in part by the lack of
"energy thrifty genes", which are not multiplying as has been the case in
the past due to plentiful foods.
Answer: True
●● Which of the following is NOT one of the top five causes of death in
emerging and early adulthood?
Answer: stroke
●● True or false? When comparing the same age category, college
students consumed more alcohol than those not in college
Answer: true
●● Illicit drug use peaks between the ages of
Answer: 19-22
●● True or false? The aging process begins in early adulthood?
Answer: true
●● What is the most important part of the brain for sexual functioning?
Answer: the hypothalamus
, ●● According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
there was an increase in three types of sexually transmitted diseases.
What three diseases are these?
Answer: chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis
●● True or false? It is necessary to participate in sexual activity to be
aware of sexual orientation.
Answer: false
●● Which of the following would best characterize the difference in
thinking/decision making between an adolescent and someone in early
adulthood?
Answer: Adolescents would consider what's possible even if they haven't
experienced it, and early adults would do this AND consider what is
likely
●● Does everyone reach postformal or even formal operational thought?
Answer: No our ability to think abstractly often depends on our
experiences.
●● Which of the statements below best describes the rate of college
attainment between the United States and other nations?
Answer: The rate of college attainment in the United States has grown
more slowly than other nations.
