DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY - EXAM 3
CONCEPT WITH CORRECT SOLUTION
puberty r- rCORRECT✅✅hormonal rand rphysical rchanges rthat rcontribute rto rsexual
rmaturity rand radult rheight
puberty rrite r- rCORRECT✅✅"coming rof rage" ra rritual rheld rin rtraditional rcultures rto
rcelebrate rchildren's rtransition rto radult rhood
menarche r- rCORRECT✅✅a rgirls rfirst rmenstuation
spermarche r- rCORRECT✅✅a rboy's rfirst rejaculation rof rlive rsperm
primary rsexual rcharacteristics r- rCORRECT✅✅changes rthat rdirectly rinvolve rthe
rorgans rof rreproduction
-growth rof ruterus, rmaturation rof rovaries, ronset rof rmenarche, rgrowth rof rpenis, rtestes,
ronset rof rspermarche
secondary rsexual rcharacteristics r- rCORRECT✅✅physical rchanges rnot rdirectly
rinvolved rin rreproduction
-hair rgrowth, rvoice rchanges, rbody rodor, racne, rgreat rdevelopment
Maturing rEarly: rPossible rProblems rfor rGirls r- rCORRECT✅✅-Special rrisk rof
rdeveloping racting-out rbehaviors
-Gravitate rto rolder rfriends
-Unprotected rsex
-Possible rdisconnect rfrom rschool r(poor rgrades)
-Risk rof rbecoming ranxious/depressed
-Body rdissatisfaction
-Self-consciousness
anorexia r- rCORRECT✅✅-1 rin r1000 rteenagers r(majority rgirls)
-self rstarvation rto rbeing r85% ror rless rof rhealthy rbody rweight
-starvation rcan rdestroy rbody rorgans rand rcause rdeath
-medical remergencies rrequire rhospitalizations r(2/3 rof rideal rweight ror rless)
-menstruation rceases
distorted rbody rimage
bulemia r- rCORRECT✅✅-characterized rby rat rleast rbiweekly rcycle rof rbinging rand
rpurging
-in raddition rto rforced rvomiting, rpurging rmay rinclude rtaking rlaxatives rand/or rdiuretics,
rfasting, rand rexcess rexercise
, -mouth rsores, rloss rof rtooth renamel r(gray rteeth), resophageal rulcers, resophageal
rcancer
-prevalance ris rincreasing
Ohio rresearch rregarding rteens rand rintercourse r- rCORRECT✅✅-for rgirls, rhaving
rnoncommittal rsex rwith ra rnumber rof rpartners ris ra rrisk rfactor rfor rdepression
-for rboys, rhaving rsex rwith ra rnumber rof rpartners rpromoted rhigher rself resteem r(one
rstudy)
sexual rdouble rstandard r- rCORRECT✅✅-cultural rcode rthat rgives rmen rgreater
rsexual rfreedom rthan rwomen
-research rshows rthat rboth rboys rand rgirls rput rtheir rhighest rpriority ron rintimacy
history rof radolescence r- rCORRECT✅✅- rApproximately r100 ryears rago, rmost
rchildren rleft rschool rafter rsixth ror rseventh rgrade rto rfind rjobs.
- rBy r1939, r75 rpercent rof rall rU.S. rteens rwere rattending rhigh rschool.
- rGreat rDepression rlimited rjobs rleaving ryoung rpeople rwith rno rdirection.
- rRoosevelt radministration rimplemented ra rprogram rto rencourage ryoung rpeople rto
rattend rschool; rprogram rwas ra rsuccess.
Piaget's rFormal rOperational rStage r- rCORRECT✅✅Final rstage rof rcognitive rgrowth
r(age r12) r
- rCan rthink rlogically rabout rconcepts rand rhypothetical rpossibilities r
- rCan rthink rabstractly rabout rideas
- rCan rreason rlike r"real rscientists"
- rReaching rthis rstages rallows rthe rteen rto r"act" rlike ran radult.
adolescent regocentrism r- rCORRECT✅✅-tendency rof ryoung rteenagers rto rfeel rthat
rtheir ractions rare rat rthe rcenter rof reveryone relse's rconsciousness
-attempt rto rhelp rmake rsense rof rteen's remotional rstates
-adolscents rbecome raware rof rthe rflaws rof rothers rthus rbecoming robsessed rwith rwhat
rothers rthink rabout rtheir rown rpersonal rflaws
defining rcharacteristics rof radolescent regocentrism r- rCORRECT✅✅-think rtheir rown
ractions rare rthe rcenter rof reveryone relse's rthoughts
-are rhypersensitive rto rwhat rothers rthink
-believe rthey rare runique rin rthe rworld
imaginary raudience r- rCORRECT✅✅-Teens rfeel ras rif rthey rare ron rstage
-Everyone ris rlooking rat rme rand rjudging rme
personal rfable r- rCORRECT✅✅-teens rfeel ras rif rthey rare runique rand rspecial
-nothing rcan rhurt rme
-this rmay rlead rto rrisky rbehavior; rparticularly rin rmales
CONCEPT WITH CORRECT SOLUTION
puberty r- rCORRECT✅✅hormonal rand rphysical rchanges rthat rcontribute rto rsexual
rmaturity rand radult rheight
puberty rrite r- rCORRECT✅✅"coming rof rage" ra rritual rheld rin rtraditional rcultures rto
rcelebrate rchildren's rtransition rto radult rhood
menarche r- rCORRECT✅✅a rgirls rfirst rmenstuation
spermarche r- rCORRECT✅✅a rboy's rfirst rejaculation rof rlive rsperm
primary rsexual rcharacteristics r- rCORRECT✅✅changes rthat rdirectly rinvolve rthe
rorgans rof rreproduction
-growth rof ruterus, rmaturation rof rovaries, ronset rof rmenarche, rgrowth rof rpenis, rtestes,
ronset rof rspermarche
secondary rsexual rcharacteristics r- rCORRECT✅✅physical rchanges rnot rdirectly
rinvolved rin rreproduction
-hair rgrowth, rvoice rchanges, rbody rodor, racne, rgreat rdevelopment
Maturing rEarly: rPossible rProblems rfor rGirls r- rCORRECT✅✅-Special rrisk rof
rdeveloping racting-out rbehaviors
-Gravitate rto rolder rfriends
-Unprotected rsex
-Possible rdisconnect rfrom rschool r(poor rgrades)
-Risk rof rbecoming ranxious/depressed
-Body rdissatisfaction
-Self-consciousness
anorexia r- rCORRECT✅✅-1 rin r1000 rteenagers r(majority rgirls)
-self rstarvation rto rbeing r85% ror rless rof rhealthy rbody rweight
-starvation rcan rdestroy rbody rorgans rand rcause rdeath
-medical remergencies rrequire rhospitalizations r(2/3 rof rideal rweight ror rless)
-menstruation rceases
distorted rbody rimage
bulemia r- rCORRECT✅✅-characterized rby rat rleast rbiweekly rcycle rof rbinging rand
rpurging
-in raddition rto rforced rvomiting, rpurging rmay rinclude rtaking rlaxatives rand/or rdiuretics,
rfasting, rand rexcess rexercise
, -mouth rsores, rloss rof rtooth renamel r(gray rteeth), resophageal rulcers, resophageal
rcancer
-prevalance ris rincreasing
Ohio rresearch rregarding rteens rand rintercourse r- rCORRECT✅✅-for rgirls, rhaving
rnoncommittal rsex rwith ra rnumber rof rpartners ris ra rrisk rfactor rfor rdepression
-for rboys, rhaving rsex rwith ra rnumber rof rpartners rpromoted rhigher rself resteem r(one
rstudy)
sexual rdouble rstandard r- rCORRECT✅✅-cultural rcode rthat rgives rmen rgreater
rsexual rfreedom rthan rwomen
-research rshows rthat rboth rboys rand rgirls rput rtheir rhighest rpriority ron rintimacy
history rof radolescence r- rCORRECT✅✅- rApproximately r100 ryears rago, rmost
rchildren rleft rschool rafter rsixth ror rseventh rgrade rto rfind rjobs.
- rBy r1939, r75 rpercent rof rall rU.S. rteens rwere rattending rhigh rschool.
- rGreat rDepression rlimited rjobs rleaving ryoung rpeople rwith rno rdirection.
- rRoosevelt radministration rimplemented ra rprogram rto rencourage ryoung rpeople rto
rattend rschool; rprogram rwas ra rsuccess.
Piaget's rFormal rOperational rStage r- rCORRECT✅✅Final rstage rof rcognitive rgrowth
r(age r12) r
- rCan rthink rlogically rabout rconcepts rand rhypothetical rpossibilities r
- rCan rthink rabstractly rabout rideas
- rCan rreason rlike r"real rscientists"
- rReaching rthis rstages rallows rthe rteen rto r"act" rlike ran radult.
adolescent regocentrism r- rCORRECT✅✅-tendency rof ryoung rteenagers rto rfeel rthat
rtheir ractions rare rat rthe rcenter rof reveryone relse's rconsciousness
-attempt rto rhelp rmake rsense rof rteen's remotional rstates
-adolscents rbecome raware rof rthe rflaws rof rothers rthus rbecoming robsessed rwith rwhat
rothers rthink rabout rtheir rown rpersonal rflaws
defining rcharacteristics rof radolescent regocentrism r- rCORRECT✅✅-think rtheir rown
ractions rare rthe rcenter rof reveryone relse's rthoughts
-are rhypersensitive rto rwhat rothers rthink
-believe rthey rare runique rin rthe rworld
imaginary raudience r- rCORRECT✅✅-Teens rfeel ras rif rthey rare ron rstage
-Everyone ris rlooking rat rme rand rjudging rme
personal rfable r- rCORRECT✅✅-teens rfeel ras rif rthey rare runique rand rspecial
-nothing rcan rhurt rme
-this rmay rlead rto rrisky rbehavior; rparticularly rin rmales
