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Developmental Psychology, Module 6 Exam
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Adolescence - Answer✔Developmental stage between childhood and adulthood
Puberty - Answer✔Period during which sexual organs mature; begins earlier in girls (11 or 12)
than in boys (13 or 14)
-pituitary gland signals other glands to begin producing sex hormones (leptin also appears to
play a role in onset of puberty)
Androgens - Answer✔Male sex hormones
Estrogens - Answer✔Female sex hormones
Puberty in girls - Answer✔Changes in vagina and uterus; menarche; breast development;
hormone changes may lead to depression or anger
Menarche - Answer✔Onset of menstruation
Factors that affect start of menarche - Answer✔Environmental and cultural factors; it varies in
different parts of the world; more affluent, better nourished, healthier girls start earlier; obesity
leads to early maturity (proportion of fat to muscle plays a role in timing); environmental stress
can cause earlier start
Puberty in boys - Answer✔Growth of penis and scrotum; spermarche (usually occurs around
age 13); voice deepens; hormone fluctuations lead to anger and annoyance
Spermarche - Answer✔First ejaculation
Girls' body image and puberty - Answer✔Girls tend to have higher self-esteem, a rise in status,
and self-awareness when they begin menstruating; girls are often unhappy with their
developing bodies (societal pressures)
Effects of early and late puberty - Answer✔Early: kids tend to be more popular, but not ready
to deal with dating; reactions depend on cultural norms
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Late: leads to decline in self-esteem; dating lives suffer
Adolescent growth spurt calorie requirements - Answer✔Growth spurt requires an increase in
food (calcium and iron): average girl needs 2,200 calories, average boy needs 2,800 calories
Adolescent obesity - Answer✔Most common health concern: 1 in 5 adolescents are overweight,
and 1 in 20 are obese; psychological and physical health consequences; obese adolescents have
an 80% chance of being obese in adulthood; lack of exercise, sedentary lifestyle, and availability
of fast food contributes
Anorexia nervosa - Answer✔Severe eating disorder; individuals refuse to eat; primarily affects
white women between 12 and 40; 15-20% starve themselves to death; 10% of anorexics are
male
Bulimia nervosa - Answer✔Characterized by binges and purges (vomiting, laxatives, etc.); can
cause heart failure
Adolescent brain changes - Answer✔Number of neurons grow - interconnections richer, more
complex; pruning of oversupply of gray matter, 1-2% each year; myelination increases; thinking
becomes more sophisticated
Prefrontal cortex - Answer✔Part of brain for complex thought
-grows through adolescence and does not fully develop until 20
-responsible for complex intellectual achievements
-provides impulse control (immature in adolescents, which explains risky and impulsive
behaviors; adolescents underestimate risk and overestimate rewards of a behavior)
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that no one under the age of ______ could be executed -
Answer✔18; neuroscientists argue that teens' brains are still developing and they are
somewhat incapable of making sound decisions
Adolescent's sleep pattern - Answer✔Adolescents' internal clock shifts to needing to sleep
later'; sleepy teens have lower grades, more depressed, and prone to mood swings
Illegal drugs - Answer✔1 in 15 high school seniors use marijuana daily; adolescents use drugs to
seek pleasure, escape pressure, and fit in (some use stimulants to improve academic
performance); addictive drugs produce biological and psychological dependence; adolescents
who use drugs to escape never learn to problem-solve
Alcohol statistics - Answer✔More than 75% of college students have consumed alcohol in last
30 days; 76% of high school seniors drink alcohol; two-fifths of eighth graders have had alcohol;
50% of males and 40% of females report binge drinking in the past 2 weeks
Binge drinking - Answer✔5 or more drinks (men) or 4 or more drinks (women) in one sitting;
brain scans show it damages the brain
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Developmental Psychology, Module 6 Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
Verified.
Adolescence - Answer✔Developmental stage between childhood and adulthood
Puberty - Answer✔Period during which sexual organs mature; begins earlier in girls (11 or 12)
than in boys (13 or 14)
-pituitary gland signals other glands to begin producing sex hormones (leptin also appears to
play a role in onset of puberty)
Androgens - Answer✔Male sex hormones
Estrogens - Answer✔Female sex hormones
Puberty in girls - Answer✔Changes in vagina and uterus; menarche; breast development;
hormone changes may lead to depression or anger
Menarche - Answer✔Onset of menstruation
Factors that affect start of menarche - Answer✔Environmental and cultural factors; it varies in
different parts of the world; more affluent, better nourished, healthier girls start earlier; obesity
leads to early maturity (proportion of fat to muscle plays a role in timing); environmental stress
can cause earlier start
Puberty in boys - Answer✔Growth of penis and scrotum; spermarche (usually occurs around
age 13); voice deepens; hormone fluctuations lead to anger and annoyance
Spermarche - Answer✔First ejaculation
Girls' body image and puberty - Answer✔Girls tend to have higher self-esteem, a rise in status,
and self-awareness when they begin menstruating; girls are often unhappy with their
developing bodies (societal pressures)
Effects of early and late puberty - Answer✔Early: kids tend to be more popular, but not ready
to deal with dating; reactions depend on cultural norms
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Late: leads to decline in self-esteem; dating lives suffer
Adolescent growth spurt calorie requirements - Answer✔Growth spurt requires an increase in
food (calcium and iron): average girl needs 2,200 calories, average boy needs 2,800 calories
Adolescent obesity - Answer✔Most common health concern: 1 in 5 adolescents are overweight,
and 1 in 20 are obese; psychological and physical health consequences; obese adolescents have
an 80% chance of being obese in adulthood; lack of exercise, sedentary lifestyle, and availability
of fast food contributes
Anorexia nervosa - Answer✔Severe eating disorder; individuals refuse to eat; primarily affects
white women between 12 and 40; 15-20% starve themselves to death; 10% of anorexics are
male
Bulimia nervosa - Answer✔Characterized by binges and purges (vomiting, laxatives, etc.); can
cause heart failure
Adolescent brain changes - Answer✔Number of neurons grow - interconnections richer, more
complex; pruning of oversupply of gray matter, 1-2% each year; myelination increases; thinking
becomes more sophisticated
Prefrontal cortex - Answer✔Part of brain for complex thought
-grows through adolescence and does not fully develop until 20
-responsible for complex intellectual achievements
-provides impulse control (immature in adolescents, which explains risky and impulsive
behaviors; adolescents underestimate risk and overestimate rewards of a behavior)
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that no one under the age of ______ could be executed -
Answer✔18; neuroscientists argue that teens' brains are still developing and they are
somewhat incapable of making sound decisions
Adolescent's sleep pattern - Answer✔Adolescents' internal clock shifts to needing to sleep
later'; sleepy teens have lower grades, more depressed, and prone to mood swings
Illegal drugs - Answer✔1 in 15 high school seniors use marijuana daily; adolescents use drugs to
seek pleasure, escape pressure, and fit in (some use stimulants to improve academic
performance); addictive drugs produce biological and psychological dependence; adolescents
who use drugs to escape never learn to problem-solve
Alcohol statistics - Answer✔More than 75% of college students have consumed alcohol in last
30 days; 76% of high school seniors drink alcohol; two-fifths of eighth graders have had alcohol;
50% of males and 40% of females report binge drinking in the past 2 weeks
Binge drinking - Answer✔5 or more drinks (men) or 4 or more drinks (women) in one sitting;
brain scans show it damages the brain
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