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ELED 4317 (CH. 13-15) CompleteQuestions And Answers | Verified
The stimulation of the gonads to produce sex hormones by the hypothalamus and
pituitary glands is called gonadarche, whereas the stimulation of the adrenal glands to
produce androgens is called _________________. CORRECT ANSWERS adrenarche
All of the following are factors that can lead to early puberty in an individual girl except
_______________. CORRECT ANSWERS extreme exercise
As compared to girls, the adolescent growth spurt typically __________ for boys.
CORRECT ANSWERS lasts longer
Menarche, the first menstruation, happens on the average about four years earlier today
than it did a century and a half ago in industrialized nations, presumably due to
_______________. CORRECT ANSWERS improved nutrition and reduced disease
stress
Even though most navigate puberty without problems, early-maturing girls are more
likely than on-time or late-maturing girls to drink alcohol, experiment with drugs, and
engage in early sex because of a developmental cascade involving all of the following
except ____________________. CORRECT ANSWERS their parents treating them as
older and allowing them to engage in these practices
An important area of the brain that handles executive control undergoes very rapid
synaptic pruning and myelination in adolescence. It is called ________________.
CORRECT ANSWERS the prefrontal cortex
The depressed mood and heightened anxiety experienced by Cyberball players who
were artificially made to feel excluded from peers were concentrated in the
______________ of the brain. CORRECT ANSWERS social network
Adolescents showed stronger brain activation in the ________________ to experiences
such as winning money in a game than was the case for younger individuals or adults.
CORRECT ANSWERS reward network
According to the dual systems model, heightened risk-taking in early to mid-
adolescence may be due to an imbalance or gap between the development of the
___________________. CORRECT ANSWERS reward network and the executive
control network
Derreck is 17 and has become a fan of rock climbing. He loves the thrill of ascending a
sheer rock face using his skill at finding small finger- and toeholds and his strength in
holding on. He realizes he isn't skilled enough to make a free ascent, so he is always
, clipped in with safety lines. Derreck's new passion is an example of __________.
CORRECT ANSWERS positive risk-taking
All of the following are statistical trends in sexual behavior among teens in recent
surveys except _____. CORRECT ANSWERS a majority of 16- to 17-year-olds have
had sexual intercourse
Researchers have found that teens who communicate openly with their parents about
sex and have a closer relationship to their parents are _____. CORRECT ANSWERS
more likely to wait longer to initiate sex
When studying same-sex sexual preferences and behavior in youth, researchers found
that ____________. CORRECT ANSWERS most sexual-minority youth identify as
bisexual
Adolescents are more at risk for STIs than older age groups because they are more
likely to engage in unsafe sex. The variable correlating most strongly with unsafe sex is
_____. CORRECT ANSWERS the age at which sexual activity begins
Which of the following is a strong reason that poverty is a risk factor for teen
pregnancy? CORRECT ANSWERS Poor teens have fewer educational and economic
prospects.
It might seem contradictory at first that comprehensive sex-education programs are
more effective than abstinence-only programs at delaying the age at which teens
become sexually active. One reason might be that _____. CORRECT ANSWERS
comprehensive programs teach sexual health skills, such as how to refuse unwanted
sex and how to avoid risky sexual behavior
Adolescents tend to eat less than the recommended amounts of __________________
and more than the recommended amount of ____________________. CORRECT
ANSWERS fruits and vegetables; sugar
Based on results of surveys, each of the following is a viable way for adolescents to get
at least some of the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommended 60 minutes of
moderate to vigorous exercise per day except _____. CORRECT ANSWERS relying on
PE programs at school
Shifts in two biological systems related to sleep patterns are responsible for nighttime
wakefulness and daytime sleepiness in adolescence: the homeostatic drive for sleep
and the _________________. CORRECT ANSWERS circadian timing system
All of the following are risk factors that appear to contribute to the downward spiral of
some adolescents into substance abuse except ______________. CORRECT
ANSWERS being a rapid decliner
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