FAD 3220 Exam 2 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Part 1: Adolescence (Questions 1-25)
1. What is the term for the period of rapid physical growth and sexual maturation that ends
childhood and brings the young person to adult size, height, and sexual potential?
a) Growth spurt
b) Puberty
c) Menarche
d) Spermarche
2. For girls, the first menstrual period is known as:
a) Puberty
b) Spermarche
c) Menarche
d) Andrenarche
3. The heightened self-consciousness of adolescents, a term coined by David Elkind, is
called:
a) Personal fable
b) Imaginary audience
c) Invincibility fable
d) Adolescent egocentrism
4. According to Erik Erikson, the primary psychosocial task of adolescence is to resolve the
crisis of:
a) Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
b) Initiative vs. Guilt
c) Industry vs. Inferiority
d) Identity vs. Role Confusion
5. An adolescent who commits a crime after thinking, "No one will know who did it," is
likely under the influence of:
a) The personal fable
b) The invincibility fable
c) Formal operational thought
d) Postconventional morality
,6. James Marcia's identity status characterized by a commitment to choices made after a
period of exploration is:
a) Identity Achievement
b) Identity Foreclosure
c) Identity Moratorium
d) Identity Diffusion
7. A teenager who adopts their parents' political beliefs without question is likely in which
identity status?
a) Identity Achievement
b) Identity Foreclosure
c) Identity Moratorium
d) Identity Diffusion
8. Peer relationships during adolescence are primarily important for meeting the need for:
a) Financial support
b) Intimacy and belonging
c) Academic achievement
d) Physical safety
9. The part of the brain that undergoes significant development during adolescence and is
responsible for impulse control and planning is the:
a) Amygdala
b) Cerebellum
c) Prefrontal cortex
d) Hippocampus
10. Early-maturing boys, compared to their on-time peers, tend to be:
a) More popular and self-confident
b) More anxious and withdrawn
c) Less athletic
d) Less concerned about body image
11. Which of the following is a primary sex characteristic?
a) Growth of pubic hair
b) Development of breasts
c) Growth of the uterus
d) Deepening of the voice
,12. Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development focuses on:
a) The emotional content of moral decisions
b) The reasoning behind moral decisions
c) The cultural universality of moral behavior
d) The genetic basis of morality
13. In which level of Kohlberg's theory is moral reasoning based on laws and social rules?
a) Preconventional
b) Conventional
c) Postconventional
d) Universal ethical principles
14. A strong emotional connection to a romantic partner that emerges in late adolescence is
best described as:
a) Affectionate love
b) Passionate love
c) Consummate love
d) Companionate love
15. Authoritative parenting is characterized by:
a) High demands and low responsiveness
b) High demands and high responsiveness
c) Low demands and high responsiveness
d) Low demands and low responsiveness
16. An eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging is:
a) Anorexia Nervosa
b) Bulimia Nervosa
c) Binge-Eating Disorder
d) Body Dysmorphic Disorder
17. The leading cause of death for adolescents in the United States is:
a) Homicide
b) Suicide
c) Cancer
d) Unintentional injuries (accidents)
18. Adolescent romantic relationships often serve the primary function of:
a) Long-term mate selection
b) Rehearsal for adult relationships
, c) Financial stability
d) Fulfilling sexual needs only
19. A person's innate, personal sense of gender is known as:
a) Sexual orientation
b) Gender identity
c) Gender role
d) Biological sex
20. The process of separating from parents and becoming an independent individual is
called:
a) Individuation
b) Identification
c) Internalization
d) Initiation
21. Which factor is most strongly associated with lower rates of risky behavior in
adolescents?
a) High intelligence
b) High socioeconomic status
c) Parental monitoring and involvement
d) Early physical maturation
22. The imaginary audience is a concept that helps explain adolescent:
a) Risk-taking
b) Self-consciousness
c) Abstract thinking
d) Moral development
23. A "helicopter parent" is most similar to which parenting style?
a) Authoritative
b) Authoritarian
c) Permissive
d) Uninvolved
24. Secular trend in puberty refers to:
a) The historical trend toward earlier onset of puberty
b) The trend of adolescents being less religious
c) The seasonal variation in growth rates
d) The difference in puberty timing between cultures
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Part 1: Adolescence (Questions 1-25)
1. What is the term for the period of rapid physical growth and sexual maturation that ends
childhood and brings the young person to adult size, height, and sexual potential?
a) Growth spurt
b) Puberty
c) Menarche
d) Spermarche
2. For girls, the first menstrual period is known as:
a) Puberty
b) Spermarche
c) Menarche
d) Andrenarche
3. The heightened self-consciousness of adolescents, a term coined by David Elkind, is
called:
a) Personal fable
b) Imaginary audience
c) Invincibility fable
d) Adolescent egocentrism
4. According to Erik Erikson, the primary psychosocial task of adolescence is to resolve the
crisis of:
a) Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
b) Initiative vs. Guilt
c) Industry vs. Inferiority
d) Identity vs. Role Confusion
5. An adolescent who commits a crime after thinking, "No one will know who did it," is
likely under the influence of:
a) The personal fable
b) The invincibility fable
c) Formal operational thought
d) Postconventional morality
,6. James Marcia's identity status characterized by a commitment to choices made after a
period of exploration is:
a) Identity Achievement
b) Identity Foreclosure
c) Identity Moratorium
d) Identity Diffusion
7. A teenager who adopts their parents' political beliefs without question is likely in which
identity status?
a) Identity Achievement
b) Identity Foreclosure
c) Identity Moratorium
d) Identity Diffusion
8. Peer relationships during adolescence are primarily important for meeting the need for:
a) Financial support
b) Intimacy and belonging
c) Academic achievement
d) Physical safety
9. The part of the brain that undergoes significant development during adolescence and is
responsible for impulse control and planning is the:
a) Amygdala
b) Cerebellum
c) Prefrontal cortex
d) Hippocampus
10. Early-maturing boys, compared to their on-time peers, tend to be:
a) More popular and self-confident
b) More anxious and withdrawn
c) Less athletic
d) Less concerned about body image
11. Which of the following is a primary sex characteristic?
a) Growth of pubic hair
b) Development of breasts
c) Growth of the uterus
d) Deepening of the voice
,12. Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development focuses on:
a) The emotional content of moral decisions
b) The reasoning behind moral decisions
c) The cultural universality of moral behavior
d) The genetic basis of morality
13. In which level of Kohlberg's theory is moral reasoning based on laws and social rules?
a) Preconventional
b) Conventional
c) Postconventional
d) Universal ethical principles
14. A strong emotional connection to a romantic partner that emerges in late adolescence is
best described as:
a) Affectionate love
b) Passionate love
c) Consummate love
d) Companionate love
15. Authoritative parenting is characterized by:
a) High demands and low responsiveness
b) High demands and high responsiveness
c) Low demands and high responsiveness
d) Low demands and low responsiveness
16. An eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging is:
a) Anorexia Nervosa
b) Bulimia Nervosa
c) Binge-Eating Disorder
d) Body Dysmorphic Disorder
17. The leading cause of death for adolescents in the United States is:
a) Homicide
b) Suicide
c) Cancer
d) Unintentional injuries (accidents)
18. Adolescent romantic relationships often serve the primary function of:
a) Long-term mate selection
b) Rehearsal for adult relationships
, c) Financial stability
d) Fulfilling sexual needs only
19. A person's innate, personal sense of gender is known as:
a) Sexual orientation
b) Gender identity
c) Gender role
d) Biological sex
20. The process of separating from parents and becoming an independent individual is
called:
a) Individuation
b) Identification
c) Internalization
d) Initiation
21. Which factor is most strongly associated with lower rates of risky behavior in
adolescents?
a) High intelligence
b) High socioeconomic status
c) Parental monitoring and involvement
d) Early physical maturation
22. The imaginary audience is a concept that helps explain adolescent:
a) Risk-taking
b) Self-consciousness
c) Abstract thinking
d) Moral development
23. A "helicopter parent" is most similar to which parenting style?
a) Authoritative
b) Authoritarian
c) Permissive
d) Uninvolved
24. Secular trend in puberty refers to:
a) The historical trend toward earlier onset of puberty
b) The trend of adolescents being less religious
c) The seasonal variation in growth rates
d) The difference in puberty timing between cultures
