Question 1
pts
More adolescents die from than any other cause.
Accidents
Question 2
pts
Researchers find that binge-drinking in high school is associated
with all the following EXCEPT:
academic achievement
Question 3
pts
Puberty begins in boys with a dramatic increase in the production of:
testosterone
Question 4
pts
Hannah is a 17-year-old girl, currently attending high school. Her
great- grandmother (Louisa) was born in 1938. Which one is likely to
have experienced menarche early in adolescence rather than later?
Hannah
Question 5
pts
On average, early maturing girls experience more outcomes
while early-maturing boys experience more outcomes.
negative; positive
, Question 6
pts
The prescription drugs most commonly abused by adolescents
include all of the following EXCEPT:
antibiotics
Question 7
pts
The occurrence of first menstruation which commonly occurs in
females between the ages of 11 and 14.
Menarche
Question 8
pts
Suzanne lives in the United States; Michelle lives in Germany. Which
girl is likely to begin puberty first?
Suzanne
Question 9
pts
Males are more likely to drop out of school than females.
True
False
IQuestion 10
pts
The tendency of adolescents to engage in risky, impulsive behavior is
due solely to immature development of the prefrontal cortex.
False
pts
More adolescents die from than any other cause.
Accidents
Question 2
pts
Researchers find that binge-drinking in high school is associated
with all the following EXCEPT:
academic achievement
Question 3
pts
Puberty begins in boys with a dramatic increase in the production of:
testosterone
Question 4
pts
Hannah is a 17-year-old girl, currently attending high school. Her
great- grandmother (Louisa) was born in 1938. Which one is likely to
have experienced menarche early in adolescence rather than later?
Hannah
Question 5
pts
On average, early maturing girls experience more outcomes
while early-maturing boys experience more outcomes.
negative; positive
, Question 6
pts
The prescription drugs most commonly abused by adolescents
include all of the following EXCEPT:
antibiotics
Question 7
pts
The occurrence of first menstruation which commonly occurs in
females between the ages of 11 and 14.
Menarche
Question 8
pts
Suzanne lives in the United States; Michelle lives in Germany. Which
girl is likely to begin puberty first?
Suzanne
Question 9
pts
Males are more likely to drop out of school than females.
True
False
IQuestion 10
pts
The tendency of adolescents to engage in risky, impulsive behavior is
due solely to immature development of the prefrontal cortex.
False
