HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FINAL EXAM COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH HIGH-YIELD PRACTICE QUESTIONS, DETAILED ANSWER
EXPLANATIONS AND RATIONALES, LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPT REVIEW, APPLICATION-BASED LEARNING EXERCISES,
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES, TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES, AND
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREPARATION TOOLS – 2026/2027 LATEST
UPDATED EDITION
Jahmal, a teenager, begins to think about what he would like to pursue
as a career but finds that this is a question he hasn't even really
thought about before and is uninterested in the question itself.
Therefore, he decides not to commit to a particular career choice at the
moment and waits to make a decision. This is an example of what
identity status? a) Identity diffusion
b) Identity foreclosure
c) Identity moratorium
d) Identity achievement - ANSWER-A
Donna is concerned about her adolescent daughter's tendency to flare
up at the mildest provocations. Donna says that her daughter refuses
to see reason sometimes and seems unable to exercise much self-
control. As a specialist in the development of adolescents, you would
tell Donna that her daughter's behavior could partly be explained by
the biological reason that:
a. the amygdala—the seat of emotions such as anger—matures
earlier than the prefrontal cortex in adolescents.
b. the corpus callosum, where fibers connect the brain's left and
right hemispheres, thickens in adolescence.
,c. the prefrontal cortex—involved in reasoning and self-control—
has developed fully by early adolescence.
d. by the end of adolescence, individuals have fewer, less selective,
less effective neuronal connections than they did as children. -
ANSWER-A
In which period of development does an individual's fluid intelligence
begin to decline?
A. Fluid intelligence begins to decline in early adulthood.
B. Fluid intelligence begins to decline in middle adulthood.
C. Fluid intelligence begins to decline in late adulthood.
D. Fluid intelligence doesn't decline in adulthood but increases. -
ANSWER-A
Which of these is an example of a rite of passage?
A) going to college
B) birthday
C) bat mitzvah
D) beginning school - ANSWER-C
The group that is least likely to exhibit suicidal behavior is?
a-Latino b-Asian
american c-
,american Indian
d-African
american -
ANSWER-D
When is creativity at its highest peak?
A. Early adulthood
B. Adolescent
C. Late adulthood
D. Middle adulthood - ANSWER-A
What is the leading cause of death in middle adulthood?
A. Accidents
B. Cancer
C. Cardiovascular Disease
D. Stroke - ANSWER-B
Which one of the following is false?
A. The US has one of the highest rates of adolescent illicit drug use of
any industrialized nation.
, B. Alcohol abuse among adolescents is rising.
C. Alcohol abuse among adolescents is declining.
D. The rate of cigarette use is declining. - ANSWER-B
Which of the following are a common name for gonorrhea?
a. drop
b. virus
c. clap
d. nodes - ANSWER-C
Estimates indicate that as many as ____ percent of individuals 65
years of age and older have mild cognitive impairment (MCI). a. 40-50
b. 30-40
c.50-60
d. 10-20 - ANSWER-D
Which o the following is true of the possible selves of older adults? a.
acceptance of future selves increases
b. acceptance of past selves increases
c. acceptance of ideal selves increases
GUIDE WITH HIGH-YIELD PRACTICE QUESTIONS, DETAILED ANSWER
EXPLANATIONS AND RATIONALES, LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPT REVIEW, APPLICATION-BASED LEARNING EXERCISES,
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES, TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES, AND
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREPARATION TOOLS – 2026/2027 LATEST
UPDATED EDITION
Jahmal, a teenager, begins to think about what he would like to pursue
as a career but finds that this is a question he hasn't even really
thought about before and is uninterested in the question itself.
Therefore, he decides not to commit to a particular career choice at the
moment and waits to make a decision. This is an example of what
identity status? a) Identity diffusion
b) Identity foreclosure
c) Identity moratorium
d) Identity achievement - ANSWER-A
Donna is concerned about her adolescent daughter's tendency to flare
up at the mildest provocations. Donna says that her daughter refuses
to see reason sometimes and seems unable to exercise much self-
control. As a specialist in the development of adolescents, you would
tell Donna that her daughter's behavior could partly be explained by
the biological reason that:
a. the amygdala—the seat of emotions such as anger—matures
earlier than the prefrontal cortex in adolescents.
b. the corpus callosum, where fibers connect the brain's left and
right hemispheres, thickens in adolescence.
,c. the prefrontal cortex—involved in reasoning and self-control—
has developed fully by early adolescence.
d. by the end of adolescence, individuals have fewer, less selective,
less effective neuronal connections than they did as children. -
ANSWER-A
In which period of development does an individual's fluid intelligence
begin to decline?
A. Fluid intelligence begins to decline in early adulthood.
B. Fluid intelligence begins to decline in middle adulthood.
C. Fluid intelligence begins to decline in late adulthood.
D. Fluid intelligence doesn't decline in adulthood but increases. -
ANSWER-A
Which of these is an example of a rite of passage?
A) going to college
B) birthday
C) bat mitzvah
D) beginning school - ANSWER-C
The group that is least likely to exhibit suicidal behavior is?
a-Latino b-Asian
american c-
,american Indian
d-African
american -
ANSWER-D
When is creativity at its highest peak?
A. Early adulthood
B. Adolescent
C. Late adulthood
D. Middle adulthood - ANSWER-A
What is the leading cause of death in middle adulthood?
A. Accidents
B. Cancer
C. Cardiovascular Disease
D. Stroke - ANSWER-B
Which one of the following is false?
A. The US has one of the highest rates of adolescent illicit drug use of
any industrialized nation.
, B. Alcohol abuse among adolescents is rising.
C. Alcohol abuse among adolescents is declining.
D. The rate of cigarette use is declining. - ANSWER-B
Which of the following are a common name for gonorrhea?
a. drop
b. virus
c. clap
d. nodes - ANSWER-C
Estimates indicate that as many as ____ percent of individuals 65
years of age and older have mild cognitive impairment (MCI). a. 40-50
b. 30-40
c.50-60
d. 10-20 - ANSWER-D
Which o the following is true of the possible selves of older adults? a.
acceptance of future selves increases
b. acceptance of past selves increases
c. acceptance of ideal selves increases
