PSYC 370 – Chapter 9 Assignment
Question 1
About _____ of the variation in age of puberty is determined by genes.
one-half
two-thirds
one-fourth
three-fourths
Question 2
Which symptom is NOT associated with anorexia nervosa?
having a BMI of 18 or lower
voluntary starvation
average weight
distorted body image
Question 3
Three different girls tell David that The Notebook is their all-time favorite movie. David concludes that all girls love that movie. David has just used:
hypothetical reasoning.
inductive reasoning.
deductive reasoning.
adolescent egocentrism.
Question 4
One of the first signs of the growth spurt is:
lengthening of the torso.
increased muscle mass.
growth of arms and legs.
growth of fingers and toes.
Question 5
James, 16, invites a group of his high school friends to swim in a neighbor’s pool late at night while that neighbor is away. They climb the fence and jump in, playing wildly and loudly in the water. A few minutes later, the police arrive. How does adolescent brain development help explain James’s poor decision-making?
His limbic system is underdeveloped.
His prefrontal cortex is underdeveloped.
His amygdala is underdeveloped.
The regions regulating his emotions are overdeveloped.
Question 6
Deductive reasoning is also referred to as “_____ reasoning.”
top-down
theoretical
concrete
bottom-up
Question 7
In a study of adolescent agreement and disagreement with policies to remedy racial discrimination, most adolescents believed that racism was the cause of disparities between African and European Americans, but adolescents’ ages influenced their ideas about solutions to the inequality. Those who were MOST likely to support systemic solutions (e.g., affirmative action and desegregation) were between the ages of:
10 and 11.
12 and 13.
14 and 15.
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