Exam (elaborations) CIS 500 (CIS500) (CIS500) Discovery Series Introduction To Lifespan 1st Edition by Rathus - Test Bank

Discovery Series Introduction To Lifespan 1st
Edition by Rathus – Test Bank

Chapter 6 – Adolescence



TRUE/FALSE



1. Girls who mature early tend to have lower self-esteem than girls who mature late.




ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.1 Physical Development: Adolescence, Textbook OBJ: LO1: Define adolescence.

MSC: TYPE: Easy



2. Primary sex characteristics are physical indicators of sexual maturation that are not directly
involved in reproduction.



ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.1 Physical Development: Adolescence, Textbook

OBJ: LO3: Discuss the effects of early and late maturation on adolescence.

MSC: TYPE: Medium



3. Menarche commonly occurs between the ages of 11 and 14.

,ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.1 Physical Development: Adolescence, Textbook

OBJ: LO2: Describe the developments of puberty. MSC: TYPE: Easy



4. Death rates are low in adolescents, but they are nearly twice as great for female adolescents as
male adolescents.




ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.1 Physical Development: Adolescence, Textbook

OBJ: LO6: Discuss the health of American adolescents. MSC: TYPE: Easy



5. On weekends, many adolescents try to catch up on sleep lost during the week.




ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.1 Physical Development: Adolescence, Textbook

OBJ: LO7: Discuss the sleep needs of adolescents. MSC: TYPE: Easy



6. Bulimia nervosa is a life-threatening eating disorder characterized by extreme fear of a distorted
body image.




ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.1 Physical Development: Adolescence, Textbook | Reading – Anorexia Case Study,
Online

OBJ: LO9: Discuss eating disorders. MSC: TYPE: Medium

, 7. The transition from elementary school is more difficult for boys than girls.




ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.2 Cognitive Development: Adolescence, Textbook

OBJ: LO10: Discuss Piaget’s stage of formal operations. MSC: TYPE: Medium



8. Because of the personal fable, many adolescents become action heroes, at least in their own
minds.




ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.2 Cognitive Development: Adolescence, Textbook

OBJ: LO11: Discuss the imaginary audience and the personal fable.

MSC: TYPE: Easy



9. Boys begin to outperform girls on many types of visuospatial tasks starting at age 8 or 9.



ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.2 Cognitive Development: Adolescence, Textbook | Animation – Visual-Spatial Test
Items, Online OBJ: LO12: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities.

MSC: TYPE: Easy



10. In Canada, reading is viewed as a mainly masculine activity, with boys traditionally surpassing
girls in reading abilities.

, ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.2 Cognitive Development: Adolescence, Textbook

OBJ: LO12: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities. MSC: TYPE: Medium



11. Males are somewhat superior with regard to using visuospatial skills.




ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.2 Cognitive Development: Adolescence, Textbook | Animation – Visual-Spatial Test
Items, Online OBJ: LO12: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities.

MSC: TYPE: Easy



12. For about the last 50 years, educators have believed that female adolescents outperform male
adolescents in mathematics.




ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.2 Cognitive Development: Adolescence, Textbook

OBJ: LO12: Discuss gender differences in cognitive abilities. MSC: TYPE: Easy



13. Kohlberg’s Stage 5 thinking relies on supposed universal ethical principles, such as those of
human life, individual dignity, justice, and reciprocity.




ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s: Remember

REF: 6.2 Cognitive Development: Adolescence, Textbook

OBJ: LO13: Discuss Kohlberg’s views on moral reasoning in adolescence.