Test Bank for Adolescence 11th Edition by
Steinberg
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Chapter 01
Biological Transitions
1. Of all the developments that take place during the second decade of life, the only one that is truly inevitable is:
A. puberty.
B. an identity crisis.
C. rebellion against one's parents.
D. the first experience of romantic love.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.3
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty: Basic
Page: 14
2. The average girl in the United States reaches _________, the time of her first menstrual period, sometime between
the ages of 12 and 15.
A. spermarche
B. menarche
C. puberty
D. adrenarche
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.3
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Page: 14
3. The physical transformation from child to adult is called:
A. puberty.
B. early adolescence.
C. middle adolescence.
D. late adolescence.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.1
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Basi
Page: 14c
4. The term puberty refers to the period during which:
A. an individual is between the ages of 12 and 15.
B. an individual's endocrine system creates new hormones.
C. an individual becomes capable of sexual reproduction.
D. an individual stops growing.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
Page: 14
5. According to the textbook, puberty involves all of the following except
A. development of the primary sex characteristics.
B. rapid growth and dramatic increases in height and weight.
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,C. development of secondary sex characteristics.
D. increases in intellectual functioning.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom’s: Analysis
Difficulty: Difficul
Page: 14t
6. Professor Radon is studying the _________ system, which produces, circulates, and regulates levels of hormones in
the body.
A. adrenal
B. circulatory
C. respiratory
D. endocrine
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.3
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Page: 14
7. Which of the following statements about the production of hormones at puberty is false?
A. The body begins to produce several hormones that have not been present in the body up until this time.
B. There is an increase in the production of certain hormones.
C. Boys' bodies produce more androgens and girls' bodies produce more estrogens.
D. The feedback loop regulating the endocrine system's set point for each hormone becomes increasingly important.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Difficult
Page: 14
8. When levels of _____ and _____ fall below the set points, the _____ stops inhibiting the pituitary gland, thus
permitting it to stimulate the release of sex hormones by the gonads.
A. leptin; thyroid hormones; hypothalamus
B. androgens; estrogen; adrenal gland
C. androgens; estrogens; hypothalamus
D. leptin; thyroid hormones; adrenal gland
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.3
Bloom's: Analyze
Difficulty: Difficult
Page: 15
9. The stimulation by maturation of adrenal glands is called
A. androgens.
B. estrogens.
C. adrenche.
D. activational.
Page: 15
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.1
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Basic
10. Adrenarche contributes to the development of body ______, signaling the beginning of sexual maturation to others.
A. activation
B. odor
C. maturation
D. gonads
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APA LO: 1.3
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Basic
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11. Which of the following statements about prenatal development is not true?
A. Up until about eight weeks after conception, all human brains are feminine.
B. Puberty is part of a gradual process that begins at conception.
C. All hormones necessary for puberty are present before birth.
D. The amount of cortisol exposed to the fetus is directly linked to the timing and tempo of puberty.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.3
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Difficult
Page: 16
12. Which of the following is not thought to contribute to the onset of puberty?
A. the presence of sexually mature partners in the environment
B. whether the individual is healthy enough to begin reproduction
C. the development of primary sex characteristics
D. whether there are nutritional resources available to support a pregnancy
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's: Analyze
Difficulty: Moderate
Page: 16
13. Which of the following statements suggests that rising levels of the protein leptin is an important signal that tells
the body it is ready for puberty?
A. Production of pubic hair relates to increased sex drive.
B. Excessive thinness can delay onset of puberty.
C. Poorer adolescents tend to go through puberty earlier than non-poor adolescents.
D. Excessive exercise promotes early physical development.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty: Basic
Page: 16
14. Which of the following is not part of the feedback loop in the endocrine system?
A. gonads
B. hypothalamus
C. pituitary gland
D. thyroid hormones
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 15
15. Which of the following affect the onset of puberty?
A. Genetics
B. Number of fat cells
C. Amount of light exposure
D. All of these are correct.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 2.5
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Moderate
Page: 16
16. The presence or absence of certain hormones early in life may "program" the brain and the nervous system to
develop in certain ways later on. These hormones are considered:
A. androgens.
B. estrogens.
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Steinberg
Full download link at: https://testbankbell.com/product/test-bank-
for-adolescence-11th-edition-by-steinberg/
Chapter 01
Biological Transitions
1. Of all the developments that take place during the second decade of life, the only one that is truly inevitable is:
A. puberty.
B. an identity crisis.
C. rebellion against one's parents.
D. the first experience of romantic love.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.3
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty: Basic
Page: 14
2. The average girl in the United States reaches _________, the time of her first menstrual period, sometime between
the ages of 12 and 15.
A. spermarche
B. menarche
C. puberty
D. adrenarche
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.3
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Page: 14
3. The physical transformation from child to adult is called:
A. puberty.
B. early adolescence.
C. middle adolescence.
D. late adolescence.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.1
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Basi
Page: 14c
4. The term puberty refers to the period during which:
A. an individual is between the ages of 12 and 15.
B. an individual's endocrine system creates new hormones.
C. an individual becomes capable of sexual reproduction.
D. an individual stops growing.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
Page: 14
5. According to the textbook, puberty involves all of the following except
A. development of the primary sex characteristics.
B. rapid growth and dramatic increases in height and weight.
1-1
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written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
,C. development of secondary sex characteristics.
D. increases in intellectual functioning.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom’s: Analysis
Difficulty: Difficul
Page: 14t
6. Professor Radon is studying the _________ system, which produces, circulates, and regulates levels of hormones in
the body.
A. adrenal
B. circulatory
C. respiratory
D. endocrine
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.3
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Page: 14
7. Which of the following statements about the production of hormones at puberty is false?
A. The body begins to produce several hormones that have not been present in the body up until this time.
B. There is an increase in the production of certain hormones.
C. Boys' bodies produce more androgens and girls' bodies produce more estrogens.
D. The feedback loop regulating the endocrine system's set point for each hormone becomes increasingly important.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Difficult
Page: 14
8. When levels of _____ and _____ fall below the set points, the _____ stops inhibiting the pituitary gland, thus
permitting it to stimulate the release of sex hormones by the gonads.
A. leptin; thyroid hormones; hypothalamus
B. androgens; estrogen; adrenal gland
C. androgens; estrogens; hypothalamus
D. leptin; thyroid hormones; adrenal gland
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.3
Bloom's: Analyze
Difficulty: Difficult
Page: 15
9. The stimulation by maturation of adrenal glands is called
A. androgens.
B. estrogens.
C. adrenche.
D. activational.
Page: 15
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.1
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Basic
10. Adrenarche contributes to the development of body ______, signaling the beginning of sexual maturation to others.
A. activation
B. odor
C. maturation
D. gonads
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.3
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Basic
1-2
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written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
, Page: 15
11. Which of the following statements about prenatal development is not true?
A. Up until about eight weeks after conception, all human brains are feminine.
B. Puberty is part of a gradual process that begins at conception.
C. All hormones necessary for puberty are present before birth.
D. The amount of cortisol exposed to the fetus is directly linked to the timing and tempo of puberty.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.3
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Difficult
Page: 16
12. Which of the following is not thought to contribute to the onset of puberty?
A. the presence of sexually mature partners in the environment
B. whether the individual is healthy enough to begin reproduction
C. the development of primary sex characteristics
D. whether there are nutritional resources available to support a pregnancy
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom's: Analyze
Difficulty: Moderate
Page: 16
13. Which of the following statements suggests that rising levels of the protein leptin is an important signal that tells
the body it is ready for puberty?
A. Production of pubic hair relates to increased sex drive.
B. Excessive thinness can delay onset of puberty.
C. Poorer adolescents tend to go through puberty earlier than non-poor adolescents.
D. Excessive exercise promotes early physical development.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty: Basic
Page: 16
14. Which of the following is not part of the feedback loop in the endocrine system?
A. gonads
B. hypothalamus
C. pituitary gland
D. thyroid hormones
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 1.2
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 15
15. Which of the following affect the onset of puberty?
A. Genetics
B. Number of fat cells
C. Amount of light exposure
D. All of these are correct.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA LO: 2.5
Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Moderate
Page: 16
16. The presence or absence of certain hormones early in life may "program" the brain and the nervous system to
develop in certain ways later on. These hormones are considered:
A. androgens.
B. estrogens.
1-3
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written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
