HDFS 239 TEST CRUCIAL QUESTIONS. APPROVED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS NEWEST VERSION 2025 A+ GRADED!!!

HDFS 239 TEST CRUCIAL QUESTIONS. APPROVED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS NEWEST VERSION 2025 A+ GRADED!!! 1. Who came up with the theory stating that the critical adolescence issue was psychosocial? - ANSWER Erikson 2. What term means "becoming an adult"? - ANSWER puberty 3. How does puberty effect family relationships? - ANSWER there is an increase in conflict and anger and a decrease in support and warmth 4. How many new Hormones are introduced in adolescence? - ANSWER 0 5. Which part of the brain in important for inhibitory control? - ANSWER prefrontal cortex 6. Where is in information communicated between neurons? - ANSWER the synapse 7. The internal and external sex organs related to reproduction are? - ANSWER secondary sex organs 8. What is known as the maturity of the HPA reactivity? - ANSWER adrenarche 9. What happens if we inject 400% of the normal testosterone into an organism after we remove the testes? - ANSWER aggression levels increase above normal levels 10.In the Rhesus Monkey experiment discussed in class, if the 3rd highest ranked monkey is injected with increased levels of testosterone, how he treat the other monkeys? - ANSWER #3 will only become more aggressive to #4 and #5 11.The b belief of adolescents that everyone in the room is thinking about and judging him/her is - ANSWER egocentrism 12.If-then thinking is an example of - ANSWER deductive reasoning 13.If a boy has a good relationship with his mother, what happens as his testosterone levels increase? - ANSWER his depressive symptoms will remain low 14.What are 2 key environmental influences of pubertal maturation? - ANSWER health and nutrition 15.Which Is an example of an activity an adolescent might consider "risk taking"? - ANSWER underage drinking 16.Jessica comes home from school one day crying after a fight with her boyfriend. When her mother asks what is wrong, Jessica responds by yelling, "you just wouldnt understand!" and stomping to her room. What cognitive consequences in Jessica exhibiting? - ANSWER personal fable 17.Melanie went to a play with her parents one evening. As she walks down the street to the theater, she realized that her dress was tucked into her underwear. All throughout the show, Melanie would not get up out of her seat to go to the bathroom, for fear that the other patrons of the theater would laugh at her. Which cognitive consequence is Melanie exhibiting? - ANSWER imaginary audience ognition is.. - ANSWER the ability to think about thinking 19.Which of the following is NOT a part of cognition? a. executive function b. attention c. memory d. prefrontal cortex - ANSWER prefrontal cortex 20.What is one way adolescents are motivated to do something? - ANSWER by getting a reward 21.Which of the following is NOT a domain involved in social redefinition? a. achievement b. intimacy c. identity d. dependence - ANSWER dependence 22.In which society was the purpose of schools to create a population of workers for factories? - ANSWER industrial 23.How are adolescence considered quasi-adults? - ANSWER they can drive the family car after they get their license, but their parents pay for the car 24.At what age is a girl defined as maturing "early"? - ANSWER 11 25.If someone experiences no stress, when are they most likely to mature compared to others? - ANSWER late 26.Which term means "recognition by other of new status"? - ANSWER social redefinition 27.When do hormones organize? - ANSWER in utero 28.Which type pf reasoning/ thinking goes from being specific to general? - ANSWER inductive reasoning 29.What ages are considered to be "emerging adulthood"? - ANSWER 18-25 30.Which of the following is NOT a main characteristic of emerging adolescence? - ANSWER feeling more like an adult than an adolescence 31.Which event will most likely lead to later start of menarche? - ANSWER malnutrition 32.In adolescence, what are the chances of a person dying from putting themselves in unintentional death situations? - ANSWER 200% 33.What is epistemology? - ANSWER how we know what we think we know 34.Which of these is the memory process for information that is temporary and capturing your attention at that moment? - ANSWER short term memory 35.Mary has always been tall for her age. By the time she was a freshman in high school, she was almost 6 ft. Bc she was so tall and played basketball recreationally, her classmates assumed that she would get recruited to play basketball in college. What type of micro-system process is this? - ANSWER evocative 36.Which type of theoretical perspective states that the environment only matters in extreme cases in terms of how you develop? - ANSWER biological 37.What are triggers of early menarche? Why does it make sense that these would trigger early ability to have kids according to Life History Theory? - ANSWER Early menarche is triggered by obesity and growing up closer to the equator, the reason light exposure and body fat affect timing of puberty is due to evolutionary history because more body fat as well as warm temperature made the environment suitable for mating throughout evolutionary history. Girls growing up with father absent homes, or with a step father are also more likely to start menarche earlier 38.How does the timing of the onset of puberty affect? Does it affect girls and boys similarly? Why? Be able to explain how it affects individuals of each sex/gender. - ANSWER Early onset of puberty is generally risky, but overall is positive for boys and negative for girls. Boys generally have popularity but engage in risky behaviors. Girls generally feel uncomfortable with their bodies and the changes that come with puberty (menarche), and they often experience body dissatisfaction. However, the girls who mature early also typically start dating earlier and also engaging in riskier behaviors. Both early maturing sexes get exposure to older peers which tends to be bad..."pseudo mature"- wishing they were older and less involved in school and more involved with peers.