FRHD Midterm 2 Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
puberty - CORRECT ANSWER The phrase of development in which organisms reach
sexual maturity and gain the capacity for sexual reproduction
Hormones - CORRECT ANSWER Chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured
by the endocrine glands, that are produced in one tissue and affect another
Hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER A structure in the higher portion of the brain
that monitors eating and sex
pituitary gland - CORRECT ANSWER an important endocrine gland that controls
growth and regulates other glands, including the gonads
Gonads - CORRECT ANSWER ovaries and testes
Menarche - CORRECT ANSWER the first menstrual period
anorexia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER an eating disorder that involves the relentless
pursuit of thinness through starvation
bulimia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER an eating disorder characterized by binge
eating followed by purging
hypothetical-deductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER Piaget's formal operational
concept that adolescents have the cognitive ability to develop hypotheses, or best guesses,
about ways to solve problems
adolescent egocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER the heightened self-consciousness of
adolescents
, Imaginary audience - CORRECT ANSWER involves adolescents' belief that others are
as interested in them as they themselves are; attention-getting behavior motivated by a desire
to be noticed, visible, and "on stage"
personal fable - CORRECT ANSWER the part of adolescent egocentrism that involves
an adolescent's sense of uniqueness and invincibility (or invulnerability)
Stroop Task - CORRECT ANSWER A measure of inhibitory control in which
participants are required to respond to one dimension of a stimulus (e.g., ink colour) while
ignoring another dimension (e.g., the colour named by the word itself).
hot cognition - CORRECT ANSWER A term used to describe reasoning and decision
making under highly emotional conditions.
go/no-go task - CORRECT ANSWER A measure of inhibitory control in which
participants must respond to some stimuli (go trials) and withhold a response to other stimuli
(no-go trials).
corpus callosum - CORRECT ANSWER the bundle of nerve fibers connecting the two
cerebral hemispheres
Amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER the region of the brain that is the seat of emotions
limbic system - CORRECT ANSWER a lower, subcortical system in the brain that is
the seat of emotions and experience of rewards
sensitive period - CORRECT ANSWER a period in development when certain
environmental experiences have a more pronounced influence than is true at other times
top-dog phenomenon - CORRECT ANSWER the circumstance of moving from the top
position in elementary school to the lowest position in middle or junior high school
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
puberty - CORRECT ANSWER The phrase of development in which organisms reach
sexual maturity and gain the capacity for sexual reproduction
Hormones - CORRECT ANSWER Chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured
by the endocrine glands, that are produced in one tissue and affect another
Hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER A structure in the higher portion of the brain
that monitors eating and sex
pituitary gland - CORRECT ANSWER an important endocrine gland that controls
growth and regulates other glands, including the gonads
Gonads - CORRECT ANSWER ovaries and testes
Menarche - CORRECT ANSWER the first menstrual period
anorexia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER an eating disorder that involves the relentless
pursuit of thinness through starvation
bulimia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER an eating disorder characterized by binge
eating followed by purging
hypothetical-deductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER Piaget's formal operational
concept that adolescents have the cognitive ability to develop hypotheses, or best guesses,
about ways to solve problems
adolescent egocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER the heightened self-consciousness of
adolescents
, Imaginary audience - CORRECT ANSWER involves adolescents' belief that others are
as interested in them as they themselves are; attention-getting behavior motivated by a desire
to be noticed, visible, and "on stage"
personal fable - CORRECT ANSWER the part of adolescent egocentrism that involves
an adolescent's sense of uniqueness and invincibility (or invulnerability)
Stroop Task - CORRECT ANSWER A measure of inhibitory control in which
participants are required to respond to one dimension of a stimulus (e.g., ink colour) while
ignoring another dimension (e.g., the colour named by the word itself).
hot cognition - CORRECT ANSWER A term used to describe reasoning and decision
making under highly emotional conditions.
go/no-go task - CORRECT ANSWER A measure of inhibitory control in which
participants must respond to some stimuli (go trials) and withhold a response to other stimuli
(no-go trials).
corpus callosum - CORRECT ANSWER the bundle of nerve fibers connecting the two
cerebral hemispheres
Amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER the region of the brain that is the seat of emotions
limbic system - CORRECT ANSWER a lower, subcortical system in the brain that is
the seat of emotions and experience of rewards
sensitive period - CORRECT ANSWER a period in development when certain
environmental experiences have a more pronounced influence than is true at other times
top-dog phenomenon - CORRECT ANSWER the circumstance of moving from the top
position in elementary school to the lowest position in middle or junior high school
