Chapter 09 Adolescence True-False Questions

True-False Questions 118. It is typical for children to begin seeing pubertal changes in their bodies between ages 8 and 14. A) True B) False 119. Deepening of the voice is among the last signs of pubertal changes in males. A) True B) False 120. The major events of growth and sexual maturation associated with puberty typically are completed a year or two after puberty begins. A) True B) False 121. The changes of puberty are initiated by a part of the brain called the hypothalamus. A) True B) False 122. The average age of menarche for girls of normal weight is 15 years 6 months. A) True B) False 123. The hormones that regulate puberty follow the sequence known as the HPA axis. A) True B) False 124. Both boys and girls produce testosterone and estrogen. A) True B) False 125. Hormonal increases directly lead to interest in sex. A) True B) False 126. Precocious puberty is sexual development before the age of 8. A) True B) False 127. Studies suggest that genes influence the timing of puberty. A) True B) False 128. It appears that the timing of menarche is related to the accumulation of a certain amount of body fat, which is why heavy girls generally menstruate earlier than other girls do. A) True B) False Page 22 129. Menarche does not usually occur until a girl weighs 100 pounds. A) True B) False 130. Stress in an adolescent's family decreases the hormones of puberty. A) True B) False 131. Late-maturing girls tend to have a worse body image than their early-maturing peers do. A) True B) False 132. In adolescence, growth proceeds in a proximal-distal pattern. A) True B) False 133. During their growth spurt, females gain more fat than males do. A) True B) False 134. During adolescence, the heart doubles in size, the pulse rate decreases, and blood pressure increases. A) True B) False 135. Primary sex characteristics include pubic hair and nipple changes. A) True B) False 136. Boys may experience some breast swelling during puberty. A) True B) False 137. Secondary sex characteristics involve reproductive organs such as the uterus and testes. A) True B) False 138. Most American high-school seniors eat the recommended amount of vegetables daily. A) True B) False Page 23 139. One reason for nutritional deficiencies during adolescence is preoccupation with body image. A) True B) False 140. Most teens are fairly satisfied with their physical appearance. A) True B) False 141. Anorexia nervosa was undiagnosed until about 1950. A) True B) False 142. Anita is within the normal range for weight, but she uses laxatives in order to control her severe overconsumption of calories. Anita suffers from anorexia. A) True B) False 143. Many adolescents enjoy intense sensory experiences due to the difference in maturation rate between the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex. A) True B) False 144. The prefrontal cortex is where planning ahead and emotional regulation occur. A) True B) False 145. Emotional control is fully developed by adolescence. A) True B) False 146. The prefrontal cortex is the last part of the brain to develop. A) True B) False Page 24 147. Andre constantly thinks about himself and how others perceive him. He is most likely an adolescent. A) True B) False 148. The invincibility fable reflects adolescent egocentrism. A) True B) False 149. Adolescents' belief that others are as intensely interested in them as they are in themselves is referred to as the invincibility fable. A) True B) False 150. The belief in an imaginary audience makes adolescents self-conscious. A) True B) False 151. In an experiment by Inhelder and Piaget that involved balancing a scale with weights, the age at which children were first able to use the trial-and-error method to achieve some understanding of balancing was approximately 10 years. A) True B) False 152. Hypothetical thought involves reasoning only about propositions that reflect reality. A) True B) False 153. As adolescents develop their capacity for hypothetical thinking, they become more capable of deductive reasoning. A) True B) False 154. Usually academic achievement increases and behavioral problems decrease during middle school. A) True B) False Page 25 155. Antisocial students tend to be popular in middle school. A) True B) False 156. Changing to a new school during adolescence rarely affects a teen, and does not cause symptoms of psychopathology as some developmental psychologists believed. A) True B) False 157. High school students can think abstractly, analytically, hypothetically, and logically as well as emotionally and intuitively. A) True B) False 158. Secondary school teachers model formal operational thinking but may not connect with all students. A) True B) False Page 26