Adolescent self-esteem
a. is highest among girls who matured early and started to date.
b. appears to be at its lowest point during early adolescence (12 to 14 years old).
c. remains steady during the teen years.
d. is lowest at middle adolescence when young people are preparing for their last stage of being adolescents
Current research has supported the fact that
a. the majority of adolescents are well adjusted, get along well with peers and parents, and cope well with their
inteneral and external environments.
b. adolescence is still characterized as a time of storm and stress.
c. adolescence is a normal period of serious difficulty.
d. adolescence is associated with uncontrolled sexual and aggressive impulses
Because adolescents are concerned about confidentiality, they
a. engage in a variety of health-risk behaviors.
b. seek health care services less frequently than any other age group.
c. refrain from posting their personal information online.
d. prefer to speak face-to-face with their friends.
In general, studies of adolescent communication patterns indicate
a. boys talk more about relationships while girls talk more about feelings.
b. girls talk more about knowledge and experience while boys talk more about themselves.
c. both boys and girls talk more in terms of competitive conversation.
d. boys talk more about knowledge and experience while girls talk more about themselves and their feelings.
Jenny's boyfriend Billy broke up with her. Afterwards, Jenny thought she was not worthy of a boyfriend.
Then she remembered that Jimmy was interested in being her boyfriend. She concluded that some boys will like
her romantically, and others will not. Jenny's thinking is an example of
a. testing hypotheses.
b. expansion of thought.
c. thinking about thoughts.
d. thinking about possibilities.
Formal operational thought involves all of the following EXCEPT
a. abstract thought.
b. concrete operations.
c. flexible thinking.
d. hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
Adolescents cognitive development is at what stage of development, according to Piaget?
a. Moral development thinking
b. Self-reflective thinking
c. Concrete thinking
d. Formal operations
Adolescents have different sleep needs than youth in middle childhood, including
a. enhanced alertness in the mornings, which is why they start school earlier.
b. the need for two more hours of sleep per night.
c. changes in circadian rhythms leading teens to be more alert in the afternoons and evenings.
d. feeling sleepy in the evenings
Studies have found that adolescents interpret facial expression less accurately than adults because
a. adolescents' neurons are surrounded by an excess of myelin sheath.
b. adults have more experience in understanding emotions.
c. adolescents do not rely enough on the amygdala, which governs emotional responses.
d. adults are able to rely on their fully developed prefrontal cortex, which guides planning, problem-solving, and
judgment.
Adolescent brain development
Adolescent brain development
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