What aspect of brain development contributes to adolescents' risk-taking, reward-seeking behaviors?
a. rapid development of the limbic system
b. rapid development of the prefrontal cortex
c. increased size of the corpus callosum
d. continued myelination of axons in the frontal lobe
Ques. 2Body image is a key concern for adolescents in general. In terms of ethnic differences, which group of adolescents is generally most satisfied with their body image?
a. Chinese Americans
b. Hispanics
c. Japanese Americans
d. African Americans
Ques. 3Which of the following teens is most likely to experience popularity among peers as a result of his or her age of maturation?
a. Nancy is maturing later than many of her peers.
b. Sophia is maturing earlier than many of her peers.
c. Gerard is maturing later than many of his peers.
d. Colby is maturing earlier than many of his peers.
Ques. 4Give an example of a police officer's use of fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence in everyday police work.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 5Explain how children use declarative, procedural, and conditional metacognition when converting fractions to decimal equivalents.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 6Give an example of how you might use children's funds of knowledge to teach a lesson on renewable energy (e.g. solar energy or wind energy).
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 7In supporting media literacy, families and teachers are encouraged to:
a. ask children to look for specific details when they watch a movie or video and practice general observation skills.
b. expect children to spend at least one hour per day on the Internet with academically relevant content and tasks.
c. limit children's exposure to commercials and advertisements and avoid media bias.
d. allow children autonomy in discovering the perspective of mediated messages.
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