CHAPTER 10 Development In Adolescence and Adulthood

CHAPTER 10 Development In Adolescence and Adulthood

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1. The period of life beginning at puberty and ending with early adulthood is called:
2. a) middle childhood.
3. b) the teenage years.
4. c) the pubertal period.
5. d)
6. e)

ANS: e         TOP:  MOD: 10.1               REF: Adolescence               MSC: factual                        KEY: Identify

2. Which pioneer of psychology characterized adolescence as a period of “storm and stress”?
3. a) Stanley Hall
4. b) Jean Piaget
5. c) Lawrence Kohlberg
6. d) Sigmund Freud
7. e) Erik Erikson

ANS: a        TOP:  MOD: 10.1               REF: Adolescence               MSC: factual                        KEY: Identify

3. About how many inches do adolescents typically gain in height during the growth spurt?
4. a) 2 to 3
5. b) 4 to 6
6. c) 7 to 9
7. d) 8 to 12
8. e) 14 to 18

ANS: d        TOP:  MOD: 10.1               REF: Adolescence               MSC: factual                        KEY: Identify

4. ___________ is described as the stage at which people become physically capable of reproducing.
5. a) Menarche
6. b) Moratorium
7. c) Menopause
8. d) Early adulthood
9. e) Puberty

ANS: e         TOP:  MOD: 10.1               REF: Adolescence               MSC: factual        OBJ: 1-Describe the physical and psychological changes that occur during puberty and evaluate the effects of pubertal timing on boys and girls.                KEY: Define/Describe, Identify

5. ___________ are best described as physical characteristics that differentiate men and women but are not directly involved in reproduction, whereas the development of __________ are changes in sex organs that are directly involved in reproduction.
6. a) Secondary sex characteristics; primary sex characteristics
7. b) Primary sex characteristics; sexual maturity characteristics
8. c) Primary sex characteristics; secondary sex characteristics
9. d) Sexual maturity characteristics; primary sex characteristics
10. e) Secondary sex characteristics; sexual maturity characteristics

ANS: c         TOP:  MOD: 10.1               REF: Adolescence               MSC: factual        OBJ: 1-Describe the physical and psychological changes that occur during puberty and evaluate the effects of pubertal timing on boys and girls.                KEY: Define/Describe, Identify