PSYCH 312

The physical transformation from adult to child is called:

Puberty

Over the past century, the onset of puberty has been coming at an earlier age. This has been referred to as:

Secular trend

When calculating individual performance on an IQ test, a child who was of average intelligence would have an IQ score of:

100

In 1960, the average age of marriage for women was _____; today, it is _____ .

20; 26

Which of the following observations suggests that rising level of the protein leptin is the most important signal that the body is ready for puberty?

Excessive thinness can delay onset of puberty

Although both sexes experience changes in muscle tissue and body fat, the ratio of muscle to body fat is:

Greater in boys than girls

The first intelligence test was derived in France for the purpose of determining whether:

a student would profit from formal education

Bickering and squabbling between teenagers and their parents is largely caused by:

adolescents' ability to formulate counterarguements

The term "puberty" refers to the period during which:

an individual becomes capable of sexual reproduction

The Boy Scouts is an example of an organization that grew out of the _____ school of thought.

child protectionist

Understanding social relations that lead adolescents to gather in crowds is an example of which form of transition that occurs during adolescence?

cognitive

Changes in the limbic system during adolescence may cause all of the following, except:

decreased risk-taking

In 1934, anthropologist Ruth Benedict suggested that the turmoil experienced during adolescence was caused by:

discontinuous transitions

While studying for her biology exam, Jennifer watches her favorite show on TV. This is an example of:

divided attention

Which of the following contributed to the invention of the "teenager"?

economic freedom

Which of the following is NOT one of the five chief changes in cognition during adolescence?

increased imagination

Compared to 100 years ago, contemporary adolescents take on full time employment _____ and live under adult supervision _____ than adolescents in earlier times.

later; less

Compared to the situation 50 years ago, today's transition into adulthood is:

long and disorderly

The average girl in the United States reaches _____, the time of her first menstrual cycle, sometime between the ages of 12 and 13.

menarche

The ability to think about one's own thoughts is called:

meta-cognition

One aspect of brain maturation that is associated with the "remodeling" that takes place in the brain during adolescence is:

myelination

The presence or absence of certain hormones early in life may "program" the brain and the nervous system to develop in certain ways later on. These hormones are considered:

organizational-

Which of the following have NOT been found to influence the onset of maturation?

peer pressure

A double shift in social status takes place during adolescence with an increase in both _____ and _____.

privileges; expectations

During adolescence, individuals' IQ scores_____, whereas their mental abilities _____.

remain stable; increase

The universal process through which an individual's position or status is changed by society is called:

social redefinition

Which of the following is NOT associated with transition difficulties in adolescence?

spending a lot of time with peers

Which of the following is NOT thought to contribute to the onset of puberty?

the development of primary sex characteristics