HDEV 3rd Edition by Spencer A. Rathus – Test Bank

Chapter 11—Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which person first referred to adolescence as a time of “storm and stress?”
a. Sigmund Freud c. Erik Erikson
b. G. Stanley Hall d. Jean Piaget

ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 11-1 Puberty: The Biological Eruption
OBJ: 11-1 MSC: TYPE: Factual

2. According to contemporary research, how is adolescence viewed?
a. as a time of storm and stress
b. as a time of relative stability
c. as time of biological, cognitive, social and emotional reorganization
d. it depends upon the gender of the adolescent

ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: 11-1 Puberty: The Biological Eruption
OBJ: 11-1 MSC: TYPE: Conceptual

3. Puberty is controlled by a complex feedback loop involving ____.
a. the thalamus, hypothalamus, and reticular formation
b. the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, gonads, and hormones
c. the frontal lobe, the hypothalamus, the amygdala, and the brainstem
d. the cerebral cortex, the gonads, the cerebellum, and the angular gyrus

ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: 11-1 Puberty: The Biological Eruption
OBJ: 11-1 MSC: TYPE: Factual

4. Which of the following is not a primary sex characteristic?
a. ovaries c. prostate gland
b. seminal vesicles d. pubic hair

ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 11-1 Puberty: The Biological Eruption
OBJ: 11-1 MSC: TYPE: Factual

5. Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic?
a. breast development c. maturation of the Fallopian tubes
b. testes development d. growth of the penis

ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: 11-1 Puberty: The Biological Eruption
OBJ: 11-1 MSC: TYPE: Factual

6. The gonads ____.
a. secrete oxytocin c. deactivate the hypothalamus
b. produce sex hormones d. back up the adrenal glands

ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 11-1 Puberty: The Biological Eruption
OBJ: 11-1 MSC: TYPE: Factual

7. Which of the following is a sex hormone?
a. androgen c. endogen
b. indogen d. oxytocin

ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: 11-1 Puberty: The Biological Eruption
OBJ: 11-1 MSC: TYPE: Factual

8. On average, how many inches do boys add to their height per year during the adolescent growth spurt?
a. about 2 inches c. about 6 inches
b. about 4 inches d. about 8 inches

ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: 11-1 Puberty: The Biological Eruption
OBJ: 11-1 MSC: TYPE: Factual

9. On average, how many inches do girls add to their height per year during the adolescent growth spurt?
a. about 1 inch c. about 5 inches
b. about 3 inches d. about 7 inches

ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: 11-1 Puberty: The Biological Eruption
OBJ: 11-1 MSC: TYPE: Factual

10. Girls and boys reach their periods of peak growth in height about ____ after the growth spurt begins.
a. 6 months c. 2 years
b. 1 year d. 4 years

ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 11-1 Puberty: The Biological Eruption
OBJ: 11-1 MSC: TYPE: Factual