PSYC 1720 Chapter 8 Quiz

PSYC 1720 Chapter 8 Quiz | Saint Paul College

Question 1                         

Boys are more adversely affected by an early onset of puberty than girls.                 

a) True                 

b) False

Question 2                         

The _____ gland regulates pubertal changes by signaling other glands to secrete hormones.         

                a)            thyroid

                b)            adrenal

                c)            Pituitary

                d)            frontal

Question 3                         

Binging and purging is a defining characteristic of ____. 

Bulimia  

Anorexia

puberty 

depression

Question 4                         

What technique did Kohlberg use to assess moral thinking?

                a)            He presented participants with moral dilemmas.

                b)            He observed moral behavior in laboratory experiments.

                c)            He observed moral behavior in real-life experiments.

                d)            He reviewed newspaper account on acts of bravery and acts of violence.

Question 5                         

An example of a change in primary sex characteristics for boys is growth of the penis.                 

a) True 

b) False

Question 6                         

A boy carrying a bag of candy falls down and gets hurt. Another child thinks to herself, “I’ll help him because maybe he’ll give me some candy.” This girl is in the _____ level of moral reasoning. 

Preconventional  

conventional

postconventional

ultraconventional

Question 7                         

Which statement best describes the connection between environmental stress and maturation in girls? 

a)            Puberty occurs earlier in girls who have experienced chronic stress. 

b)            Puberty occurs later in girls who have experienced chronic stress. 

c)            The onset of puberty in girls is determined genetically, thus stress has no effect on the timing of puberty. 

d)            The effects of stress on maturation in girls are unknown.

Question 8                         

An example of a secondary sex characteristic in boys during puberty is shoulders broadening.                 

a) True  

b) False

Question 9                         

During puberty, changes in physical maturity that are not directly linked to the reproductive organs, such as growth of breasts and widening of the pelvis in girls and the appearance of facial hair and the broadening of the shoulders in boys, are known as _______.

                a)            primary sex characteristics

                b)            secondary sex characteristics

                c)            menarche

                d)            teriatry sex characteristics

Question 10                       

The average age of onset of puberty for girls is 11 years, while the average age of onset of puberty for boys is 13 years.                 

a) True                  

b) False

Question 11                       

When Nicholas and Cage are debating whether or not to steal a cool car they just found, Nicholas says, “It’s wrong to steal the car because there are laws against stealing, and no one is above the law.”  This type of thinking best fits with Kohllberg’s _____ level of moral thinking. 

a)            preconventional 

b)            conventional 

c)            Postconventional 

d)            unconventional

Question 12                       

The defining characteristic of bulimia nervosa involves

                a)            a binge-purge eating pattern.  

                b)            weight loss. 

                c)            a refusal to eat. 

                d)            an irrational fear of obesity.

Question 13                       

At the ____ level of morality in Kohlberg's theory, adolescents look to society's norms for moral guidance.

                a)            preconventional 

                b)            Conventional 

                c)            postconventional 

                d)            pluralistic

Question 14                       

Who is most likely to suffer the most negative psychological consequences as a result of the timing of puberty?

                a)            Herman, who is an early-maturing male 

                b)            Lily, who is an early-maturing female 

                c)            Kesha, who is a late-maturing female 

                d)            Andre, who is a late-maturing male

Question 15                       

Body fat levels tend to be higher in females than in males during puberty.            

a) True  

b) False

Question 16                       

Teenagers achieve adultlike levels of working memory and processing speed during adolescence.                 

a) True  

b) False

Question 17                       

Females have greater muscle development during puberty than do males.                 

a) True 

b) False

Question 18                       

From whom would you expect the biggest gains in height and weight over the next three years?

                a)            Ginger, who is 2 years old

                b)            Grant, who is 6 years old

                c)            Tina, who is 11 years old

                d)            Louise, who is 14 years old

Question 19                       

A girl’s first menstruation is called ____. 

puberty

ovulation

period

Menarche

Question 20                       

The mother’s age for menarche is usually very similar to the age that her daughter will reach menarche, which seems to indicate that _____ plays a role in the timing of puberty.

                a)            Genetics

                b)            environmental factors

                c)            brain development

                d)            stress