Question 1

With regard to schooling,which of the following best characterizes the transition from a lower level of education to high school for most adolescents?
A) losses in academic achievement and self-esteem
B) increased competence and self-efficacy
C) smooth transition and easy adaptation to different demands of a new educational environment
D) establishment of higher personal standards and goals for success

Accepted Answer

losses in academic achievement and self-esteem

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a predictor of high school dropout according to longitudinal studies?
A) being reared in a single-parent home
B) a pattern of aggressive behaviour
C) involvement in risky behaviour
D) a history of academic failure

Accepted Answer

being reared in a single-parent home

Question 3

Fourteen-year-old George won a contest sponsored by the local newspaper to celebrate a championship basketball game.The object of the contest was to determine how many words could be made from the word score.Which newly developed ability of formal operational thought would have been most helpful to George?
A) the ability to reason about objects or situations not previously seen or experienced
B) the ability to start with a theory and a prediction and arrive at a conclusion
C) the ability to use ethical principles for decision-making
D) the ability to search systematically and methodologically for the solutions to a problem

Accepted Answer

the ability to search systematically and methodologically for the solutions to a problem

Question 4

A developmental pathway for adolescent depression may be created by
A) growing up in a religion that emphasizes traditional gender roles.
B) growing up with a depressed parent.
C) having many siblings.
D) growing up in a low socioeconomic status family.

Accepted Answer

growing up with a depressed parent.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about adolescents' development of formal operational thinking?
A) An adolescent's decision-making can include future possibilities in addition to here-and-now factors.
B) Higher education plays a key role in the development of formal operational thinking.
C) Nearly all adolescents are engaged in formal operational thinking by the twelfth grade.
D) Formal operational reasoning enables adolescents to understand figurative language, such as metaphors.

Accepted Answer

Nearly all adolescents are engaged in formal operational thinking by the twelfth grade.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a key element in the type of thinking that emerges during adolescence?
A) naive hedonism, or believing that something is good if it feels good or brings pleasant results
B) the ability to derive conclusions from hypothetical premises
C) deductive reasoning using a theory and a prediction
D) systematic problem-solving by testing hypotheses about single factors

Accepted Answer

naive hedonism,or believing that something is good if it feels good or brings pleasant results

Question 7

Which one of the following has been proven to help with transition to secondary school?
A) parental involvement in the school
B) guidance counselling
C) a wide variety of elective and extracurricular activities
D) junior high/middle school

Accepted Answer

a wide variety of elective and extracurricular activities

Question 8

Which of the following is the best example of a child who has ability goals for academic achievement?
A) Marla hopes to score higher on her college entrance exam than any of her brothers and sisters.
B) Justin hopes his computer teacher will let him learn Java computer programming language for his final project.
C) Amy was inspired to become a stage lighting designer when she participated in high-school theatrical productions.
D) Larry wants to do another biology project on fruit flies because he learned so much on his first project.

Accepted Answer

Marla hopes to score higher on her college entrance exam than any of her brothers and sisters.

Question 9

Jaythree is in the stage of formal operational thought and has been asked to attempt Piaget's pendulum task.What will she be able to do that she was unable to do at the stage of concrete operations?
A) evaluate the effects of multiple factors in a systematic, methodical fashion
B) measure the length of the string, the height of the pendulum, and the weight of the object
C) formulate an approach to the task
D) try out varying combinations of height, weight, force, and length

Accepted Answer

evaluate the effects of multiple factors in a systematic,methodical fashion

Question 10

In Canada,the group with the highest suicide rate is
A) adolescent girls in rural areas.
B) First Nations adolescents.
C) all adolescent males.
D) all adolescent girls.

Accepted Answer

First Nations adolescents.

Question 11

What type of cognitive ability dramatically increases in adolescence,which results in teens benefitting from training more than younger children?
A) reasoning
B) metamemory
C) metacognitive
D) processing

Accepted Answer

metacognitive

Question 12

Although combined PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment)science test scores were equal for Canadian boys and girls,boys out-performed girls on the following two skills:
A) math and reading.
B) identifying scientific issues and explaining phenomena scientifically.
C) reading and identifying scientific phenomena.
D) explaining phenomena scientifically and math.

Accepted Answer

explaining phenomena scientifically and math.

Question 13

In Canada,the reason more young males than young females die as a result of suicide is
A) boys are more violent.
B) boys use more lethal methods.
C) girls are more likely to go for counselling.
D) boys have a higher rate of depression.

Accepted Answer

boys use more lethal methods.

Question 14

A pattern seen in adolescent depression rates that persists across the lifespan is
A) females experience depression more frequently than males.
B) there are no true gender patterns in adolescent depression rates.
C) males experience depression more frequently than females.
D) females may experience more depression but males experience more severe forms of depression.

Accepted Answer

females experience depression more frequently than males.

Question 15

A universal ingredient in the suicides of adolescents is
A) a preference for music with violent themes.
B) a knowledge of suicide committed by a friend or peer.
C) a history of abuse or abandonment.
D) some form of significant psychopathology, such as depression.

Accepted Answer

some form of significant psychopathology,such as depression.

Question 16

If Marta wants to be the best clarinet player in the band,she is motivated by a(n)________ goal.
A) inductive
B) ability
C) task
D) deductive

Accepted Answer

ability

Question 17

Which of the following is most likely if an adolescent has adopted ability goals with regard to academic work?
A) increased sense of personal control over successes and failures
B) high personal academic standards
C) a desire to become more competent in academic subjects
D) a desire to be better than others at school work

Accepted Answer

a desire to be better than others at school work

Question 18

If Sameer wants to learn calculus so he can become an engineer,he is motivated by a(n)________ goal.
A) task
B) ability
C) hypothetico-deductive
D) metacognitive

Accepted Answer

task

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a factor that may contribute to the development of depression among adolescents?
A) low self-esteem
B) family responsibilities and chores
C) family stressors
D) genetic factors

Accepted Answer

family responsibilities and chores

Question 20

Lisako's assignment in biology class is to grow beans in order to measure the effect of light upon plant growth.She develops an experiment based upon a theory that the height of the plants will be proportional to the amount of light they receive.Which aspect of formal operational thought is the basis of Lisako's biology experiment?
A) the ability to understand figurative language
B) deductive reasoning, which utilizes hypotheses and predictions
C) the ability to engage in long-range planning
D) the ability to use universal ethical principles in problem-solving

Accepted Answer

deductive reasoning,which utilizes hypotheses and predictions

Quiz 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

With regard to schooling,which of the following best characterizes the transition from a lower level of education to high school for most adolescents?

Which of the following is NOT a predictor of high school dropout according to longitudinal studies?

A developmental pathway for adolescent depression may be created by

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about adolescents' development of formal operational thinking?

Which of the following is NOT a key element in the type of thinking that emerges during adolescence?

Which one of the following has been proven to help with transition to secondary school?

Which of the following is the best example of a child who has ability goals for academic achievement?

Jaythree is in the stage of formal operational thought and has been asked to attempt Piaget's pendulum task.What will she be able to do that she was unable to do at the stage of concrete operations?

In Canada,the group with the highest suicide rate is

What type of cognitive ability dramatically increases in adolescence,which results in teens benefitting from training more than younger children?

Although combined PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) science test scores were equal for Canadian boys and girls,boys out-performed girls on the following two skills:

In Canada,the reason more young males than young females die as a result of suicide is

A pattern seen in adolescent depression rates that persists across the lifespan is

A universal ingredient in the suicides of adolescents is

If Marta wants to be the best clarinet player in the band,she is motivated by a(n) ________ goal.

Which of the following is most likely if an adolescent has adopted ability goals with regard to academic work?

If Sameer wants to learn calculus so he can become an engineer,he is motivated by a(n) ________ goal.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that may contribute to the development of depression among adolescents?