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What percentage of 15-year-old boys and 15-year-old girls report having masturbated? - correct answer
✔✔80 percent of boys; 20 percent of girls
A strong sense of _______ identity during adolescence is tied to higher levels of self-esteem. - correct
answer ✔✔racial
Cognitive empathy, the ability to understand other people's perspective, begins taking hold in girls
around age___ and in boys around age___? - correct answer ✔✔13;15
Keaton is asked to solve the following physics problem: What determines the speed at which a ball will
drop from a five-story building? He is given six balls and a tall box. Demonstrating his ability to think
within the formal operational stage, Keaton will likely __________. - correct answer ✔✔Think about the
problem first, systematically consider all factors, and form a hypothesis.
The number of adolescents who say they have never had sexual intercourse ___ by___ from 1991 to
2007. - correct answer ✔✔increased; 13 percent
___ in adolescence leads to lower grades, more depression, and greater difficulty regulating moods -
correct answer ✔✔sleep denervation
Which statement describes a political danger by researchers regarding teens' use of the web? - correct
answer ✔✔Teens are exposed to opportunities to bet on sport events. which may lead to gambling
problems.
which student is at a greater risk for low school performance? - correct answer ✔✔Jessica, whose
mother earns minimum wage and has little to interact with her children.
The average age at which adolescents have sexual intercourse for the first time is ___ and ___ have had
sex before the age of 20. - correct answer ✔✔declining, 75 percent
, Weston is convinced that all of his friends will stare at the small cut on his chin and make fun of his
inability to "shave like a man." The notion that Weston's friends will even notice suggests Weston's belief
in __________. - correct answer ✔✔An imaginary audience
Jasper and Johnson are both liked by some peers and disliked by others, while most people pay little
attention to Tanner. Jasper and Johnson are likely considered __________ adolescents, and Tanner falls
into the category of __________ adolescents. - correct answer ✔✔Controversial; neglected
Shelda lives in a rural community where school funding id being threatened by state tax cuts. The local
school district made major cuts last year, resulting in the need to close one area middle school and
combining it with the elementary school. As a result of the changes to her environment, Shelda____ -
correct answer ✔✔is at risk of a decline in her school performance
Which statement provides an accurate explanation for gender differences in the rates of depression
among adolescences? - correct answer ✔✔Traditional gender roles still give higher status to males than
females
Which statement is true regarding eating disorders? - correct answer ✔✔The origin of eating disorders is
unclear
A significant consequence for adolescents who drop out of high school is that they will likely ____ -
correct answer ✔✔have difficulty making ends meet
The most common sexually transmitted STI is ___, which can be transmitted without sexual intercourse. -
correct answer ✔✔Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Which statement accurately reflects research relative to sexual activity? - correct answer ✔✔Adolescent
sexual activity often leads to cases of STI's
__________ is the period of development in which sexual organs mature - correct answer ✔✔puberty
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