Question 1

All of these forces predict early puberty in girls EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  rapid weight gain during infancy.
B)  being overweight in elementary school.
C)  undergoing family stress.
D)  having siblings.

Question 2

The FIRST hormone signaling puberty is in the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  testes
B)  pituitary glands
C)  gonads
D)  hypothalamus

Question 3

You are invited to return to your high school to institute a new and improved sex-education class.Outline your approach in one sentence.

Accepted Answer

Listen to students c...

Question 4

According to the text,boys prize intimacy in a relationship more than simply having sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sexual desire is first triggered by the adrenal androgens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Parents in a particular county can choose to send their pre-teens to a middle school or keep them in the K-8 school.After surveying the research,which strategy should a developmentalist recommend?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Send your child to the middle school."
B)  "Keep your child in the K-8 school."
C)  "Visit each school and pick the most nurturing place."
D)  "Send your child to the middle school,but only if you have a boy."

Question 7

Research suggests the hypothalamic puberty timer is:

Accepted Answer

A)  more sensitive to environmental cues for girls.
B)  equally sensitive to environmental cues for both sexes.
C)  more sensitive to environmental cues for boys.
D)  is sensitive to the same cues for girls and boys.

Question 8

In traditional societies,puberty rites mark a young person's physical transition from childhood into adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to one recent study,since 2000,the trend of intercourse during adolescence has:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased.
B)  declined.
C)  not changed.
D)  less contraceptive use.

Question 10

The transition from childhood to adulthood is often celebrated in rural and non-industrialized cultures by a:

Accepted Answer

A)  naming ritual.
B)  puberty rite.
C)  circumcision.
D)  coming of age party.

Question 11

With the eating disorder called _____,the person binges and purges.

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Question 12

During puberty,which changes occur first for boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  legs,feet,and hands grow
B)  facial hair develops
C)  chest becomes broader
D)  hips widen

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According to the text,boys prize intimacy in a relationship more than simply having sex.

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You are invited to return to your high school to institute a new and improved sex-education class.Outline your approach in one sentence.

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Research suggests the hypothalamic puberty timer is:

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