Unit 4 - Part 3

1. 1The transition period from childhood to adulthood is known as:

   1. APuberty
   2. BIndependence
   3. CAdolescence
2. 2Period of Adolescence has been extended in industrialized nations because of factors like improved [blank_start]nutrition[blank_end], [blank_start]compulsory[blank_end] schooling and prolonged [blank_start]education[blank_end].

   1. Anutrition
   2. Bcompulsory
   3. Ceducation
3. 3The period of sexual maturation, rapid growth, and the capability of reproduction is known as [blank_start]puberty[blank_end].

   1. Apuberty
4. 4The ________ sex characteristics are things such as the reproductive organs: ovaries and testes, and external genitalia.

   1. APrimary
   2. BSecondary
5. 5The _______ sex characteristics are the nonreproductive sexual characteristics, such as the breasts, hips, and body hair for a female, and the voice quality and facial/body hair for a male.

   1. APrimary
   2. BSecondary
6. 6The first menstrual period is the:

   1. AMenarche
   2. BSpermarche
7. 7The first ejaculation is called the:

   1. AMenarche
   2. BSpermarche
8. 8Adolescence begins with puberty. Puberty occurs earlier in [blank_start]females[blank_end], around 11 years, than [blank_start]males[blank_end], around 13 years. Thus, height in females increases before males.

   1. Afemales
   2. Bmales
9. 9At adolescence, selective [blank_start]pruning[blank_end] of neurons begins. [blank_start]Unused[blank_end] neurons and [blank_start]connections[blank_end] are lost to make other pathways more [blank_start]efficient[blank_end]. You need to [blank_start]use[blank_end] it or lose it.

   1. Apruning
   2. BUnused
   3. Cconnections
   4. Defficient
   5. Euse
10. 10During adolescence, neurons in the [blank_start]prefrontal[blank_end] cortex grow myelin, which speeds up nerve conduction. However, the [blank_start]frontal[blank_end] cortex lags behind limbic system development. [blank_start]Hormonal surges[blank_end] and [blank_start]limbic[blank_end] system development may explain teens' occasional [blank_start]impulsiveness[blank_end], risky behaviour, and emotional [blank_start]outbursts[blank_end].

    1. Aprefrontal
    2. Bfrontal
    3. CHormonal surges
    4. Dimpulsiveness
    5. Eoutbursts
    6. Flimbic

11. 11Teens misinterpret facial expressions because they use their _______ instead of their __________.

    1. AAmygdala; Frontal Cortex
    2. BFrontal Cortex; Amygdala
12. 12Adolescents think about: 1) Their [blank_start]own[blank_end] thinking. 2) What [blank_start]other[blank_end]s are thinking. 3) What others are thinking about [blank_start]them[blank_end]. 4) How [blank_start]ideals[blank_end] can reached. Criticize [blank_start]society[blank_end], parents, and themselves.

    1. Aown
    2. Bother
    3. Cthem
    4. Dideals
    5. Esociety
13. 13For this stage of moral development, morality centres on what you can get away with.

    1. APreconventional
    2. BConventional
    3. CPostconventional
14. 14For this stage of moral development, morality centres on avoiding others disapproval and obeying society's rules.

    1. APreconventional
    2. BConventional
    3. CPostconventional
15. 15For this stage of moral development, morality is determined by abstract ethical principles.

    1. APreconventional
    2. BPostconventional
    3. CConventional
16. 16Adolescents are faced with the issue of [blank_start]Identity[blank_end] vs. [blank_start]Role[blank_end] Confusion, they need to discover their own identity and test and integrate various roles.

    1. AIdentity
    2. BRole

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Psychology Quiz on Unit 4 - Part 3, created by Madison Pretty on 11/12/2016.

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