How is adolescent pubertal development typically assessed? What methodological and
practical concerns are there with these assessments?
What will be an ideal response?
Adolescent pubertal development can be assessed via a physical exam, or by asking
raters to evaluate the adolescent's progress using rating scales, such as Tanner's Sexual
Maturation Scale. In general, health care experts are the best raters, followed by the
adolescents themselves. Although valid, some school officials and parents may object to
the use of these assessments, for example, the Tanner scales contain drawings or
pictures of nude adolescents.
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Most thinking relies heavily on language because
a. words encode or translate the world into mental symbols that are easy to manipulate. b. words are necessary for any thinking other than conditioned responses. c. language is the essence of all intelligence. d. of all of these reasons.
Top-down processing is sometimes referred to as ________ processing
a) bottom-up b) habituated c) Gestalt d) concept-driven
When are ad hoc categories created?
a. over a long period of time b. on the fly c. during childhood d. after a great deal of experience
An advance directive permits __________
A) the medication of a person charged with a crime in order to prepare them for trial B) the courts to confine a person not willing to cooperate in a trial C) the court to ask an expert to order treatment for persons charged with a crime D) a person to choose the type of treatment(s) he or she wishes to receive or not receive