Which of the following is true about the advent of puberty in boys and girls in the United States?
a. The age of advent has increased in recent years.
b. The age of advent has remained the same in recent years.
c. The age of advent has increased for girls in recent years, but decreased for boys.
d. The age of advent has leveled off for boys and girls in recent years.
D
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When children or adolescents engage in illegal activities and come into contact with the criminal justice system, this is called
a. status offenses. b. juvenile delinquency. c. differential offending. d. conduct disorder.
Imagine driving on the Fourth of July to a city that you have never visited. There is no place to park and the traffic seems very heavy. As you look for a parking place,
you see streams of people heading toward the main street and you see that it has been blocked off to traffic. Not certain of what to make of all this, you think a few seconds and determine that a parade is imminent. The process that you are using to come to your conclusion sounds most like a. analogical problem solving. b. the availability heuristic. c. deductive reasoning. d. inductive reasoning.
In this Piagetian stage, toddlers intentionally try out different behaviors to see what the effects will be
a. simple reflexes b. first habits and primary circular reactions c. secondary circular reactions d. tertiary circular reactions
If you were the parent of a 4-year-old, and your child began to talk to her "imaginary friend," whom she described as a boy who was a clown and who had red hair, which of the following responses should you make?
a. You should probably have her evaluated by a psychologist for an early-onset mental disorder. b. You should take her to your family doctor, to have her evaluated for a vitamin deficiency. c. You should encourage her to continue to play with her "friend." d. You should discourage her from playing with her friends, and continue to tell her that he does not really exist.