Explain what we know about hormone levels during puberty and what hormones are active during pubertal changes
What will be an ideal response?
The two most important hormones during puberty are estradiol and testosterone. In mid teens, estradiol production is about eight times as high in females as it was before puberty, but only about twice as high in males. In contracts, testosterone production in males is about 20 times as high by mid-teens as it was before puberty, but in females it is only about 4 times as high.
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In an experiment, confounding occurs when
a. more than one independent variable is manipulated. b. an uncontrolled variable covaries with an independent variable. c. an interaction occurs between two independent variables. d. an interaction occurs between three or more independent variables.
Regarding the endocrine system, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Like neurotransmitters, hormones activate cells in the body, and the cells must have receptor sites for the hormones. b. Different hormones prevail when you are angry than when you are fearful. c. Androgens ("male hormones") are related to the sex drive in both males and females. d. Hormones secreted during times of high emotion tend to decrease memory formation.
Adolescents whose peers have lower average levels of school achievement tend to have better __________.
A. academic self-concepts B. pressures to succeed C. personal fables D. adolescent egocentricism
Farley was minding his own business when his neighbor, Brutus, started screaming at him over the fence. “FARLEY! The next time your dog tears up my pansies, I swear I’m going to take a baseball bat and come over there and bash you over the head with
it!!” Farley replied meekly, “But . . . I don’t even own a dog.” What kind of behavior was Brutus demonstrating? A) Indirect aggression B) Physical aggression C) Verbal aggression D) Relational aggression