HDEV 4th Edition By Rathus – Test Bank

True / False

1. The secondary sex characteristics are the structures that make reproduction possible.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

2. Boys stop growing out of their pants about a year before they stop growing out of their jackets.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

3. Testosterone typically brakes the male growth spurt some years before estrogen brakes that of females.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

4. Late-maturing boys are more poised, relaxed, and good-natured than early-maturing boys.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

5. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by irrational fear of weight gain, distorted body image, and severe weight loss.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

6. Bulimia nervosa is connected with irregular menstrual cycles.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

7. Abstinence syndrome is a characteristic cluster of symptoms that results from a sudden increase in the level of usage of a substance.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

8. The personal fable is connected with such behaviors as being reserved and avoiding risks.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

9. Visual–spatial ability refers to the ability to visualize objects or shapes and to mentally manipulate and rotate them.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

10. In middle childhood, preconventional thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of rewards and punishments.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

11. In the postconventional level, moral reasoning is based on the person’s own moral standards.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

12. The transition to the new school setting is often accompanied by an increase in grades and participation in school activities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

13. The transition from elementary school appears to be more difficult for boys than girls.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

14. Students from high-income households and small urban areas are at greater risk of dropping out of school.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

15. Disadvantaged adolescent female African Americans are more likely to graduate from high school and avoid coercive romantic relationships.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True