PSYC140 Module 6 Exam | Developmental
Psychology | Portage Learning | 2026 / 2027
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ho tends to experience more positive social outcomes as a result of their
maturation: early-maturing adolescent boys or late-maturing adolescent boys?
Answer
Early maturing boys
Q: At what age do most girls in North America finish growing?
Answer
Approximately Age 16
Q: Which sex hormones does LH trigger the production of?
Answer
Estrogens and androgens
Q: Mia is a junior in high school and has not yet had her first period. Her seventeenth
birthday is in three months. Based on this information, answer the following questions:
Is Mia earlier than average, later than average, or neither in regard to menarche?
Answer
Later than average
Q: True or false? Most adults and adolescents never achieve Piaget's final stage of
cognitive development, using Piaget's original methodology
Answer
True
Q: According to research, teens in which of Marcia's identity statuses are most likely to
show inflexible thinking patterns?
Answer
Foreclosure
Q: True or false? Poor school performance can be a warning sign of teen depression.
Answer
True
Q: True or false? The majority of people who attempt suicide mention their suicidality
to someone else before the attempt.
Answer
True
Q: Garbarino identifies four factors that lead to child violence. What are they?
Answer -depression -attachment problems -abandonment by mother or father (2)
Q: Describe how formal operational thought differs from concrete operational
thought. Be sure to focus on the key differences and explain them
Answer
1) increased ability for abstract reasoning- having the ability to think about things that
one can't see, taste, or touch. ie: math problems, ability to understand and use sarcasm.
2) achievement of hypothetico-deductive reasoning- thinking systematically and
scientifically for example the process of systematically going through each hypotheses in
Piaget's Pendulum Problem.
Q: Negative of abstract thought?
Answer
The ability to overthink.
For example adolescents engaging in imaginary audience: Imagining people are always
watching and observing them.
Q: What problems are early maturing girls at risk for, and explain why this may be the
case.
Answer
Problems: early sexual activity, eating disorders, poor body image.
Reasons: attention from older boys, dissatisfaction with changed body.
Q: Purging is not an effective way to lose weight. Neither or laxatives. Briefly explain
why.
Answer
1. Vomiting immediately afterward only eliminates 50% of calories at best.
2. Laxatives only get rid of around 10% of calories, mainly water loss.
Q: Describe in detail the two courses of juvenile delinquency. Then, describe in detail
two of Garbarino's recommendations for how to intervene in the life of an individual
troubled teenage boy. Do you think these recommendations are likely to work? Why or
why not?
Answer
1. Adolescence-limited—more common, more benign, only occurs during adolescence.
Teens engage in delinquent behaviors but go on to be responsible adults.
2. Life-course persistent—more serious, starts before adolescence and continues
afterward, social and biological causes most likely. The individual becomes a repeat
offender.
Recommendations:
1. Stimulate spirituality. Spirituality aids in the individual finding meaning and purpose
in their life. Gives them a moral compass that can direct and lead them in positive
direction throughout life.
2. Promote education and build self-esteem. Success at school raises self esteem, leads
to more options in life, and gives the individual higher earning potential which can
elevate them from difficult circumstances.
3. Positive social groups- Adolescents are looking for esteem and support if positive
social groups are not available to them they will likely seek out esteem and support from
negative social groups like gangs that offer them this but also come with detrimental
consequences for their future.
4. Decrease macho sterotypes
Q: Who is more likely to be overweight despite purging behaviors?
Answer
Bulimia Nervosa
Q: Who is likely to be impulsive and abuse alcohol or other drugs?
Answer
Bulimia Nervosa
Q: What region in the brain begins increasing production of GnRH after
middle childhood?
Answer
hypothalamus
Q: Allison is a college student who has been having a rough time lately. She gained a
little weight at college and is feeling depressed about it. Sometimes in her dorm she eats
everything she can find, but then feels terrible. When this happens, she runs to the gym
to sweat off the pounds, then rushes to a bathroom to induce vomiting. What type of an
eating disorder does she most likely have?
Answer
Bulimia Nervosa
Q: According to experts, adolescents' increase in sarcastic humor may be tied to what
increased cognitive ability during adolescence? Be specific
Answer
improvements in abstract thinking
Q: Which of Marcia's identity statuses results in the teen being essentially lost or
floundering in terms of identity?
Answer
Identity Diffusion
Q: True or false? Insomnia can be a warning sign of teen depression.
Answer
True
Q: True or false? Teens with good problem-solving abilities are at a higher risk for a
suicide attempt.
Answer
False
Q: Nathan has always been fairly well-behaved, but he suddenly begins shoplifting.
His teachers feel that he's not focusing on his schoolwork like he used to—he seems
distracted and restless. Instead of hanging out with his friends, he now keeps to himself.
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