Exam 1

Question 1

Women are born with about ___ immature eggs in each ovary

Answer 1

400,000

Question 2

How many eggs due women have at puberty

Answer 2

80,000

Question 3

Females release about ___eggs over the course of their reproductive lives

Answer 3

400

Question 4

Males have __ sperm in their testes when they are born

Answer 4

no

Question 5

True or False:

Men do not produce any sperm until they reach puberty

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What is the average age that sperm production begins

Answer 6

12 years old

Question 7

Late maturing girls have ___ of the the problems that early-maturing girls have

Answer 7

few

Question 8

Late maturing suffer from:

Answer 8

Teasing

Negative body image

Question 9

However, by their late teens they tend to have more ___ body image than other girls

Answer 9

favorable

Question 10

The effects of early maturation are especially ____ for girls

Answer 10

negative

Question 11

The effects of early maturation tend to be ___for boys

Answer 11

positive

Question 12

Early maturing boys have:

Answer 12

more favorable body image

higher popularity

Question 13

Early majoring boys tend to be involved in…

Answer 13

substance use
delinquency
sex

Question 14

Late maturing boys show evidence of ___

Answer 14

problems

Question 15

What is a menarche

Answer 15

a girl’s first menstrual period

Question 16

what age is emerging adulthood

Answer 16

18-25

Question 17

What are the five characteristics that distinguish adulthood

Answer 17

identity explorations
instability
self-focus
feeling in-between 
possibilities/ optimism

Question 18

What age is early adolescence

Answer 18

10 to 14

Question 19

What age is late adolescence

Answer 19

15-18

Question 20

today’s range of adolescence are

Answer 20

10-18

Question 21

self-regulation

Answer 21

ability to comply with social norms

Question 22

role preparation

Answer 22

for roles in work, gender and institutions such as marriage and parenthood

Question 23

What are the three goals of socialization

Answer 23

1. self-regulation
2. Role preparation
3. Sources of meaning

Question 24

Collectivist cultures:

Answer 24

promote development of an interdependent self

Question 25

Individualistic cultures

Answer 25

promote the development of an independent self

Question 26

broad socialization ___individualism

Answer 26

favors

Question 27

narrow socialization favors _____

Answer 27

collectivism

Question 28

Where is the hypothalamus located?

Answer 28

lower part of the brain beneath the cortex

Question 29

Where is the pituitary gland located?

Answer 29

half inch long located at the base of the brain

Question 30

The two primary hormones that the pituitary gland releases to stimulate the development of the gametes are:

Answer 30

follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone

Question 31

____ is when the adolescent growth spurt is at its maximum and adolescents grow an average of about 4 inches per year

Answer 31

peak height velocity