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11. Jocelynn is a teenager, who is visiting her grandmother. While she is there, she steals some of her grandmother’s prescribed pain killers to take herself and to share with her best friend. This increasingly popular practice among teens is referred to as a. “wasting.” b. “high-balling.” c. “pharming.” d. “huffing.” 12. A popular drug among teens is ________, which are male hormones that are taken to promote muscle growth. a. anabolic steroids b. amphetamines c. ecstasy d. THC 13. Research on teenage sexual behavior shows that a. teens are engaging in sexual activity at younger ages. b. teens are experiencing sex with multiple partners. c. the process of exploring sexuality has changed with oral sex often preceding intercourse. d. all of these are true. 14. Untreated _________ can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility in females, and it is the leading cause of infant pneumonia and pink eye in newborns. a. trichomoniasis b. genital herpes c. chlamydia d. syphilis 15. Which of the following is FALSE regarding the teenage pregnancies in the U.S.? a. Teenage mothers are usually about three years younger than their partners. b. Girls between 15 and 17 years are the largest group of adolescents who give birth. c. In a study of white and African-American males who fathered a child with a teenage mother, only about one-third of them maintained high levels of involvement with their children a year after the birth. d. Unlike the stereotype, many teenage mothers are strong, resilient individuals who find that the responsibilities of parenting motivate them to achieve. 16. Based on accumulated evidence, most scientists believe that ________ mechanisms operate early in life to determine whether individuals have heterosexual, same-sex, or bisexual attractions. a. psychological b. biological c. sociological d. all of these 17. Although Sherry wears lose clothing, anyone can see that she is very thin for her age and height, except for Sherry herself. Sherry looks in the mirror and sees fat in various body areas where there really isn’t any. She eats very little and exercises excessively. Sherry has even taken laxatives to try to “flatten her stomach,” and she has missed three consecutive menstrual periods. Sherry would most likely be diagnosed a. anorexia nervosa. b. bulimia nervosa. c. obsessive-compulsive disorder. d. pica. 18. After puberty, teenage girls spend more time on feminine tasks, such as handicrafts and dance classes, than masculine tasks, such as sports or hunting. This difference regarding activities is explained by the a. androgynous hypothesis. b. cultural gender identity theory. c. gender intensification hypothesis. d. gender bias hypothesis. 19. Regarding sex differences in cognitive ability, males are better at a. spatial rotation. b. remembering the positions of objects in space. c. remembering lists of words. d. all of these. 20. The ability to thrive in the face of hardship or overcome the negative effects of hardship, such as Oprah Winfrey’s rise to stardom from a young life filled with obstacles and hardships is referred to as a. resilience. b. compensatory development. c. contiguity. d. discretionary development.