The average girl in the United States reaches ________, the time of her first menstrual period, sometime between the ages of 12 and 14.

Read the following quote and then choose the theorist whose ideas would be most consistent with the quote.  “Adolescents today need guidance. One reason is that they grow up with numerous influences on their personality and behavior. Such influences, like the media, peers, and culture can have more of an effect on the adolescent than parents and family. Most adolescents, however, are primarily influenced by their primary context – the family.”

In the U.S., middle school students are usually between about the ages of 11 and 14. Being in middle school, therefore, would mean an adolescent was most likely in which period of adolescence?

Which of the following statements accurately describes melatonin activity during adolescence?

According to the routine activity theory, which of the following is a major contributing factor to adolescent delinquency?

Research evaluating media messages about sex and drugs finds that

Choose one of Gardner’s intelligences to discuss. Then, do the following: Briefly list and describe the intelligence. One sentence should be sufficient. Explain, in a couple of sentences, an example of someone you know who excels in that intelligence and how you can tell they excel in that intelligence. (Make sure that you are clearly demonstrating that you understand the type of intelligence that you are choosing to discuss.)

In the course, you learned about the 5 Cs in relation to positive youth development. List the 5 Cs. (There is no need to write in complete sentences. Just list them.)

Briefly explain these concepts: 1) social identity, 2) systemic oppression.  Then, choose an example of a social identity and explain how an adolescent with this social identity could potentially be impacted by oppression. 

Which of the following exemplifies the type of adolescent social media usage that studies have found to have a positive effect?