Physical Health and Intellectual Development
Is the U.S. obesity rate currently above or below 40%?
Below
True or False? About 70 percent of recent U.S. high school graduates enrolled in an institution of higher education.
True
What is the leading cause of death in people between the ages of 15 and 24?
Suicide
An estimated 19 percent of U.S. women, sometime in their lives, have endured rape. About 45 percent of women have experienced other forms of sexual coercion. The majority of victims, nearly 8 out of 10, were first victimized before what age?
25
True or False? Many U.S. students who drop out of college drop out within the first six weeks.
True
On average, how much money do new parents in the United States spend today to rear a child from birth to age 18?
$300,000
Most eating disorders have an onset in adolescence. Anorexia nervosa starts most often at the age of what?
15
Rank these individuals in order from most impactful to least impactfuk regarding the most helpful resource for students in the college transition process:
Friends
High school teachers
Mothers
High school guidance counselors
Fathers
Mothers
High school teachers
Fathers
Friends
High school guidance counselors
There are three life events that occur much later in the lifespan for economically better-off young adults today than they did two generations ago. Name two of these life events.
Finishing one’s education, marrying, and having children.
What term refers to the possible significant neuronal changes in acquiring new skills?
Plasticity
In 1983, 15.8 percent of lawyers were women in the United States. Roughly, what was the percentage in 2015?
34.5 percent
Which two parenting styles have a more substantial positive influence on the financial knowledge level of people entering early adulthood?
Permissive and authoritative
Development of the _________ in early adulthood results in improvements in planning, reasoning, and decision-making.
Cerebral cortex
What problems do U.S. non-college-bound young people face in preparing for a career choice?
They may be limited to a low salary, unskilled jobs, and/or they may not get a job at all.
What is the most consistent predictor of marital stability?
Age of marriage