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Recently, in the United States, there have been several changes that affect adolescents: There has been an increase in adolescents who have immigrated to the U.S. and there has been an increase in technology/media use. These are all changes within_________________.

Marsha and Cliff adopted their son Tom. His biological parents were known to have drug and alcohol abuse problems. From an early age, they noticed he would get easily “hooked” on video games so they bought more games for him as gifts. When he was 15, they decided to let him try beer. It became a more frequent event until the family was drinking together on a regular basis. What type of heredity x environment correlation does this describe?

Emerging adulthood is typically defined as the period between ages______

Describe specifically how you would conduct an experiment answering the following research question: Does participation in a mindfulness program reduce self-reported stress among high school students?  Be sure to identify the key aspects of an experiment as you describe the steps you would take to conduct this study. 

David is 18 years old. He has always had access to an iPad, is attending Black Lives Matter protests, and is experiencing a once-in-a-century global pandemic.  Which system in Bronfenbrenner’s theory best explains the influence of these factors on David’s development? 

Corey is participating in research. She is given an electronic pager, and a researcher “beeps” her several times a day to ask her what she is doing. The researcher is using which of the following methods? 

Carrie tells her best friend that: “Having sex with my boyfriend is spontaneous because we’re really in love, we don’t use protection because nothing bad would happen to two people who are so in love.” This statement best represents: 

Robert, age 14, is experiencing a rise in testosterone. Which of the following changes would Robert NOT expect to experience?

Brendan is 6 feet tall, and has red hair and green eyes. His cousin, Connor, is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and has brown hair and brown eyes. Both boys are described as friendly and outgoing. These descriptions of genetic expression are known as their

  Engaging in a systematic test of possible solutions is called_____________________ and is characteristic of more _____________________thinking associated with the formal operational stage of cognitive development.