Joe and Jo had been friends throughout childhood. When Joe and Jo hit the adolescent growth spurt, it affected them differently. How does the timing of the growth spurt differ in boys and girls, on average?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Girls begin their growth spurt earlier than boys but the growth period does not last as long as in boys.
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According to the text, what group has the highest dropout rate among adolescents in the United States?
a. Latino adolescents born in the United States b. African American adolescents born in the United States c. Latino immigrant adolescents d. Asian immigrant adolescents
The norm in your large psychology class is that students will remain quiet enough for others to hear the professor and one another during lectures and discussions
When you talk loudly to the person next to you and violate the norm, like the deviant in Stanley Schachter's "Johnny Rocco" study, you can expect that your classmates will first a. ignore you. b. talk to you, hoping to change your behavior. c. punish you by not working with you on the class project. d. tell you to sit someplace else during the next class meeting.
The leading cause of death during the first year of life is
A. congenital malformations. B. cancer. C. accidental injury. D. infection.
The desire to pursue a goal that comes from within a person is called:
a. extensive motivation. b. extrinsic motivation. c. intrinsic motivation. d. intensive drive.