The key player in the physical changes that are experienced as puberty begins is the

a. pituitary gland

b. adrenal gland.
c. gonads (testes or ovaries).
d. thalamus.


a

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a. Axis I Clinical Interview Scale b. Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire c. Eating Disorders Examination d. Structured Clinical Interview

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Regarding social networks, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. A family, crew, and gang would be considered a social network. b. A community, a company, or a nation would not be considered a social network. c. Although Milgram and Webb in their experiments found people to be separated by only six degrees of separation, one recent report concluded that we are now down to three degrees of separation. d. Our social networks strongly influence our thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

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Slow-twitch fibers and fast-twitch fibers are both a type of a. myosin filament

b. actin filament. c. myofibril. d. sarcomere.

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An important distinction between classical and operant conditioning is that:

a. classical conditioning involves voluntary responding, while operant conditioning involves involuntary responding. b. classical conditioning involves reinforcement, while operant conditioning involves punishment. c. classical conditioning involves cognitive learning, while operant conditioning involves associative learning. d. responding does not affect the presentation of stimuli in classical conditioning, but in operant conditioning responding has consequences.

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