According to the introduction to the chapter on adolescence,
a. menarche is an important component of puberty in young women.
b. there is a clear-cut transition between the end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood.
c. the research shows that adults provide adolescents with consistent, focused messages about sexuality.
d. females reach menarche at an average age of 10.
A
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A. discontinuous change B. continuous change C. critical period D. natural change
LeRoy is excited that finally he has a real chance to quit smoking. He will be using the nicotine patch. What is the likelihood that he will not be smoking one year later?
A. great-about 1% of smokers who quit smoking relapse within one year B. good-about 5% of smokers who quit smoking relapse within one year C. not good-about 75-90% of smokers who quit smoking relapse within one year D. okay-about 35% of smokers who quit smoking relapse within one year
Thag is a sixth-grade bully whose t-shirt says, "I fight back at those who hassle me.". Thag
a. is guided in his daily life by postconventional morality. b. accepts the principle of immanent justice. c. applies the doctrine of specificity. d. is a reactive aggressor.
In this approach, a researcher carries out a series of related studies in order to progressively test a series of hypotheses
a. shotgun approach c. program of research b. paradigmatic shift d. mushroom approach