Why is the average 11- or 12-year-old girl taller than the average boy of the same age?
a. Because girls experience menarche, the increase in vertical height, earlier than boys
b. Because girls enter their puberty-related growth spurt before boys
c. Because the nutritional needs of early adolescent girls is better than that of boys, and thus they grow taller earlier
d. Because girls tend to drink more milk as a result of lactose intolerant being much more common in boys. This intake of calcium leads to earlier growth
b
You might also like to view...
People who win a lottery report themselves as happier than average for many years afterward
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Social research is ____, meaning it is based on observations and measurements of reality
a. theoretical b. empirical c. probabilistic d. causal
Ethical standards in psychological research are tentative because:
a. the APA cannot agree on what they should be b. they are intended to be flexible c. they change with the times d. the APA knows that outsiders may not agree
According to research, a decline in motor performance during peak height velocity would occur most dramatically in
A. static strength as measured by arm pulls B. explosive strength as measured by a vertical jump C. flexibility as measured by a sit-and-reach test D. agility/speed as measured by a shuttle run