The activation of the adrenal glands in late middle childhood, and initial development of secondary sexual characteristics and sexual attraction, is called
a. adrenarche.
b. gonadarche.
c. puberty.
d. the adolescent growth spurt.
Answer: a. adrenarche.
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a. pharmacological drugs b. tropic drugs c. clinical drugs d. psychoactive drugs
Maestripieri's studies with monkeys found all of the following except
a. mother monkeys whose infants had died were observed to adopt abandoned infant monkeys, or even to kidnap infant monkeys. b. when monkey mothers were separated from their own infants during the bonding period, the mothers later rejected the infant (and other infants) when they were reunited after the bonding period. c. when mothers and infants were separated after the bonding period, the mothers sometimes later accepted other infants versus their own infants when they were reunited some significant time later. d. when mothers and infants were separated after the bonding period, the mothers later accepted their infant when they were reunited some significant time later.
Because social maturity in early childhood contributes to later academic performance, a growing number of experts propose that
A) readiness for kindergarten be assessed in terms of not just academic skills but also social skills. B) preschool education be made mandatory for children. C) kindergarten teaching focus almost exclusively on social skills rather than academic instruction. D) temperamentally shy, impulsive, and emotionally negative children be taught separately from their prosocial agemates.
Sirena administered a survey to her psychology class to poll them on their stress level in college. She hypothesized that students would report higher stress levels toward the end of the semester. Which step of the scientific method is she employing?
a. Step 1 b. Step 2 c. Step 3 d. Step 4