Which of the following is TRUE about adolescence?
A. It begins when young people reach sexual maturity.
B. Adolescence is genetically determined.
C. Adolescence is a developmental transition between childhood and adulthood.
D. This developmental period is recognized in all cultures throughout the world.
Answer: C
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A. identical twins reared together B. fraternal twins reared together C. siblings raised together D. fraternal twins reared apart
Though Congress did not provide a list of disabilities, it did define disability in part as "having a record of such impairment." Which of the following "disabilities" would qualify under this part of the definition?
a. blindness b. severe burns c. asthma d. recovering alcoholics
Lashley's concept of equipotentiality means that a. learning and memory functions are highly localized in the brain
b. size and location of lesions have equal impacts on learned behavior. c. all parts of the cortex make equal contributions to learning and memory. d. the amount of cortex you have is not related to how well you can learn.
Piaget's third stage of cognitive development, which extends from about seven to eleven or twelve years of age is:
A) concrete operational. B) formal operational. C) preoperational. D) sensorimotor.