Over the last century, which of the following puberty-related trends has been observed in the United States?
A. The average age of puberty onset is earlier.
B. The average age of puberty onset is later.
C. Fewer adolescents are experiencing puberty before entering adulthood.
D. More adolescents are experiencing puberty before entering adulthood.
Answer: A
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a. Women are more likely than men to receive treatment. b. Many people equate seeking therapy with personal strength. c. Whites are more likely than blacks or Hispanics to obtain therapy. d. People with more education and medical insurance are more likely to seek treatment.
Thousands of years ago, a highly advanced civilization in a galaxy far away decided to clone its most intelligent and fearless leader. These self-replicating clones were then sent out to populate the multiverse. Over time, the clones came to exhibit differences in intelligence due to living in different parts of the multiverse. If a heritability coefficient of intelligence was calculated on the
clones, it would be: A) 0. B) .1. C) .5. D) 1.
Every time Tenisha goes in the kitchen, this action serves as a cue for her to take out her covert sensitization cards and vividly picture herself engaging in smoking and developing lung cancer. Thus, Tenisha has placed her covert sensitization procedure under
a. extinction. b. stimulus control. c. a fixed interval schedule. d. a fixed ratio schedule.
Autonomy arguments favoring assisted suicide and euthanasia are problematic because
a. it may not always be clear when someone is acting autonomously b. a person's desire to end his or her life may conflict with the desires of an individual whoseassistance is desired c. the person wishing to die may not have all the information necessary to make an informeddecision d. all of these e. none of these