According to psychologist Judith Smetana, what is the most likely reason for the greater conflict between adolescents and their parents in the earlier stage of adolescence compared to the later stage?
a) Adolescents' demands for spending money
b) Inadequate academic progress
c) Adolescents' refusal to participate in family activities and responsibilities in the home
d) Differing definitions of and rationales for appropriate versus inappropriate conduct
Answer: d
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a. sympathetic nervous system. b. parasympathetic nervous system. c. somatic nervous system. d. central nervous system.
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A. an increase in production of the sex hormones B. a stoppage of the adolescent growth spurt C. a reduction in leptin D. a decrease in production of the sex hormones
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