Membership in peer groups helps adolescents learn important skills such as

a. assessing group structure.
b. avoiding delinquent behavior.
c. being responsive to adult expectations. d. coping with media images.


a

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Gray matter

A) replaces white matter in middle childhood. B) consists largely of myelinated nerve fibers. C) increases steadily throughout childhood and adolescence. D) declines as synaptic pruning and death of surrounding neurons proceed.

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

The ________ is involved in reducing hunger and restricting eating.

A. prefrontal cortex B. lateral hypothalamus C. ventromedial hypothalamus D. amygdala

Psychology