Discuss the benefits and problems associated with early and late maturation for girls.
What will be an ideal response?
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For girls, early and late maturation have been linked with body image. In the sixth grade, early-maturing girls show greater satisfaction with their figures than do late-maturing girls, but by the tenth grade late-maturing girls are more satisfied. One possible reason for this developmental change is that in late adolescence early-maturing girls are shorter and stockier, whereas late-maturing girls are taller and thinner. Thus, late-maturing girls in late adolescence have bodies that more closely approximate the current American ideal of feminine beauty-tall and thin.
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A. religious belief B. positive reappraisal C. distancing D. problem-focused
Darwin's theory of evolution suggests that the only measure of success for a species is
a. being the largest of the species. b. not competing with members of the same species. c. possessing the best coloring and shape of the species. d. successful reproduction. e. the uniqueness of the species.
When we increase our commitment to a failing situation in order to justify previous investments of time, effort, or resources is called the escalation fallacy.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
You reach out and touch a piece of cloth, feeling its texture. The cells that gather this sensory information are part of the _________________
a. parasympathetic nervous system b. autonomic nervous system c. central nervous system d. peripheral nervous system