Rehi’s only exercise was walking half a mile to and from her school each day. Rehi’s school had no gym class or other physical activity that everybody participated in. How much and what type of exercise does the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that adolescents should get each day?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that adolescents should get 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise each day. Adolescents who have completed puberty should also do muscle-strengthening exercises and core-strengthening exercises three times per week.

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Nature and nurture always interact with each other

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Even though she thought it was silly, Emily wore pink and green ribbons in her hair as her friends did. This is an example of:

a. a group role. b. a group norm. c. conformity. d. obedience.

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Graphic rating forms are __________ susceptible to a supervisor's errors and biases as compared to behavior-focused rating forms.

A. more B. less C. equally D. more or less

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