At about age 12, a girl comes to her mother and says that she is going through a great deal of bodily changes. Most likely the girl is talking about __________
a) diminishment of the primary sex characteristics.
b) development of secondary sex characteristics.
c) changes in the tertiary sex characteristics.
d) getting too skinny.
b
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a. major depression. b. memory loss. c. anorexia nervosa. d. dissociative identity disorder.
A recent research study on alcoholism suggests that while use of illegal drugs is influenced by environmental factors, abuse and dependence are more influenced by a. genetic factors
b. psychological factors. c. nonbiological factors. d. cultural factors.
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a. the physiological response b. the expressive reaction c. the subjective reaction d. the cognitive appraisal
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A. agonist substitution B. antagonist C. aversive D. AA