The adolescent growth spurt happens ________ for girls than for boys

a. later
b. at about the same time
c. earlier
d. to a much smaller degree


Answer: c. earlier

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Which term refers to the visible signs of sexual maturity that do not directly involve a person's sex organs?

A. primary sex characteristics B. secondary sex characteristics C. menarche markers D. secular maturation

Psychology

The physiological, safety, love or belongingness, and esteem needs are what Maslow called:

a. being needs b. self-actualization c. deprivation motivation d. human agency

Psychology

Based on the "Thinking Critically" section in the textbook, we know that fMRI technology

A. directly measures brain activity. B. can reveal the brain areas that are active when a person experiences an emotion. C. can detect any neuronal activity, even if increases and decreases of activity in the same region cancel each other out. D. is not very susceptible to experimenter bias because the images are difficult to misinterpret.

Psychology

In a ______ design, improved precision of our estimates is achieved by eliminating subject variability that is not relevant to the research question.

a. within-subjects b. two-way c. post hoc d. between-subjects

Psychology