Which of the following is true about the timing of the growth spurt and height at maturity?
a. Children who spurt early tend to be long-legged.
b. Children who spurt late are somewhat short-legged.
c. Those who spurt early tend to end up taller at maturity.
d. none of these
D
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A. teratogen B. critical period C. carcinogen D. biohazard
Which of the following statements is true regarding children who talk late?
A) Less than half the children who talk late ever catch up with the mainstream. B) Among late talkers, delays in language development are unrelated to matters of general cognitive development. C) Late talkers are usually suffering from organic deficits. D) The children who do not catch up with their peers usually have receptive language deficits.
_______________ is a technique that applies a very small electric current to stimulate or suppress activity in parts of the brain's cortex
a. TMS b. tDCS c. EEG d. MRI
Mr. Goldberg, a high school teacher, approaches you (a brilliant adolescent psychologist) regarding two of his students. He is concerned about their behavior and hopes you can explain what is going on. One student, Sharon, occasionally engages in unprotected sex. The other student, Michael, constantly wears pants instead of shorts to hide what he believes are skinny legs. Using the theory of adolescent egocentrism, how would you characterize Sharon's behavior? How would you characterize Michael's behavior? Be sure to justify your answer.
What will be an ideal response?