What is meant by asynchronous growth, and how does it affect adolescents?

What will be an ideal response?


Adolescents are often awkward and gawky because of asynchronous growth, when different parts of the body growth at different rates. The hands and feet mature before the arms and legs. As a consequence, adolescent girls and boys may complain about big hands or feet. Legs reach peak growth before the shoulders and chest.

Psychology

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In 1989, health professionals in China began a massive antismoking effort in several cities that involved children whose fathers smoked. As part of this effort, all of the following are accurate statements EXCEPT

A. schoolchildren were given antismoking literature and questionnaires to take home to their fathers. B. children wrote letters to their fathers asking them to quit smoking. C. children submitted monthly reports on their fathers' smoking habits to their schools. D. photos of the fathers who continued smoking were published in the school newspapers.

Psychology

When people tended to honor their public commitments, Cialdini (2008) called this the ________ principle of persuasion.

A. social proof B. consistency C. liking D. authority

Psychology

Which of the following is a possible characteristic of bipolar disorder?

a) depressed mood b) elevated mood c) elevated activity d) All of the above are characteristics. e) Only b and c are characteristics.

Psychology

Describe the three types of subjective effects one will experience as he continues to use cannabis during a single session.

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology