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Research indicates that female children who experienced a great deal of _____ while very young also experienced early puberty.

A) attention
B) stress
C) hormones
D) diet deficiencies

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For boys, the event that most closely parallels menarche is:

A) penis growth.
B) spermarche.
C) first intercourse.
D) pubic hair.

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What visible changes take place in puberty?

You have been asked to participate on a committee charged with designing the ideal middle school. Given your knowledge of middle schools and middle school students, what design recommendations would you suggest to the committee? Discuss three recommendations you would offer and the rationale for each.

Bill noticed that he has some pubic hair. According to the usual sequence of puberty, his next growth event will probably be:

Justine is 14 years old. Her parents are frequently annoyed because Justine tends to ask critical questions such as, "Why can't I have wine with dinner? You do." or "I don't understand why I'll be able to vote when I'm 18, but I have to wait until I'm 21 to buy alcohol!" This demonstrates Justine's:

The years of physical growth and sexual maturation that ends childhood is called ______.

Which change contributes to an adolescent's lessening susceptibility toward respiratory infections?

The frontal lobes are the last part of the brain to develop.

Using _____ thinking, a person might think, "If it barks like a dog and wags its tail like a dog, it must be a dog."

During their growth spurt, females gain more fat than males do.

How does the PISA differ from other international tests?

In Inhelder and Piaget's balance experiment, trial- and-error problem solving was most characteristic of:

In Inhelder and Piaget's balance experiment, a child who systematically tests the idea that the relationship between weight and distance is reciprocal is probably age:

If a boy notices a swelling around his nipples during puberty, what is the likely cause?

How do the skin and hair change during puberty?

Today, the most beverage most often consumed by 2- to 18-year-olds in the U.S. is _____.

Menarche does not usually occur until a girl weighs 100 pounds.

Adolescents' belief that others are as intensely interested in them as they are in themselves is referred to as the invincibility fable.

You have been asked to develop some innovative ways to promote healthy eating in a high school cafeteria. What could you do to entice adolescents to make healthy food choices? List three things you would do based on information presented in the textbook.