Question : 21.Girls who experience harsher punishment during their preschool and young : 1245396

21.Girls who experience harsher punishment during their preschool and young childhood years are likely to

a.experience a later onset of menarche.

b.experience an earlier onset of menarche.

c.experience an absence of menarche.

d.be uneducated about what it means to experience menarche.

22.Compared to ___________, ____________ are much more concerned about their overall appearance.

a.children and adults; adolescents

b.preschoolers and adolescents; adults

c.adolescents and emerging adults; children

d.children and adolescents; emerging adults

23.Druzella tends to worry quite a bit about her appearance, particularly since her body began changing last year when she entered puberty. Which of the following factors may contribute to this concern, as well as to her dissatisfaction with her appearance?

a.If she is heterosexual.

b.If appearance is a frequent topic of conversation with her friends.

c.If she has parents who are only “moderately” attractive at best.

d.If she is does not perform well academically.

24.Dontee is a typical teenager. Research has indicated that the moodiness that he is exhibiting is most likely due to

a.raging hormone levels.

b.changes in social settings and activities.

c.negative verbal interactions with his parents.

d.concern over his changing body.

25.The average age of the onset of puberty in girls is ______, while the average age of onset of puberty in boys is ______.

a.13 years, 11 yearsc.12 years, 10 years

b.11 years, 13 yearsd.10 years, 12 years

26.Research has found that girls who mature earlier than their peers are at risk for several problematic consequences. Which of the following is NOT one of those outcomes, as noted by your authors?

a.being depressedc.being more likely to smoke and drink

b.being less popular than her peersd.having an overabundance of self-esteem

27.Mickie is a girl who started going through the changes associated with puberty just a few months before her ninth birthday. The ill effects of such early maturation will be less severe if Mickie

a.is African American.c.is Latina.

b.is homosexual.d.is European American.

28.The “off-time hypothesis” suggests that

a.pubertal physical changes are not continuous, but rather are very “stop and go”  because the hormonal releases that mediate such changes have “off” and “on” periods.

b.when a girl experiences puberty earlier than average, it interrupts her later-life reproductive potential, since her eggs will be “older” when it comes time to attempt pregnancy.

c.boys do not have a traditional “on-time” period of pubertal change, which explains why developing earlier or later than the average peer brings with it no negative consequences for boys.

d.both early and late physical development is stressful for boys, who prefer to be “on time” in their physical development.

29.The negative effects associated with being an early-maturing female have been found to be offset by

a.hormone replacement therapy.c.possessing a strong personal fable.

b.hanging around with older males.d.having supportive parents.

30.While there are several factors that influence this question, the average teenage boy should consume about _______ calories a day.

a.1200c.2200

b.1800d.2700