According to Research, How Is Puberty Connected to Achievement

question 55

Multiple Choice

According to research, how is puberty connected to achievement?

• A) To the extent that puberty changes what is important for maintaining status in the peer group, it may lead adolescents to try hard in school to make themselves more attractive to their classmates.
• B) Puberty brings cognitive changes that make individuals less likely to think about what is "appropriate" achievement-related behavior for each of the sexes.
• C) The transition into secondary school is usually marked by a temporary rise in achievement while adolescents struggle to establish social dominance through achievement.
• D) Puberty affects how adolescents maintain status in the peer group and what they consider "appropriate" achievement-related behavior for each of the sexes.

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