Which of the Following Is True of the Adolescent Growth

question 107

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the adolescent growth spurt?

• A) Adolescents tend to eat enormous quantities of food to fuel their growth spurts.
• B) Boys start to spurt in height sooner than girls, at an average age of a little more than ten.
• C) Girls gain twice as much muscle tissue as boys while going through growth spurts.
• D) Adolescents begin to spurt in height about half a year after they begin to spurt in weight.

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Definitions:

Ultimatum Game

A behavioral economics game in which a mutually anonymous pair of players interact to determine how an amount of money is to be split. The first player suggests a division. The second player either accepts that proposal (in which case the split is made accordingly) or rejects it (in which case neither player gets anything).

Neoclassical Economics

A method in economics that concentrates on how supply and demand determine the distribution of goods, outputs, and incomes within various markets.

Behavioral Economics

A field of economic research that analyzes how psychological, social, cognitive, and emotional factors affect economic decisions of individuals and institutions.

Ultimatum Games

A type of game in experimental economics where two players interact to decide how to divide a sum of money; one proposes the split, and the other accepts or rejects it.