Which of the Following Is True About the Adolescent Growth

question 7

Multiple Choice

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

• A) A growth spurt follows the achievement of sexual maturity.
• B) Growth spurts usually occur earlier in boys than in girls.
• C) Growth may be uneven and cause temporary gawkiness.
• D) Growth is faster than growth at any other time during the life span.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a pause, without the need for further conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A method of learning where, through continuous pairing, a reaction initially induced by a second stimulus comes to be provoked by the first stimulus instead.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Discrimination

Discriminatory actions or attitudes against people belonging to distinct categories, mainly due to factors like ethnicity, age, or sexual orientation.