Elisha Is an Early Maturing Girl

question 141

Multiple Choice

Elisha is an early maturing girl. Compared to the late maturing girls, we can expect Elisha to

• A)date sooner and engage in sex at an earlier age.
• B)have a more positive self-image in elementary school.
• C)be less likely to get into trouble in junior high and high school.
• D)have delayed identity formation.

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Definitions:

Longitudinal Studies

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Intelligence

The cognitive ability to learn, understand, adapt, and solve problems.

Intellectual Processing

The mental activities involved in the understanding, processing, and communicating of information.

Intellectual Functioning

A measure of a person's ability to think, reason, solve problems, and understand complex ideas.