The Period of Life from About Age 13 to the Early

question 121

Multiple Choice

The period of life from about age 13 to the early twenties, during which a young person is no longer physically a child but is not yet an independent, self-supporting adult, is called __________

• A) adolescence.
• B) tweens.
• C) young adulthood.
• D) puberty.

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Definitions:

Longitudinal Study

A research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables (e.g., people) over short or long periods of time.

Cross-sectional Study

A research design that involves analyzing data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Double-blind Experiment

An experimental design where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, preventing bias in the results.

Longitudinal

Relating to research that involves repeated observations of the same variables over short or long periods of time.