The Text Defines Puberty as ________

question 339

Multiple Choice

The text defines puberty as ________.

• A) the production of hormones in the reproductive glands stimulated by the pituitary gland
• B) the stage of identity versus role confusion
• C) the physical changes that occur in the body as sexual development reaches its peak
• D) the time when a child becomes a teenager

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