Not Only Are Schools the Chief Educational Arena for Adolescents

question 74

Multiple Choice

Not only are schools the chief educational arena for adolescents, but they also play an extremely important role in:

• A) defining the young person's social world and social network.
• B) shaping psychosocial development.
• C) the development of motivations, aspirations, and expectations.
• D) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Testosterone

A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Physical traits that are not directly involved in reproduction but distinguish the sexes, such as breast development in females and beard growth in males.

Primary Sex Characteristics

The main organs and structures directly involved in reproduction.

Menarche

A primary sex characteristic in females; a female’s first menstrual period, which signals the ability to reproduce sexually.