In the Berkeley Longitudinal Study Some Years Ago, Early-Maturing Boys

question 125

Multiple Choice

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Study some years ago, early-maturing boys perceived themselves ________ than did their late-maturing counterparts. When the late-maturing boys were in their thirties, however, they had developed a ________ than the early-maturing boys had.

• A) as an anomaly; stronger feeling of inadequacy
• B) more positively; stronger sense of identity
• C) as misfits; more negative self-image
• D) more negatively; deeper sense of regret

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Definitions:

Gender Insensitivity

The lack of awareness or consideration for the differences and equality issues between genders, often resulting in discriminatory practices.

Inductive

A reasoning process that involves making generalizations based on specific observations or cases.

Deductive

A logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

Qualitative

Pertaining to or concerning the quality of something rather than its quantity. This approach often involves non-numerical analysis of data in research.