Exam 3: Physical Development and Biological Aging

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Anya is growing up in an orphanage and receives very little emotional,mental,or physical stimulation and nurturing.Anya's brain development will likely be

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Thirteen-year-old Melissa's blood tests indicate testosterone levels twice as high as last year and estradiol levels eight times higher than last year.Melissa is most likely experiencing

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Roughly what percentage of adult sleep is spent in REM sleep?

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Which part of the body controls growth and regulates other glands?

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During the second year of life,a child's growth rate

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According to recent research,to avoid cognitive damage,adults should get

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Communication in the synapses occurs through the release of chemical substances known as

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Baby Kassie can slap the tray of the highchair but cannot pick up small pieces of cereal with her fingers yet.This is an example of

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Research shows that living in a deprived environment

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Tameka's newborn baby is awake for several hours during the night and often sleeps during the day.At what age will her child have likely established a pattern of sleeping mostly at night?

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Fifteen-year-old Tamara only gets about six hours of sleep each night.Which of the following behaviors may Tamara exhibit due to her lack of sleep?

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Which of the following statements about brain lateralization is NOT true?

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Girls' first menstruation is called

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Menarche occurs during what part of puberty?

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Age-related loss of muscle mass and strength is called

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Which of the following is NOT associated with a lack of sleep in adolescents?

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What is the brain-neuroendocrine process that stimulates the rapid physical changes of early adolescence known as?

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Beginning in early childhood,girls have more _____ tissue than boys,and boys have more _____ tissue than girls.

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Which of the following was a conclusion reached in the brain study of the Sisters of Notre Dame of Mankato?

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Seventeen-year-old Jake tends to take risks while driving and is quick-tempered.This lack of self-control and reasoning may be due to the relatively slow development of the

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