Ryan, a 15-Year-Old Boy, Is the Smallest Boy in His

Multiple Choice

Ryan, a 15-year-old boy, is the smallest boy in his high school class. His voice still hasn't dropped much and his musculature has not developed. He wants to play sports but usually does not make the team. He really likes a girl in his English class, but she usually only looks at the much taller and larger boys. He has started to find himself more and more anxious and depressed due to his ______.

A) peer maturation
B) on-time maturation
C) early maturation
D) late maturation