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What is the process called when the brain stimulates itself during REM sleep in infants? correct
answers autostimulation
Give an example of how economics effects a child's physical growth. correct answers Within the
United States, children in families with incomes below the poverty level are more likely to be
shorter than children raised in more affluent homes.
Asian and Oceanic Pacific children tend to be ______ than those of northern and central
European ancestry. correct answers shorter
the period of maturation during which the sexual organs mature correct answers puberty
the onset of menstruation and probably the most obvious sign of puberty in girls correct answers
menarche
The ______ gland signals the body to produce sex hormones and growth hormones. correct
answers pituitary
_______ sex characteristics are associated with the development of the organs and body
structures related directly to reproduction (vagina and uterus). ________ sex characteristics are
the visible signs of sexual maturity that do not involve the sex organs directly (breasts and pubic
hair). correct answers primary; secondary
A boy's first ejaculation, known as spermarche, usually occurs around age ____, more than a year
after the body begins producing sperm. correct answers 13
the natural physical decline brought about by increasing age correct answers senescence
, aging that involves universal and irreversible changes that, due to genetic programming, occur as
people get older correct answers primary aging
changes in physical and cognitive functioning that are due to illness, health habits, and other
individual differences, but that are not due to increased age itself and are not inevitable correct
answers secondary aging
Senescence is an example of ______ aging. correct answers primary
_______ is a condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and thin, often brought about
by a lack of ______ in the diet. correct answers Osteoporosis; calcium
In Western cultures there is a ______ _______ for appearance, particularly by which women are
judged more harshly than men. correct answers double standard
Studies suggest that sedentary older adults who begin aerobic fitness training ultimately show
_______ benefits. correct answers cognitive
specialists who study aging correct answers gerontologists
The young old are ______ years old, the old old are between _______, and the oldest old are
____ and older. correct answers 65-74; 75-84; 85
The pattern of physical development is _____ growth over the first two years, a middle
childhood of ______ growth, a _____ in adolescence, and ______ change over adulthood.
correct answers rapid; slow and steady; spurt; gradual
Infants integrate their behavior through development of various ______ and ______, and within
a _____ they develop the ability to sleep through the night. correct answers rhythm; states; year
What is the process called when the brain stimulates itself during REM sleep in infants? correct
answers autostimulation
Give an example of how economics effects a child's physical growth. correct answers Within the
United States, children in families with incomes below the poverty level are more likely to be
shorter than children raised in more affluent homes.
Asian and Oceanic Pacific children tend to be ______ than those of northern and central
European ancestry. correct answers shorter
the period of maturation during which the sexual organs mature correct answers puberty
the onset of menstruation and probably the most obvious sign of puberty in girls correct answers
menarche
The ______ gland signals the body to produce sex hormones and growth hormones. correct
answers pituitary
_______ sex characteristics are associated with the development of the organs and body
structures related directly to reproduction (vagina and uterus). ________ sex characteristics are
the visible signs of sexual maturity that do not involve the sex organs directly (breasts and pubic
hair). correct answers primary; secondary
A boy's first ejaculation, known as spermarche, usually occurs around age ____, more than a year
after the body begins producing sperm. correct answers 13
the natural physical decline brought about by increasing age correct answers senescence
, aging that involves universal and irreversible changes that, due to genetic programming, occur as
people get older correct answers primary aging
changes in physical and cognitive functioning that are due to illness, health habits, and other
individual differences, but that are not due to increased age itself and are not inevitable correct
answers secondary aging
Senescence is an example of ______ aging. correct answers primary
_______ is a condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and thin, often brought about
by a lack of ______ in the diet. correct answers Osteoporosis; calcium
In Western cultures there is a ______ _______ for appearance, particularly by which women are
judged more harshly than men. correct answers double standard
Studies suggest that sedentary older adults who begin aerobic fitness training ultimately show
_______ benefits. correct answers cognitive
specialists who study aging correct answers gerontologists
The young old are ______ years old, the old old are between _______, and the oldest old are
____ and older. correct answers 65-74; 75-84; 85
The pattern of physical development is _____ growth over the first two years, a middle
childhood of ______ growth, a _____ in adolescence, and ______ change over adulthood.
correct answers rapid; slow and steady; spurt; gradual
Infants integrate their behavior through development of various ______ and ______, and within
a _____ they develop the ability to sleep through the night. correct answers rhythm; states; year
