Edition, Chapter 11 Test Bank.
adolescence - Answer development transition between childhood and adulthood entailing
major physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes
puberty - Answer process by which a person attains sexual maturity and the ability to
reproduce
primary sex characteristics - Answer organs directly related to reproduction, which enlarge
and mature during adolescence
secondary sex characteristics - Answer physiological signs of sexual maturation that do not
involve the sex organs
adolescent growth spurt - Answer sharp increase in height and weight that precedes sexual
maturity
spermache - Answer boys first ejaculation
menarche - Answer girls first menstration
secular trend - Answer trend that can be seen by observing several generations, such as the
trend toward earlier attainment of adult height and sexual maturity, which began a century ago
in some countries
socio emotional network - Answer sensitive to social and emotional stimuli
*peer influence
cognitive control network - Answer regulates responses to stimuli
body image - Answer descriptive and evaluative beliefs about one's appearance