Early-maturing girls
a. exhibit a decrease in concern over their body shape.
b. have lower levels of depression than later-maturing girls.
c. are more likely to engage in sexual activity than later-maturing girls.
d. usually try to hide their physical changes from others.
Question 2A child who is diagnosed with a learning disability must meet all EXCEPT which of the following criteria?
a. The child has difficulty mastering an academic subject.
b. The child has normal intelligence.
c. The child is not suffering from any other condition that would explain the poor performance.
d. The child has an absence of adaptive skills and has difficulties adjusting to their surroundings.
Question 3Early-maturing girls
a. have higher self-esteem than later-maturing girls.
b. achieve higher grades than their later-maturing counterparts.
c. have fewer conduct problems than later-maturing girls.
d. may feel very conspicuous.
Question 4Eddie is a child who has an IQ of 55, and he has difficulty adapting to his surroundings. His pediatrician and other mental health experts have diagnosed him as suffering from intellectual disability. His parents believe that the primary problem for Eddie is inadequate special academic services at his school. On which of the four risk factors that place children at risk for intellectual disability are his parents focused?
a. sociocultural factors
b. biomedical factors
c. educational factors
d. behavioral factors
Question 5Adolescent Y is having trouble getting a date because he/she is taller than adolescents of the other sex. What might we assume about Adolescent Y?
a. Adolescent Y is most likely a male.
b. Adolescent Y is most likely a female.
c. Adolescent Y is most likely from a country other than the United States.
d. There is too little information to tell.
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