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Out of children, adolecsents, and adults who is thought to be moodier |
Adolescents |
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What did one classic study show in which adolescents moods were monitored repeatedly by electronic pagers show |
That their moods fluctuate during the course of the day more than do the moods of adults |
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What kind of researchers know why individuals mature relatively early and others relatively late? |
Researchers who study variability in the onset of timing and puberty |
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How do researchers who study variability in the onset of timing and puberty know why individuals mature relatively early and others relatively late? |
They approach the issue in 2 ways. One strategy involves the study of differences among individuals. The other involves the study of differences among groups of adolescents |
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What is an example of a strategy that involves the study of differences among individuals and that involves the study of differences among groups of adolescents |
Studying why one individual matures faster than another and studying why puberty occurs earlier or more rapidly in certain populations than others |
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What does both the strategy that involves the study of differences among individuals, and the one that involves the study of differences among groups of adolescents point to |
Both genetic and environmental factors |
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Menarche generally occurs earlier in countries where individuals are |
Less likely to be malnourished or to suffer from chronic disease |
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What is the median age of menarche in the United States and western Europe? |
Ranges from about 12-13 1/2 years old |
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What is the median age of menarche in Africa? |
Ranges from about 14-17 years old |
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What has a big influence on pubertal timing |
Nutrition and health |
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What 2 approaches do researchers generally take in studying the psychological and social consequences of of puberty |
One approach is to look at individuals who are at various stages of puberty ; either a Cross-sectional study and longitudinal study |
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Longitudinal study |
The same individuals are tracked over time as they mature through the different stages of puberty |
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Cross-sectional study |
Groups of individuals are compared at different stages of puberty |
