Development of breasts and hips in girls, facial hair and deepened voices in boys, and pubic and armpit hair in boys and girls are signs of __________

In which of the following examples does the need for accurate information most conflict with the need for self-esteem?

a. Carla has to decide whether to read the detailed red ink comments on the "D" paper she just spent weeks writing. b. Joy has to decide whether to examine her job review file after receiving a promotion. c. Isabel has to decide whether to pay attention to her coach's evaluation of her performance after they have won the semi-final. d. Troy has to decide whether to read his opening night reviews after the play's producer has promised that the play will have at least a six-week run.

Compared to zero-order correlations between personality traits and risk of suicide, researchers have used multivariate approaches and found that multiple regression

a. complicates the overall assessment of the relation between personality traits and risk of suicide. b. has led to useful models regarding factors associated with risk of suicide. c. has led to identification of factors associated with risk of suicide but not to factors associated with student willingness to seek therapy. d. revealed that there were no important differences in willingness to seek therapy across racial or ethnic groups.