Eleven-year-old Maria had always been about the same size as her 9-year-old brother Domingo until recently. Maria is now almost two inches taller than her brother and she has also noticed she has gained some weight

Maria is most likely going through
a. menarche. c. secular trend.
b. an adolescent growth spurt. d. psychosomatic disorders.

b

Psychology

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a. a state of objective awareness b. a state of subjective awareness c. awareness of external events, but not internal events d. awareness of internal events, but not external events

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