Puberty refers to a period of
A. declining gross motor development during late childhood due to the maturation of the temporal and parietal lobes.
B. rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes that occur primarily during early adolescence.
C. declining abstract thought and emotional maturation during late adolescence involving neural and synaptic development in the brain.
D. rapid psychological and emotional maturation that lasts through adolescence and is a product of enhanced cognitive development.
Answer: B
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