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Peer reviewedNewcombe, Nora; And Others – Child Development, 1989
Studies the relationship between timing of puberty and spatial ability in 53 undergraduate women. Results do not show evidence for greater spatial ability on the part of those who have late maturation. (RJC)
Descriptors: Adults, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Development, Females
Sugar, Max, Ed. – 1993
This book emphasizes female adolescents' healthy development within a psychoanalytic frame of reference for what is normative, that also indicates the boundaries of and transitions to what is deviant. The book's 12 articles relate to 3 general topics. The two articles in part 1 of the book, which addresses biological issues, are "Female…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Body Image, Cognitive Development
Westin-Lindgren, Gunilla – 1979
From 1964-71, 323 pairs of twins and 740 age-matched controls born in 1954-55, were investigated. Compared to schoolchildren in 1880 and 1940 the children in the present study were taller, reached maturity earlier and passed through puberty faster. No differences between socioeconomic strata defined by father's occupation and family income were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Body Height, Body Weight, Cognitive Ability
