AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When is the peak physical form for adults?
A
Late Teens / Early 20’s
B
Late 20’s
C
Mid 30’s
D
Early 40’s
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your muscles are their strongest at age 25. At 25, your physical strength is at its peak, and stays this way for the following 10 to 15 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -There’s a simple answer, and a more complicated response, to the question above, according to William Frishman, MD, Director of Medicine at Westchester Medical Center, flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). The simple answer, says Dr. Frishman, is that our bodies peak in our 20s and 30s.

Detailed explanation-3: -Men are the strongest between 26 and 35 years of age. But of course there are individual differences between athletes and some people peak before or after that age window.

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