Over the past 100 years or so,people in industrialized societies have been maturing earlier,as well as growing heavier and taller than in the past.This phenomenon is referred to as the

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The correct term for this phenomenon is the secular trend, which refers to the pattern of earlier maturation, as well as increases in height and weight, that has been observed in industrialized societies over the past century. The other answer choices (dynamic systems approach, rhythmic stereotype, cephalocaudal principle) do not accurately describe this trend.

Over the Past 100 Years or So,people in Industrialized Societies