Jack has low social status among his peers and is perceived as less competent than his peers by his teachers and baseball coach. If Jack's social status results from the timing of his physical maturation, research would suggest that which of the following statements is most likely to be correct?
A) None of the other answers are correct since research has demonstrated that the timing of maturation is unrelated to social status.
B) Jack is most likely an early maturer.
C) Jack is most likely an average maturer.
D) Jack is most likely a late maturer.

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Because the late-maturing boy is smaller and less muscular than his male peers, he is at a disadvantage in most sports, as well as in many social situations. Other children and adults tend to treat a late-maturing boy as though he were a younger child, and the late maturer has a lower social status among his peers and often is perceived as less competent by adults.

Jack Has Low Social Status Among His Peers and Is