Experiments Assessing the Causal Relationship Between Brain Maturation and Social-Emotional

question 40

Multiple Choice

Experiments assessing the causal relationship between brain maturation and social-emotional behaviour:

• A)demonstrate changes in the frontal cortex are responsible for an increase in self-control.
• B)demonstrate changes in the corpus callosum are responsible for an increase in self-control.
• C)demonstrate changes in white matter are responsible for an increase in self-control.
• D)do not specify the neurological mechanisms underlying changes in adolescent behaviour.

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