Lilly's 12-Year-Old Son Used to Get Out of Bed Easily

question 120

Multiple Choice

Lilly's 12-year-old son used to get out of bed easily and early on school days, but lately he has been hard to wake. While reading a parenting book, Lilly came across the theory of "delayed phase of preference," in which sleep patterns shift when young people start to go through puberty. In this example, a theory helped Lilly _____.

• A) design an experiment
• B) change her own behavior
• C) generate a discovery
• D) gain practical guidance

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Definitions:

Temporal Lobe

A region of the brain located beneath the lateral fissure on both cerebral hemispheres, involved in processing auditory information and encoding memory.

Parietal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex involved in processing sensory information regarding the location of parts of the body as well as interpreting visual information and processing language and mathematics.

Frontal Lobe

The part of the cerebral cortex that lies at the front of the brain, associated with higher cognitive functions such as reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and problem-solving skills.

Cranial Nerve

Nerve that originates from a nucleus within the brain; there are 12 pairs of cranial nerves.