Patrick Sharkey Found That an Average Black Boy Who Was

question 20

Multiple Choice

Patrick Sharkey found that an average Black boy who was born in 2012 could expect to live three-quarters of a year longer than a Black boy who was born when crime was at its height,in 1991.He concludes that

• A) this increase in life expectancy is not related to the decline in violence.
• B) this increase in life expectancy is due to the fact that violence was taken seriously as a "public health" problem.
• C) this increase in life expectancy is too small to matter.
• D) this increase in life expectancy is equivalent to what would happen if we were to eliminate the obesity epidemic altogether.

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Definitions:

Synaptic Pruning

A neurological process in which synapses (the connections between neurons) that are not used frequently are eliminated, leading to a more efficient synaptic organization.

Myelination

The process of forming a myelin sheath around the nerves, improving the speed and efficiency of neural communication.

Synaptic Pruning

The process by which extra neurons and synaptic connections are eliminated in the brain to increase the efficiency of neuronal transmissions.

Mental Operation

Cognitive processes that involve manipulating information mentally, such as reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making, in the developmental theories of Piaget.