If a Friend Pats One on the Back, the Neurons

question 11

Multiple Choice

If a friend pats one on the back, the neurons that carry the information from the touch receptors on one's back to one's brain are part of the:

• A) central nervous system.
• B) peripheral nervous system.
• C) left hemisphere.
• D) right hemisphere.

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Definitions:

Formal Operational Stage

The stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development (beginning around age 12) where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, reason logically, and plan systematically.

Cognitive Development

The study of how thinking, problem solving, and intelligence change and mature through childhood into adulthood.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be perceived.

Sensorimotor Stage

The first of the four stages of cognitive development in Piaget's theory, occurring from birth to age 2, where infants learn about the world through their sensory impressions and motor activities.