Samantha Is Reading a Story About a Child Who Cannot

question 58

Multiple Choice

Samantha is reading a story about a child who cannot understand the location of objects in space and how they relate to one another. Thinking back to her psychology class, Samantha thought that the boy must have damage to the neural pathways of his __________ system.

• A)"what"
• B)"when"
• C)"where"
• D)"how"

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Definitions:

Activation Energy

The minimum amount of energy required to initiate a chemical reaction or the energy barrier to the reaction's progress.

Reaction-Energy Diagram

A graphical representation showing the energy of a system as reactants transform into products during a chemical reaction, usually highlighting energy barriers and stable intermediates.

Rate-Limiting

Describes the slowest step in a chemical reaction pathway or process, which determines the overall reaction rate.

Exothermic

A chemical reaction that releases energy by light or heat.