Luis Has Always Been a Competitive Soccer Player

question 28

Multiple Choice

Luis has always been a competitive soccer player. He has been playing ever since he can remember. Now that he is in middle school though, he seems to become angry by minor infractions on the field. He has just started his development in puberty and has grown a lot in the past 6 months. Luis knows that his body has been producing and releasing more testosterone that has ______.

• A) increased anxiety
• B) decreased anxiety
• C) increased reactivity
• D) decreased reactivity

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Definitions:

Interference Theory

A theory explaining that forgetting occurs because memories interfere with and disrupt each other, either by a process of proactive or retroactive interference.

Decay Theory

A hypothesis in psychology that suggests the reason for forgetting is the automatic fading or weakening of the memory trace over time.

Hormone

Chemical that carries messages throughout the body, potentially affecting a person’s mood, level of energy, and reaction to stress.

Degradation Inhibitor

A substance that prevents or slows down the breakdown or deterioration of another substance.