Sophia Wants to Be Accepted at Her New High School

question 54

Multiple Choice

Sophia wants to be accepted at her new high school. A group of girls at school have befriended Sophia, but they are pressuring her to drink with them after school. Sophia makes a spur of the moment decision to go ahead because she feels the need for acceptance. This poor decision is due to the ______.

• A) underformed amygdala
• B) heightened emotional arousal
• C) reflective judgment of the situation
• D) synaptic pruning in the brain

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Definitions:

Feature Detector

Neurons in the brain that respond to specific attributes or patterns, such as shapes, angles, or movement.

Visual Cortex

The portion of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing visual data, situated at the brain's rear.

Retina

The layer of tissue at the eye's rear that is sensitive to light, which converts light into neural signals for vision.

Backward Speech

The process or practice of speaking words in reverse order, often used as a technique in various psychological and artistic contexts.