Casey Gets Up One Morning After Only a Few Hours

question 48

Multiple Choice

Casey gets up one morning after only a few hours of sleep and heats up some water for tea in a pot with a noninsulated handle.As he picks up the pot by the handle a few minutes later,he drops it with a crash.Which part of Casey's nervous system causes him to drop the pot?

• A) substantia nigra and sensory neurons
• B) spinal cord, sensory neurons, and motor neurons
• C) cerebral cortex and motor neurons
• D) amygdala and sensory neurons

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Definitions:

Theory Of Mind

The cognitive ability to understand that others have beliefs, desires, and intentions that are different from one's own.

Perspective Taking

The cognitive capacity to consider a situation or understand a concept from an alternative point of view or frame of reference.

Language Learning

The process through which individuals acquire the ability to perceive, comprehend, and produce language.

Developmental Milestones

Specific functional and physical abilities that most children achieve by a certain age, used as indicators of typical child development.