The Parts of the Brain Responsible for Inhibiting Aggression and Considering

question 164

Multiple Choice

The parts of the brain responsible for inhibiting aggression and considering the long-term consequences of behavior are mature in humans 

• A)at puberty. 
• B)at the age of 16, which is why we allow people to start driving at that age. 
• C)at the age of 18, which is why legal adulthood begins at this age. 
• D)by the mid-20s.

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Definitions:

Cultural Capital

A set of non-financial social assets including education, intellect, style of speech, and dress, that promote social mobility beyond economic means.

Double Consciousness

A term describing the internal conflict experienced by subordinated or colonized groups in an oppressive society, originally coined by W.E.B. Du Bois.

Hidden Curriculum

The unspoken or implicit values, behaviors, and norms that are learned in school, beyond the formal content of lessons and textbooks.

Feral Children

Children who have lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with little or no experience of human care, social behavior, or language.