Attention Skills of Adolescents Are Advanced Relative to Those of Children.This

question 24

Multiple Choice

Attention skills of adolescents are advanced relative to those of children.This advantage appears to be due,in part,to _____ commonly found in adolescents.

• A)improvements in visual acuity
• B)increased distractibility
• C)myelination of brain cells
• D)androgens released by the ovaries/testes

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Definitions:

Observation

The act of closely monitoring or noticing someone or something using the senses, especially sight.

Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire

A self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond Cattell to measure the 16 personality traits he believed could describe and predict individual differences in behavior.

Cattell

Refers to Raymond Cattell, a psychologist known for his research in personality, factor analysis, and intelligence testing.

Personal Unconscious

In Jungian psychology, a part of the unconscious mind containing memories and ideas that have been individually acquired but are presently suppressed or forgotten.