MATCHING -Transition to a New School

question 6

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
-Transition to a new school

• A)testes
• B)women's moral reasoning according to Gilligan
• C)physical changes indicating reproductive capacity
• D)intense fear of being overweight
• E)imaginary audience
• F)breast development
• G)can engage in hypothetical thinking
• H)men's moral reasoning according to Gilligan
• I)storm and stress
• J)early-maturing girl
• K)binge-purge cycle
• L)career matched to personality
• M)early onset of puberty in Western countries
• N)early maturing boy
• O)boys tend to outperform girls
• P)transition from childhood to adulthood
• Q)often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
• R)average female adolescent height gain per year
• S)hands and feet grow faster than arms and legs
• T)small class size, vocational components, early preschool interventions

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Definitions:

Basal Ganglia

A group of nuclei in the brain involved in movement regulation, emotion, and cognitive processing.

Medial Temporal Cortex

A region of the brain within the medial temporal lobe, involved in memory formation, organization, and retrieval.

Long-term Potentiation (LTP)

A long-lasting increase in signal transmission between two neurons that results from stimulating them synchronously, believed to be a cellular mechanism underlying learning and memory.

Synaptic Effectiveness

The strength or efficacy of synaptic transmission, influencing how effectively a neural signal is passed from one neuron to another.