The Thickening of the Corpus Callosum During Adolescence Improves Adolescents

question 107

Multiple Choice

The thickening of the corpus callosum during adolescence improves adolescents' ability to

• A)perceive depth more accurately.
• B)distinguish between low- and high-pitch sounds.
• C)process information.
• D)discriminate between bitter and sweet tastes.

Identify the primary areas and functions of the brain.

Distinguish between different types of brain scans and their purposes.

Describe the divisions of the nervous system and their functions.

Explain the role of glial cells in the nervous system.

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Definitions:

Self-actualization

The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, considered as a drive or need present in everyone; the highest level of psychological development in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Angst

A profound and deep-seated feeling of dread, anxiety or anguish often associated with the existential concerns of human freedom and responsibility.

Construal

An individual’s particular experience of the world or way of interpreting reality.

Consciousness

The state or quality of awareness or of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.