Suppose You Look at Medical Records Collected on Adolescents in High

question 43

Multiple Choice

Suppose you look at medical records collected on adolescents in high school in 1970 and in high school in 2007. You should expect these records to show that, compared to the number of high school students who smoke cigarettes in 2010, the number who smoked in 1970 would be:

• A) considerably higher
• B) slightly higher
• C) about the same
• D) slightly lower

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Definitions:

Delta Waves

Slow brain waves with a frequency of 1-4 Hz, typically associated with deep stages of sleep and brain development in infants.

EEG Waves

The patterns of electrical activity in the brain recorded by EEG, indicative of different states of brain function or pathology.

Brain Disease

A broad category of illnesses that affect the structure or function of the brain.

EEG

Electroencephalogram, a test that measures electrical activity in the brain using small, flat metal discs attached to the scalp.