One of the Reasons School-Age Children Are Faster Thinkers and Able

question 56

Multiple Choice

One of the reasons school-age children are faster thinkers and able to filter out distracting information better than younger children is _____.

• A)myelination
• B)decrease in white matter
• C)increase in density of gray matter
• D)fewer axons

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Definitions:

Child Labor Act

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Civil Liberties

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Plessy V. Ferguson

A landmark 1896 Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, known as "separate but equal."

Legal Segregation

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