When Researchers Use Brain-Imaging Technology to Investigate Patterns of Adolescent

question 62

Multiple Choice

When researchers use brain-imaging technology to investigate patterns of adolescent brain activation, what do they find?

• A) Researchers find that regions of the brain that are especially sensitive to rewards are more intensely activated during early and middle adolescence than adulthood.
• B) Researchers find that regions of the brain that are especially sensitive to rewards are less activated during early and middle adolescence than adulthood.
• C) Researchers find that regions of the brain that are sensitive to punishment are more intensely activated during early and middle adolescence than adulthood.
• D) Researchers find that regions of the brain that block the ability to perceive rewards are more intensely activated during early and middle adolescence than adulthood.

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