What Were the Results in a Study of Athletes' Reactions

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Essay

What were the results in a study of athletes' reactions to placing second and third in the 1992 Olympics?

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Definitions:

Transient Exuberance

The great but temporary increase in the number of dendrites that develop in an infant’s brain during the first two years of life.

Shaken Baby Syndrome

A life-threatening injury that occurs when an infant is forcefully shaken back and forth, a motion that ruptures blood vessels in the brain and breaks neural connections.

Self-righting

Self-righting refers to the innate capacity of humans and animals to recover from adversity or disruption and return to a state of equilibrium or normal functioning.

Head-sparing

A biological mechanism that prioritizes the growth and development of the brain over other body parts in situations of malnutrition or stress.