Propensity for plasticity is greatest in
a. infancy.
b. middle childhood.
c. late adolescence.
d. middle age.
Question 2Plasticity results in the immature brain being
a. vulnerable to danger and highly non-adaptable.
b. invulnerable to danger and highly non-adaptable.
c. vulnerable to danger and highly adaptable.
d. invulnerable to danger and highly adaptable.
Question 3Which best exemplifies the concept of brain plasticity?
a. The fact that the brain changes in response to experience
b. The fact that a rat brain has the same basic components as a human brain
c. The fact that, as the result of hormonal differences, the male brain is smaller than the female brain
d. The fact that the brain is built on a plan that is genetically determined
Question 4The greater ability of adults to integrate thoughts and emotions may be attributable to
a. increased production of androgens
b. progressive myelination
c. decreased production of growth hormone
d. alterations in brain stem structures
Question 5Changes in the _____ of the brain in adolescents may help explain the increase in risk-taking behavior in that group.
a. somatosensory cortex
b. occipital lobe
c. prefrontal cortex
d. temporal lobe
Question 6Myelination has been implicated in the increase in _____ in teenagers.
a. suicide
b. the generation of hypothetical questions
c. the vocabulary spurt
d. a focused sex drive
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