Jenny, age 16, and her mother Alice are looking at family photographs and focus on one of Arthur (Jenny’s dad and Alice’s husband). They interpret the expression on his face very differently. When Arthur gets home, he confirms Alice’s interpretation of the picture. Jenny’s error can be explained by the fact that ____.?
a. ?Alice has more gray matter than Jenny
b. ?Jenny’s amygdala has matured before her frontal lobes
c. ?Jenny’s frontal lobes has matured before her amygdala
d. ?Jenny has more white matter than Alice
ANSWER:
b
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