What impact does myelination have on an adolescents brain?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Myelination leads to an increase in the brains white matter, speeding communication between the right and left hemispheres

Psychology

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In classical conditioning, the conditioned response is:

a. an observable reaction to an environmental event that is elicited without any prior training b. an observable reaction to an environmental event that is elicited only after training or experience c. an environmental event that elicits an observable reaction without any prior training d. an environmental event that only elicits an observable reaction after training or experience

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Ginny is 70 years old and is taking a computer course at the local community college. She is learning to use the word processing feature on a computer and is attempting to "copy and paste" a section of text. As she attempts this procedure, she "talks" herself through the steps that her instructor taught her. To complete this task, Ginny is using

a. an algorithm. b. a heuristic. c. insight. d. a random search strategy.

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The _______________, which is involved in impulse control, regulates mood, and facilitates planning, organizing, and reasoning, is still developing during adolescence

FIll in the blank with correct word.

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The sense of smell, motor function, and one's planning ability are centered within which lobes of the brain?

A. occipital lobe B. the parietal lobe C. the frontal lobes

Psychology