In one German study, students who were asked to engage in all-out sprints learned
A) less than joggers as they were exhausted by the time they were exposed to a vocabulary test.
B) more than joggers, as they experienced higher brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels.
C) less than joggers, as they experienced higher brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels.
D) more than joggers as they were tired and able to focus on the vocabulary words.
Answer: B
Rationale: Sprinters learned more words on a vocabulary words and had higher levels of dopamine, epinephrine, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor.
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