OCR GCSE Psychology - Development - Key Concepts

What develops in the early pre-natal stage which will become the brain and spinal cord?

• Brain stem

• Neural tube

• Hippocampus

• Pre-frontal cortex

At what age is the density of synapses highest?

• birth

• 18 months

• three years

• eight years

Which of the following statements explains teenage risky behaviour?

• The limbic system is developed but the pre-frontal cortex has not yet matured

• The limbic system is not yet developed but the pre-frontal cortex is fully matured

• The hippocampus is developed but the temporal lobes have not yet fully matured

• The hippocampus is not yet developed but the temporal lobes are fully matured

During which stage of development does the pre-frontal cortex mature?

• pre-natal

• childhood

• adolescence

• adulthood

Fill in the missing developmental stage:

Pre-natal, Childhood, ___, Adulthood