Brain Science - Sub-Unit 2 Quiz

Why does the author cite the case of Phineas Gage?

• She wrote important medical research about Phineas Gage.

• Phineas Gage suffered from the type of brain damage that she is explaining.

• Phineas Gage suffered a different type of brain damage than the type she is describing.

• Phineas Gage was treated at the same medical facility as the one in which she now works.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the "Shopping Task" that the author writes about in paragraph 26?

• A test that shows if brain-injury patients have recovered yet

• An experiment used to determine people's ability to find the best prices

• An experiment used to compare the abilities of healthy people with those of brain-damaged patients

• An advertising campaign designed to help raise funds for brain research

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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What does the "go/no-go" task demonstrate?

• People with brain injuries have difficulty controlling habitual behavior.

• People with brain injuries can no longer distinguish the letters of the alphabet from one another.

• People with brain injuries have difficulty controlling their fingers with typing.

• People with brain injuries have a stronger ability to control their behavior.

The author claims that adolescents always exhibit risk-taking behavior.

• True

• False

Laurence Steinberg is a

• scientist

• lawyer

• community organizer

What is the name of the model that Steinberg and others proposed to explain risk-taking in adolescence?

• The dual-systems model

• The prefrontal cortex model

• The adolescent brain model

• The limbic system model

What is a "delay discounting task"?

• An experiment designed to measure the ability to resist immediate reward

• An experiment to see if shoppers can find the best discounts

• An experiment that tests children's interest in eating sweets

• An experiment to see how long students can delay their work

What conclusion can best be drawn from the original Marshmallow Test?

• Adolescents all respond the same to the possibility of reward.

• Children have varying abilities to delay reward.

• Very few children can delay the basic human need for food.

• A child's reactions are not useful for predicting their future reactions as adults.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Mrs. B. suffered a brain injury due to _______.

• a railway accident

• a stroke

• brain cancer

• a blow to the head

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which statement BEST represents Mrs. B.'s attitude towards her life?

• Emotional and meaningful

• Meaningless and gloomy

• Painful and happy

• Indifferent but cheerful

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6