Unit 3 Assessment: Brain Science

True or False: As adolescents, the limbic system in the brain is already mature.

• True

• False

The limbic system is responsible for ______ in the brain.

• Decision-making

• Our personality

• Regulating emotions

• Our five senses

The prefrontal cortex is responsible for ______ in the brain.

• Decision-making

• Our personality

• Regulating emotions

• Our five senses

True or False: The prefrontal cortex is fully mature in the adolescent brain.

• True

• False

What type of behavior is common in adolescents at this age?

• Cheating on assignments

• Getting up early

• Exercising every day

• Taking risks/trying new things

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the "dual-systems" model highlight about the adolescent brain?

• Their emotions are fully mature, while their decision-making is not.

• Their decision-making and emotions do not impact each other,

• Their decision-making is fully mature, while their emotions are not.

True or False: MOST adolescent risks are preventable behaviors.

• True

• False

The "Shopping Task" was used to measure a person's...

• Impulse control

• Risky behavior

• Interest in different stores

• Decision-making

The "Go/No-Go" task was used to measure a person's...

• Impulse control

• Risky behavior

• Interest in different stores

• Decision-making

The patients that have been mentioned/studied in this unit suffered damage to their...

• Temporal Lobe

• Cerebellum

• Prefrontal Cortex

• Femur