Adolescent Brain Development Quiz Review

The title of the article suggests that adolescence is important because —

• humans depend on brain development during adolescence to prepare for adulthood

• humans stop learning important skills once adolescence has ended

• adolescent brains develop faster than the brains of young children

• adolescents already have fully developed brains at birth

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According to the article, why does the human brain take many years to fully develop?

• Humans must learn complex skills that help them adapt to different environments

• Humans grow physically much faster than most other mammals

• Humans stop developing after early childhood years

• Humans rely mostly on instinct rather than learning

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Which statement best explains how brain development affects teenage behavior?

• Brain development causes teenagers to avoid unfamiliar experiences

• Brain development influences how teenagers learn and respond to rewards

• Brain development prevents teenagers from forming strong friendships

• Brain development makes teenagers behave exactly like adults

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Why does the author describe adolescence as a 'golden age' for learning?

• The brain has a strong ability to develop skills and adapt to experiences

• Teenagers no longer need to practice important life skills

• The brain remains exactly the same throughout adolescence

• Teenagers automatically understand complex ideas without effort

In the passage, the word adapt most nearly means —

• change in order to survive or succeed

• move slowly from one place to another

• ignore the surrounding environment

• remain unchanged over time

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When the article describes adolescents as being sensitive to rewards, it means that —

• teenagers react strongly to exciting or beneficial opportunities

• teenagers ignore rewards that other people value

• teenagers rarely make decisions about their behavior

• teenagers always avoid situations that involve risk

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Which organizational pattern does the author use when explaining how myelin affects brain communication?

• Cause and effect

• Chronological order

• Problem and solution

• Question and answer

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The author compares human adolescence with animal development mainly to —

• show that human development is unusually long and complex

• explain that animals develop exactly like humans do

• argue that animals are smarter than humans

• suggest that animals behave the same as teenagers

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How does the author organize the ideas in the section about peer influence?

• By describing research studies and explaining their results

• By telling a fictional story about teenage friendships

• By listing unrelated facts about teenage behavior

• By describing historical events from the past

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Why does the author include explanations of both benefits and risks of adolescent behavior?

• To show that brain development can produce both positive and negative effects

• To suggest that adolescence should be completely avoided

• To argue that teenagers cannot make responsible decisions

• To explain that adults experience the same brain changes

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