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Neuroplasticity, Learning, Differences, & Addiction

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to...

(a)  

2.

The pleasure chemical in your brain is called...

a)

dopamine

b)

prefrontal cortex

c)

hippocampus

d)

synapse

3.

The connection between neurons and where plasticity happens in the brain is...

a)

dopamine

b)

prefrontal cortex

c)

hippocampus

d)

synapse

4.

The part of your brain that deals with emotions and memory is the...

a)

dopamine

b)

prefrontal cortex

c)

hippocampus

d)

synapse

5.

The part of your brain that deals with decision-making is the...

a)

dopamine

b)

prefrontal cortex

c)

hippocampus

d)

synapse

6.

When you are easily harmed or affected by something, you are...

(a)  

7.

Using drugs or drinking alcohol during teen years is not a huge deal because young people can just “bounce back.”

a)

True

b)

False

8.

People can stop being addicted if they just try harder or have more willpower.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

We can be addicted to more than just drugs or alcohol.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

You are more likely to become addicted to a drug and become addicted more quickly when you try it in your teenage years, than when you are an adult.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In the brain, becoming addicted is similar to the process of learning.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

When it comes to the effects of drugs and alcohol, teenagers and adults are pretty much the same.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Using drugs changes the brain’s cells.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Brain differences like dyslexia are genetic.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
Learning changes your brain by: 
a)
Creating new neural pathways
b)
Decreasing neural output 
c)
creating more melatonin
d)
Synaptic Pruning 
16.
A process whereby the synaptic connections in the brain that are frequently used are preserved, and those that are not are lost.
a)
neurotoxicity
b)
brain pruning 
c)
synaptic pruning 
d)
brain tango 
17.
Neuroplasticity refers to changes in neural pathways & synapses due to changes in what? 
a)
Behavior
b)
Environment
c)
Thinking and Emotions
d)
All of the Above