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WorksheetsThe Distracted Teenage Brain
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Allure
attraction, appeal
sincere or passionate in their convictions
vertical or horizontal
person who is in the transitional stage from a child into an adult.
In Earnest
person who is in the transitional stage from a child into an adult.
vertical or horizontal
someone is sincere or passionate in their convictions.
attraction, appeal
Direction
attraction, appeal
that someone is sincere or passionate in their convictions.
vertical or horizontal
person who is in the transitional stage from a child into an adult
Adolescent
A young person who is in the transitional stage from a child into an adult
vertical or horizontal
attraction, appeal
in earnest
Prefrontal Cortex
in earnest
the part of the brain involved in making plans and decisions.
the part of the brain involved in making art.
the part of the brain that makes you breathe.
Rewards entice teens _____ than they do adults.
more
less
about the same
even small ones
Teens tend to _____ doing things they once found rewarding, even after the actual payoff is long gone
stop
pause
continue
quit
Vertical
up/down
Horizontal
side to side
Orientation
direction of a thing
Entice
attract
Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of the article?
Teenagers' brains are more easily distracted because they use social media and text while driving more often than adults
Teenagers are more likely than adults to take risks for money based on a study in Iowa City.
Teenagers are more prone to distraction because they are more attracted to or focused on potential rewards.
Teenagers often do not realize why they want rewards because their brains are still developing.
Which of the following quotes best supports the idea that teenagers are more prone to distraction because they are more attracted to or focused on potential rewards?
"For some volunteers, green circles provided a large (10-cent) reward and red circles provided a small (2-cent) reward." (Paragraph 4)
"'The study demonstrates that the attention of adolescents is especially drawn to rewarding information'" (Paragraph 12)
"These data may help explain why teens engage in risky behavior, he says." (Paragraph 12)
"When distractions are not readily available, it will be easier to focus attention on the things that matter most." (Paragraph 14)
Are you surprised by the findings of this study? Why or why not?
The teenage volunteers were _____.
13-16 years old
10-12 years old
17-19 years old
99-999 years old
The adult volunteers were ________
66-666 years old
7-11 years old
45-95 years old
20-35 years old
Teens have a reputation for making some not-so-smart decisions. Researchers have blamed those poor decisions on the immaturity of a teen’s ____.
prefrontal cortex
corpus callosum
occipital lobe
Broca area
After red and green circles no longer brought any reward, adults sped up but teens were still distracted by them.
True
False
The attention of adolescents is especially drawn to ____.
pizza
tacos
useless information
rewarding information
Some behaviors, like ___ or ____, trigger the brain's reward system.
texting
social media
farting in class
crying at night
Once the teenage brain has linked a behavior to that reward, it continues to ____
do nothing.
think about tacos.
seek the reward again and again.
daydream about Aang from ATLA
How can someone overcome their brain’s attempts to distract?
physically removing distractions whenever possible
Shut down the phone when driving
disconnect from Wi-Fi while doing homework.
It's impossible.
What is one thing you can do to help yourself be less distracted?
