The area of the brain which undergoes the greatest change from the puberty into young adulthood is the:

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1. A psychologist interested in knowing how young children think while learning ‘how to play games’, is a (an):

   A. Behavioural psychologist B. Sports psychologist C. Cognitive psychologist D. Environmental psychologist...

2. The brain structure that controls unconscious but essential functions such as breathing and circulation is the:

   A. cerebellum B. corpus callosum C. hypothalamus D. medulla...

3. An innovative scanning technique that uses magnetic to visualize brain activity is called:

   A. PET B. MRI C. CAT D. fMRI...

4. When you are walking, the brain sends messages to the skeletal muscles in the legs by way of:

   A. efferent fibers B. central fibers C. motor fibers D. sensory fibers...

5. A disease believed to be caused because of cell death in a brain area that produces dopamine:

   A. Alzheimer’s disease B. Drug abuse C. Epilepsy D. Parkinson’s disease...

6. A disease characterized by the decline in brain function:

   A. Epilepsy B. Drug abuse C. Parkinson’s disease D. Alzheimer’s disease...

7. Both brain and spinal cord are protected by:

   A. Cranium B. Vertebral column C. Meninges D. All of these...

8. You are feeling a lot of fear, the brain site most likely involved is:

   A. the midbrain B. the left hemisphere C. the right hemisphere D. the amygdala...

9. Benzodiazepines exert their effects in the brain by enhancing activity at the_______receptor.

   A. GAB Aergic B. Cholinergic C. Dopaminergic D. Serotonergic...

10. The portion of the brain that appears to be the last area to mature fully is the:

    A. hypothalamus B. corpus callosum C. prefrontal cortex D. occipital lobe...