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1. When is the fastest rate of brain growth for humans?

a. Between birth and age 3 b. Between 10 and 16 years old c. Ages 25 and up

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The answer is: a. Between birth and age 3.

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Multiple Choice

2. Negative experiences in adulthood have what kind of impact on the brain?

a. They create new synapses that bridge the gap between new and old information. b. They begin the process of myelination and pruning the brain’s synapses for growth. c. They create new connections which may alter a person’s fears, habits, and routines.

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The answer is: c. They create new connections which may alter a person’s fears, habits, and routines.

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c. They create new connections which may alter a person’s fears, habits, and routines.

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Multiple Choice

3. What is myelination?

a. The brain prunes the synapses that go unused to increase brain size and function. b. When the brain regresses back to a state of inactivity. c. When the brain grows at a rapid rate and nearly doubles in size during the first three years of development.

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The answer is: a. The brain prunes the synapses that go unused to increase brain size and function.

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a. The brain prunes the synapses that go unused to increase brain size and function.

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4. The brain is always undergoing change.

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Multiple Choice

5. What are the three main parts of the brain?

a. The amygdala, the cerebral cortex, the pituitary gland. b. The brain stem, cerebrum, and the folds of the cerebral cortex. c. The frontal lobe, parietal lobe, and the brain stem.

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The answer is: b. The brain stem, cerebrum, and the folds of the cerebral cortex.

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b. The brain stem, cerebrum, and the folds of the cerebral cortex.

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