Final Exam Preparation Brain Story MODs- Questions and Answers

The brain begins as an embryonic structure called the: a. brain stem b. neocortex c. neural tube d. spinal cord Neural tube Bain developmental starts shortly after conception. The brain is considered mature around the age of: a. 6 b. 18 c. 25 d. 60 25 Different abilities, and their underlying neural circuits, develop in a bottom-up sequence during sensitive periods. Put the following abilities in the correct sequence of development: sensory abilities, motor skills, executive function skills, emotional skills 1. sensory abilities 2. motor skills 3. emotional skills 4. executive function skills Order the stages of development from greatest plasticity to least plasticity Early childhood, late childhood, adolesence, adulthood The age at which brain has the most connections between its neurons is: a. 3 b. 6 c. 25 d. 50 3 How do experiences shape the developing brain? They influence which neural connections are strengthened and which are pruned away At what stage of development do negative experiences influence the architecture of the developing brain? At any stage of development One outcome of addiction in familes is: Parents without the capacity to parent in healthy ways leads to the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress