Word List for quiz sheet

Question or Hint Answer or Word

When does grey matter in the prefrontal cortex increase? Just before puberty (wrong answers: Around 13 years old, Between the ages of 8 and 10, In adulthood, All of the above)
The peak of grey matter growth is at what age for boys? 12 years old (wrong answers: 13 years old, 10 years old, 5 years old, None of the above)
What do scientists think is more important in brain development during puberty? pruning (wrong answers: grey matter growth, thicker branches, connections between neurons, All of the above)
Pruning in the brain is like pruning a tree to make the branches fewer but thinker and stronger. True (wrong answers: False)
Teenagers use the same part of their brain as adults when looking at the pictures in a research study. False (wrong answers: True)
Adolescence is the period of huge and surprising physical change in the __________. brain (wrong answers: mind, body, hair, all of these)
What part of the brain is linked to gut reaction and raw emotion? amygdala (wrong answers: cerebral cortex, prefrontal cortex, cerebellum)