Examine the effects of long-term and extreme stress on children's ability to learn. What brain structures are involved? How are they affected by stress?
What will be an ideal response?
Permanent deficits in learning and memory could result from the release of too
many stress hormones in the hypothalamus. This could lead to the destruction of
some neurons of the hippocampus, the central memory processor. Children who
are often terrorized may suffer brain damage or impaired memory and delayed
logical thinking.
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a. better than if they were not listening to music. b. worse than if they were not listening to music. c. differently depending on each particular student's ability to multitask. d. The same as if they were not listening to music.
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a. selection c. family b. strain d. twin