Question

The fact that teenagers often feel like adults far earlier than they develop the ability to make sensible, well-thought-out decisions reflects the fact that the __________ often matures more quickly than the __________ lobe.
A. amygdala; parietal
B. hypothalamus; occipital
C. thalamus; temporal
D. limbic system; frontal

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is D. limbic system; frontal

The fact that teenagers often feel like adults far earlier than they develop the ability to make sensible, well-thought-out decisions reflects the fact that the limbic system often matures more quickly than the frontal lobe.

Explanation:

When we feel an emotion, a group of brain structures collectively called the "limbic system," comprising the hypothalamus, hippocampus, and amygdala; they activate allowing us to process emotions and rewards. In the frontal lobe, "the most anterior part of the brain" is in charge of "executive motor" tasks. The frontal lobe areas are associated with a whole series of processes ranging from motor control to "executive functions" as complicated as planning and decision making. But in adolescence these skills have not yet fully developed. Furthermore, to make decisions it is not enough to analyze the objective data that comes to us through the senses, emotions inevitably intervene in our decisions and this is where the limbic system intervenes. In the adolescent brain the limbic system responds more strongly to that reward compared to the adult brain. During the cerebral maturation of adolescence in the hippocampus and the amygdala, individual memory and affectivity are consolidated, seeking to develop an identity separate from the family nucleus, this makes them feel that they are already prepared to make well-thought-out decisions. In addition, the life experiences that arise are of great importance: new circuits, new synapses, which at first will be weak and easily changeable, until the ability to make decisions improves and, by force of repetition, they consolidate.

Answer 2

Answer: The fact that teenagers often feel like adults far earlier than they develop the ability to make sensible, well-thought-out decisions reflects the fact that the limbic system often matures more quickly than the frontal lobe.

The correct option is D (limbic system; frontal)

Explanation: