Question

Jenny, age 16, and her mother Alice are looking at family photographs and focus on one of Arthur (Jenny’s dad and Alice’s husband). They interpret the expression on his face very differently. When Arthur gets home, he confirms Alice’s interpretation of the picture. Jenny’s error can be explained by the fact that _________.a. Alice has more gray matter than Jennyb. Jenny’s amygdala has matured before her frontal lobesc. Jenny’s frontal lobes has matured before her amygdalad. Jenny has more white matter than Alice

Answer 1

Answer:

B). Jenny's amygdala has matured before her frontal lobes.

Explanation:

As per the question, Jenny's error would be elaborated by the description that her amygdala(part of brain responsible for emotions, memory, and instincts in humans) has reached maturity before her 'frontal lobes'(part of brain responsible for intellectual activities like thought, reasoning, attention, consciousness, etc.). Jenny is mistaken because her emotional aspect has developed or become active before gaining the ability to consciously think, judge or execute a behavior. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.