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crobinson2013

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on: Jun 21, 2018
The parts of the brain responsible for inhibiting aggression and considering the long-term consequences of behavior are mature in humans
 
  a. at puberty.
 b. at the age of 16, which is why we allow people to start driving at that age.
  c. at the age of 18, which is why legal adulthood begins at this age.
 d. by the mid-20s.

Question 2

Compared to control participants, impulsively violent criminals show less activity in which of the following brain areas?
 
  a. the amygdala
 b. the orbitofrontal cortex
  c. the premotor cortex
 d. the hypothalamus


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tdewitt

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b


crobinson2013

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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