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  • Children develop a sense of self at age 3 / 4 / 5.
    3
  • The left side of the brain controls the LEFT / RIGHT side of the body.
    RIGHT
  • True or False: People are born with a certain level of intelligence that doesn't change over their lifetime
    False! A persons IQ can rise and fall because the brain is getting reorganized and is exposed to new experience..
  • Your brain contains _____ neurons. 10 THOUSAND / 1 MILLION / 100 BILLION
    100 BILLION
  • TRUE or FALSE: The brain reaches its biggest size age 11 (girls) and age 14 (boys).
    TRUE
  • Adolescents should ideally sleep ___ hours per night. 7-8 / 8-9 / 9-10
    9-10 hours
  • True or False: The teenage brain needs less rest/sleep than adult brains.
    False - Teenagers actually require more sleep (8-10 hours) due to ongoing brain development.
  • True or False: The teenage brain is weaker than the adult brain in every way.
    False - It can recover from injury more easily.
  • True or False: The brain weighs about 5 pounds
    The average adult brain weighs around 3 pounds, not 5.
  • TRUE or FALSE: The probability of becoming addicted to something is higher for teenagers
    TRUE