TSAC Final
Nature - correct answer inherited (genetic) characteristics and tendencies
Nurture - correct answer environmental conditions
Universality - correct answer commonalities seen in all individuals (walking, talking;
the order of what happens is the same)
Diversity - correct answer different individuals progress in different ways (walking,
talking, beginning of puberty; timing differs from person to person)
Hindbrain - correct answer controls basic psychological processes that sustain
survival, including breathing, bold pressure, sleep, arousal, balance, and movement
Midbrain - correct answer connects the hindbrain to the forebrain and acts as a kind
of relay station between the two
Forebrain - correct answer produces complex thinking, emotional responses, and the
forces of motivation
Cortex - correct answer where interpreting, reasoning, communicating, and
purposeful, conscious thinking processes
nutrition - correct answer poor eating habits, sugar, fat, and salt are all being
consumed in excess, children are obese, schools must teach nutrition and healthy
eating habits
physical fitness - correct answer Those who are more fit tend to have a bigger
hippocampus and perform better on a test of memory than their less-fit peers.
