When a baby is born, its brain does not know what skills it will need to learn in its culture and environment. Extra synapses are formed just in case they are needed. This is referred to as
A) synaptic pruning.
B) experience-dependent development.
C) glial cell production.
D) experience-expectant development.
D) experience-expectant development. The development of universal skills in which excess synapses form and are pruned according to experience.
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What will be an ideal response?
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