Which of the following statements is true of plasticity?
A. Plasticity is the readiness of an organism's nervous system to acquire certain information during a brief critical period in early life.
B. There are individual differences in plasticity of responses to environmental events among members of a species.
C. There are no differences in plasticity because of nonnormative influences.
D. Plasticity is a general characteristic of development that applies to all members of a species.
Answer: B
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