Discuss what is meant by "canalization" when it comes to human development
What will be an ideal response?
Canalization refers to the tendency to return to one's genetically determined pattern of growth. In other words, if something has happened that has interfered with the child's growth, such as an illness or poor nutrition, the child will tend to "catch up" once that challenge has passed or been taken care of. Frequently, this means that a child who has shown a deficiency will demonstrate acceleration in development and will return to approximately the normal course of development for that individual.
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b. career plateauing. c. age discrimination. d. a glass ceiling.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Recent studies indicate that HIV-1 originated from
a. a contaminated polio vaccine b. chimpanzees c. germ research laboratories d. none of the above
If the functioning of genes were controlled by experience, what observation might this explain?
A. smoothly flowing developmental changes from infancy to adulthood B. mutant genes that lead to genetic diseases C. changes in brain resulting from learning D. physiological differences between chimpanzees and humans