In blind people, the visual areas in the brain might be active during tasks requiring hearing or touch due to plasticity
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
True
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According to the psychoanalytic perspective, when is the most critical time of life in the development of personality traits?
A. early childhood B. early adolescence C. late adolescence D. young adulthood
When children who are hearing impaired are not exposed to sign language, they ___
a. do not communicate b. invent their own signed language that is indistinguishable from true signed languages c. invent their own signed language that is less systematic than true signed languages d. develop the ability to communicate using American Sign Language
Curare, a poison, works by ________
a) blocking receptor sites and acting as an antagonist for acetylcholine b) stimulating the release of excessive amounts of acetylcholine c) stimulating the release of neurotransmitters d) inhibiting the production of inhibitory neurotransmitters
Which of the following is characteristic of a child whose mother drank alcohol heavily during pregnancy?
A. Accelerated rate of aging and obesity B. Suffers from withdrawal C. Down syndrome D. Brain abnormalities, facial deformities, and low birth weight