Psychologist Carolyn Rovee-Collier placed babies on their backs under a colorful crib mobile and tied a ribbon around the baby's ankle, connecting it to the mobile. Whenever the babies spontaneously kicked their legs, the mobile jingled and rattled. Within minutes, infants as young as what age learned to control their movements and kick faster to move the mobile more?
a. three months
b. six months
c. nine months
d. 12 months
A
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a. supported by the evidence that most left-handed individuals are employed as artists or musicians b. a popular myth about lateralization c. supported by the research findings on split-brain operations d. important for teachers to consider when working with children who have learning disabilities
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synaptic density neuronal density neuropathways neuronal lipids