Between 3 and 5 years of age, Ananya is increasingly able to coordinate her left and right hands in tasks such as eating, building with blocks, and reading and copying printed letters. This is most likely due to growth of white matter tracts in which area of the brain?

A. the prefrontal cortex
B. the visual cortex
C. the auditory cortex
D. the corpus callosum


Answer: D

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Another term for "mindblindness" is

a. aphasia. b. spatial neglect. c. dyslexia. d. visual agnosia.

Psychology

Tony used to ride motorcycles in college. Now, as an adult, he'd like to ride again. Which of the following systems would most help him remember how to ride a motorcycle?

a. procedural memory c. semantic memory b. episodic memory d. sensory memory

Psychology

The practice of one woman having several husbands is

a. monogamy. c. polyandry. b. polygamy. d. serial monogamy.

Psychology

All of the following are true of late-maturing girls EXCEPT:

A) they are more likely than early maturing girls to engage in delinquent acts. B) they may be envious of their better developed age mates. C) they resent being treated like little girls. D) they are seldom invited to boy-girl parties.

Psychology