When Samer was born, stimulation in his brain resulted in a massive overabundance of synapses. Neurons that were seldom stimulated soon lost their synapses, in a process known as ________.
A. myelination
B. synaptic pruning
C. neuroimaging
D. neurotransmission
Answer: B
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a. immediate danger. b. physiological hypoarousal. c. absence of positive affect. d. possible future threats or dangers.
The fact that Kenyon can cope with his current boss's bad attitude because he has had past experience dealing with similar bosses is best explained by a. continuity theory
b. mechanics intelligence. c. the social convoy. d. cross-linking theory.
When Bayley retested a group of representative adults who had been tested as children, she found that intelligence was still improving at age 36
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
In the phenomenon of ___, infants respond to emotional cues from parents and other adults, particularly in situations that are ambiguous or unfamiliar, in order to gather information about how to behave and feel in those situations
a. the still face b. social referencing c. self-evaluation d. mutual responsiveness