Until about one year of age, infants respond similarly to the basic sounds used in all languages. After that, they can detect subtle differences in language sounds only in their native language. Which of the following theories best supports this phenomenon?
A) canalization
B) experiential canalization
C) genetic determinism
D) probabilistic epigenesis
B) experiential canalization The concept of experiential canalization is that genetics provides a wide range of development outcomes, and the environment plays the limiting role.
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a. sensorineural hearing loss b. presbyopia c. loud-soft discrimination deficits d. tone deafness
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A) menarche B) pubic hair C) breast development D) skin texture
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A. They tend to emphasize that the distributions of men and women on any given personality variable show tremendous overlap. B. They believe that the differences that exist between men and women have significant practical importance for behavior in everyday life. C. They focus equally on the magnitude of sex differences and the magnitude of any other effects in psychology. D. They are of the view that sex differences tend to be small, large, or moderate in magnitude.