A Kitten Whose Eyes Are Covered During the First Months

question 32

Multiple Choice

A kitten whose eyes are covered during the first months of its life loses the ability to see clearly in ways that would have been possible without the loss of early visual stimulation.This effect remains despite later attempts to remediate the loss.This is an example of which of the following?

• A)Behavior genetics
• B)Critical period
• C)Plasticity
• D)Visual demand

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