An Infant's Gradual Development of the Capacity to Regulate Emotions

question 31

Multiple Choice

An infant's gradual development of the capacity to regulate emotions is associated with development of

• A) amygdala.
• B) frontal regions of the cerebral cortex.
• C) the brain stem.
• D) the hippocampus.

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