At What Age Would a Parent Expect the Rate of Children's

question 14

Multiple Choice

At what age would a parent expect the rate of children's vocabulary acquisition to increase dramatically?

• A) 6 months
• B) 12 months
• C) 18 months
• D) 30 months

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Definitions:

Sensitivity

A quality or condition of being sensitive; the ability to perceive, respond to, and measure changes in external or internal conditions.

Centre-surround

A term most often used in neuroscience that describes how certain neurons in the visual system are organized to respond differentially to light in the center of their receptive field compared to the surround area.

Receptive Field

A receptive field is the specific region of sensory space (e.g., visual or auditory) in which a stimulus will modify the firing of a particular neuron.

Inhibitory Synapse

A type of synaptic connection that decreases the likelihood of the receiving neuron firing an action potential.