When a Child Jerks Away Her Hand After She Has

question 174

Multiple Choice

When a child jerks away her hand after she has touched a hot stove, her reaction is due to:

• A) growth in her cerebral cortex and increasing myelination.
• B) development in her occipital and parietal lobes.
• C) cephalocaudal developmental patterns.
• D) impulses being carried between her axons, dendrites, and synapses.

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