About 25 Days After a Conception, the Brain of a Baby-To-Be

question 21

Multiple Choice

About 25 days after a conception, the brain of a baby-to-be is a tiny tube. Over time the tube grows longer and folds to form pockets that gradually evolve into structurally
Different parts. Inside the tube, neurons reproduce at an astonishing rate and then
Migrate to various locations to take on their functions. All of this happens regardless
Of the future baby's environmental circumstances. Which one of the following
Concepts best describes the nature of this early brain development?

• A) mitosis
• B) canalization
• C) codominance
• D) reflexive action

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Definitions:

Process Of Internalization

The psychological process through which individuals integrate and adopt external norms, values, and beliefs as their own.

Child's Personality

The combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of a child; it is the distinct set of personality traits and patterns that evolve over childhood.

Strange Situation

A paradigm used to test attachment in young children that involves separation from a parent.

Experimental Method

A research method involving the manipulation of one variable to determine if changes in one variable cause changes in another.