Experience-Expectant Processes of Brain Development

question 155

Multiple Choice

Experience-expectant processes of brain development:

• A) are the result of specific individual experiences.
• B) have been found in chick embryos and rats, but not in humans.
• C) anticipate certain experiences that are typically universal for humans.
• D) allow organisms to learn from experience.

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