The Development of Inhibitory Neural Pathways in the Higher Region

question 139

Multiple Choice

The development of inhibitory neural pathways in the higher region of the brain leads to what characteristic of the fetal period?

• A) the beginning ossification of the skeleton
• B) the appearance of generalized movements
• C) a reduction in activity level
• D) differentiation of the three major divisions of the brain

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MLU

Mean Length of Utterance, a measure used in the study of child language acquisition indicating the average length of a child's spoken statements.

Overextension

In language acquisition, the use by children of a word in a broader context than is appropriate, indicating the developmental process of understanding linguistic categories.

Overextension

The application of a specific word to a broader range of objects or situations than is appropriate, common in early language acquisition.

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