Which Example Does NOT Illustrate Experience-Dependent Plasticity

question 204

Multiple Choice

Which example does NOT illustrate experience-dependent plasticity?

• A) the increased activity in left-brain areas for children with dyslexia who were given extra training in sounds and letters
• B) the enlarged cortical representation of the left hand for Braille readers
• C) the extra dendritic spines on the cortical neurons of monkeys reared in a complex environment
• D) the activation in the visual cortex of congenitally blind individuals when reading Braille

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Definitions:

Study Techniques

Methods and strategies employed to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of learning and memorization.

Visualizing

The process of mentally picturing something, which can enhance understanding, memory, or planning.

Actively Encoded

Information that is consciously worked on and processed in such a way that it becomes part of one's long-term memory.

Working Memory

The part of short-term memory that is concerned with immediate, conscious perceptual and linguistic processing, integral for reasoning and the guidance of decision-making and behavior.