The Brain Changes That Occur When You Learn to Walk

question 90

Multiple Choice

The brain changes that occur when you learn to walk, acquire speech, read, and fall in love are called neural ____________.

• A)accommodation
• B)plasticity
• C)elasticity
• D)personality

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Definitions:

Cataracts

A medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision.

Figure-Ground Relationships

A visual perception principle that describes how people differentiate an object (the figure) from its surrounding area (the ground).

Brightness Constancy

A visual perception mechanism that ensures objects are perceived as having the same brightness even when the illumination conditions change.

Relative Luminance

The amount of light that is emitted or reflected by an object, relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated white object.