If the Brain's Language Areas Are Damaged in Early Infancy

question 43

Multiple Choice

If the brain's language areas are damaged in early infancy,

• A) language functions may develop normally, nonetheless.
• B) language functions are unlikely to ever develop.
• C) there may be partial recovery but less than for similar injuries in adults.
• D) specialized deficits such as stuttering may result.

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Definitions:

Traditional Societies

Traditional societies are characterized by a predominantly agrarian and non-industrial culture with social structures and norms defined by customs, traditions, and often, religious beliefs.

Accommodation

In anthropology, refers to an adaptation process by which a people resists assimilation by modifying its traditional culture in response to pressures by a dominant society in order to preserve its distinctive ethnic identity.

Acculturation

The massive cultural change that occurs in a society when it experiences intensive firsthand contact with a more powerful society.

Atmosphere

The layer of gases that surrounds a planet, such as Earth, and is retained by the planet's gravity.