Merzenich and His Colleagues Have Described the Changes Associated with Cognitive

question 91

Multiple Choice

Merzenich and his colleagues have described the changes associated with cognitive decline as ________.

• A) negative plastic changes
• B) neurodegeneration
• C) neuropathology
• D) neuropathy

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Definitions:

Intuitive Thought

A cognitive process that occurs without deliberate analytical effort, often based on quick, gut feelings or experiences.

Concrete Reasoning

The ability to understand and reason about things that are directly experienced or seen, focusing on the literal and present aspects.

Intuitive Thought

The process of knowing or understanding something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development (roughly ages 7 to 11) during which children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.