Molecular Compounds Form Ions When They Dissolve in Water

question 73

True/False

Molecular compounds form ions when they dissolve in water.

Appreciate the complexity and multi-directional nature of human development.

Grasp the key tenets of developmental and ecological-systems theories.

Acknowledge the importance of research methodology and its limitations in the study of human development.

Understand the distinctions between various research designs and their implications for developmental psychology.

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Definitions:

Postnatal Brain Growth

The process of brain development and increase in size that occurs after birth through childhood and adolescence.

Synapses

Connections among neurons, usually between the dendrite of one neuron and the axon of another neuron, or between the dendrites of one neuron and the cell body of a second neuron. At the synapse there is a gap between neurons, which can be bridged by chemicals called neurotransmitters.

Myelination

The phenomenon in which glial cells wrap themselves around the axons of neurons, providing an insulating sheath that facilitates the conduction of electrical impulses.

Methylation

An epigenetic change that makes the expression of a gene less likely. It involves the addition of a methyl group (an organic molecule) to DNA, either to the coded gene or to regulatory DNA. Or, it can involve the addition of a methyl group to histones that bind with DNA.