The _______ Grow(s) the Fastest in Middle Childhood

question 129

Multiple Choice

The _______ grow(s) the fastest in middle childhood.

• A) head
• B) upper body
• C) extremities
• D) lower body

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Definitions:

Synaptic Pruning

The process of eliminating weaker synaptic connections in the brain while strengthening others, which occurs primarily during early development.

Exuberant Synaptogenesis

A rapid growth in synaptic density that prepares the brain for a vast range of possible experiences.

Perceptual Narrowing

A process in which infants lose their apparently innate abilities to detect certain sensory features because those features do not occur very often in their environments.

Experience-Dependent

A term describing traits or abilities that develop or change in response to the environment and specific experiences.