Pushing Infants Beyond Their Current Capacities with Letter and Number

question 67

Multiple Choice

Pushing infants beyond their current capacities with letter and number flash cards and educational tablet applications __________.

• A) yields smarter "superbabies" who are ready for the challenge of formal education
• B) increases the size of the prefrontal cortex, which governs complex cognition
• C) increases the brain's capacity for impulse control and stress management
• D) can cause them to withdraw, thereby threatening their interest in learning

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