Why Do the Ifaluk Maintain That Parents Should Not Play

question 47

Multiple Choice

Why do the Ifaluk maintain that parents should not play with their young children?

• A) They believe that infants under the age of 2 have no thoughts or feelings.
• B) Their ethnotheories state that "a quiet baby is a healthy baby."
• C) It is seen as foolish for an adult to play children's games.
• D) They encourage babies to sleep as much as possible and conserve energy.

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Definitions:

Hemispheric Dominance

A process in which one hemisphere becomes stronger and more adept than the other.

Synaptogenesis

The process by which neurons form synapses with other neurons, enabling the transmission of signals in the nervous system.

Myelination

The formation of a fatty sheath around the axons of neurons, which improves the speed and efficiency of electrical impulses in the nervous system.

Synaptic Pruning

The process by which extra neurons and synaptic connections are eliminated to increase the efficiency of neurotransmission in the brain.