According to the __________ View of Development,the Difference Between the Immature

question 118

Multiple Choice

According to the __________ view of development,the difference between the immature and the mature is simply one of amount or complexity.

• A) nature
• B) discontinuous
• C) nurture
• D) continuous

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Definitions:

Nerve Net

Simple nervous system that has no center but consists of neurons that receive sensory information and connect directly to other neurons that move muscles.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, based on limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Neuron Theory

The principle that the nervous system is made up of discrete individual cells called neurons, which are the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system.

Axon Hillock

The conical structure at the junction between the axon and the neuron cell body where action potentials are generated.