When Comparing Right - Hemisphere Lesions That Occur Before Age

question 5

Multiple Choice

When comparing right - hemisphere lesions that occur before age 1 with those that occur between ages 1 and 5, which is TRUE?

• A) The younger children show more impaired verbal and performance IQ.
• B) The younger children show less impaired verbal and performance IQ.
• C) The younger children show more impaired verbal IQ but less impaired performance IQ.
• D) The younger children show more impaired performance IQ but less impaired verbal IQ.

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Definitions:

Ways of Knowing

Various means by which human beings acquire knowledge, including sense perception, reason, emotion, faith, imagination, intuition, memory, and language.

Sensorimotor

Pertaining to the combined processes of sensory perception and motor action.

Preoperational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children from ages 2 to 7 engage in symbolic play and struggle with logic and taking the perspective of others.

Nonstage Theories

Cognitive development theories that argue against the idea of distinct, universal stages of cognitive growth, suggesting instead that development is a more continuous and fluid process.