What Do We Learn from the Research of Meaney and His

question 97

Multiple Choice

What do we learn from the research of Meaney and his colleagues with rats?

• A) Infants prefer complex pictures over simple pictures.
• B) Adult personalities have no relationship to infant temperaments.
• C) Touching infants might produce harmful effects.
• D) Handling rat pups during the first days after birth had an impact on their responses to stressful events.

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Definitions:

Neurotropic Factors

Proteins that are essential for the development, function, and survival of nerve cells, or neurons.

Brain Cells

Cells found in the brain which include neurons and glial cells, responsible for processing and transmitting information.

Neuroblasts

Immature neuronal cells capable of dividing and differentiating into various types of neurons.

Glioblasts

Immature glial cells that can differentiate into various types of glial cells in the central nervous system.