As an Infant's Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Improve,he or She

question 121

Multiple Choice

As an infant's short-term and long-term memory improve,he or she should also get better ____.

• A) with the creation of personal fables
• B) in their degree of egocentrism
• C) at the task of object permanence
• D) speaking to an imaginary audience

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Definitions:

Neurons

Specialized cells within the nervous system responsible for conveying information to other nerve cells, muscles, or glands.

Autonomic Nervous System

The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Its sympathetic division arouses; its parasympathetic division calms.

Sympathetic Nervous System

The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations.

Parasympathetic Nervous System

The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy.