The Development of "Automacity" Allows the Child to _________

question 284

Multiple Choice

The development of "automacity" allows the child to _________.

• A)perform behaviors without thinking about them
• B)develop a "handedness" preference for the right or the left hand
• C)speak in full sentences,rather than in short words interspersed with pauses
• D)deal with separation anxiety from the parent or caregiver

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Definitions:

Reuptake Potential

The capacity of neurons to reabsorb neurotransmitters after they have been released into the synaptic cleft, affecting neurotransmission.

Graded Potential

Voltage changes that occur in neurons and vary in size, serving as signals that can initiate an action potential when threshold is reached.

Mapping Potential

This term is ambiguous without a specific context, but in a general sense, it could refer to the capability to understand, visualize, or plan the positioning and movement of variables in a given space.

Synapses

The junctions through which neurons signal to each other or to non-neuronal cells such as those in muscles or glands.