By Age 2,the Number of Neurons in the Brain ____

question 133

Multiple Choice

By age 2,the number of neurons in the brain ____.

• A)decreases to a quarter as many as were present at birth
• B)decreases to half as many as were present at birth
• C)increases by twice as many as were present at birth
• D)increases by four times as many as were present at birth

Understand the phenomenon of scale errors and the dual representation hypothesis in the context of infant cognition.

Understand the concepts of implicit and explicit memory and how they develop.

Recognize the use of different types of memory (working, long-term) in everyday contexts.

Identify cognitive characteristics in infants that predict intelligence in later childhood.

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Definitions:

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