By Age 6, the Brain Is About 80% of It

question 140

True/False

By age 6, the brain is about 80% of it adult size.

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Definitions:

Zone of Proximal Development

A concept in educational psychology referring to the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Cognitive Skills

The mental capabilities involved in processing information, problem-solving, decision making, and learning, including attention, memory, and reasoning.

Skilled People

Individuals who have acquired special abilities, knowledge, or expertise through training or experience, enhancing their job performance.

Scripts

Abstract, generalized accounts of familiar repeated events.