For Children from Impoverished Environments, Stimulating Educational Experiences During Early

question 97

Multiple Choice

For children from impoverished environments, stimulating educational experiences during early childhood are most likely to

• A) facilitate the development of telomeres.
• B) decrease their emotional attachment to their own parents.
• C) have no discernable effect on subsequent academic performance.
• D) prevent the degeneration of activated connections between neurons.

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Definitions:

Amniotic Sac

A fluid-filled sac that surrounds and protects the embryo or fetus in the uterus.

Double Helix

The structure formed by double-stranded molecules of nucleic acids such as DNA, characterized by a twisted ladder-like appearance.

Chromosomal Disorders

Conditions caused by alterations in the number or structure of chromosomes, leading to disease or disability.

Pregnancy

The period during which a fetus develops inside a woman's uterus, typically lasting around 40 weeks from the last menstrual period to birth.