According to the Textbook, Which One of the Following Conclusions

question 6

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, which one of the following conclusions is most warranted from research on brain development?

• A) To become truly skilled in such domains as art and music, children should begin systematic instruction in these domains before the age of five.
• B) The ability to think abstractly depends on the development of many synaptic connections during the first five years of life.
• C) Children probably won't acquire the basic skills essential to success in the adult world (e.g., reading, writing, math) unless they begin developing those skills in the early elementary grades at the latest.
• D) Classroom experiences can significantly enhance people's cognitive development throughout the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary school years.

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Definitions:

Sensory Neurons

Nerve cells that transmit sensory information (such as sight, sound, touch) from the body's periphery to the central nervous system.

Sensory Experiences

Perceptions or interactions involving the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch) that form the basis of human experience.

Pattern Theory

The proposal that different sensory qualities are encoded by specific patterns of firing among the relevant neurons.

Signal-Detection Experiment

A research method used to assess the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns.