In preschoolers, _____ enables other areas of the brain to compensate for injuries to particular areas of the brain.
A) elasticity
B) specificity
C) efficacy
D) plasticity
Question 2K. Warner Schaie's longitudinal data from his research in 1994 shows that spatial orientation and numeric ability _____ in late adulthood.
A) rise gradually
B) strengthen dramatically
C) remain constant
D) decline dramatically
Question 3Which of the following is a result of the myelination of the corpus callosum?
A) It hinders the development of the cerebellum.
B) It restricts the brain from exhibiting plasticity.
C) It helps in distinguishing between left- and right-brained children.
D) It enables the integration of logical and emotional functioning.
Question 4Spatial orientation is primarily associated with _____.
A) existential intelligence
B) fluid intelligence
C) crystallized intelligence
D) interpersonal intelligence
Question 5Which of the following is true of the corpus callosum?
A) It starts developing only after the age of five.
B) Its use is limited to processing visual information.
C) It connects the brain stem to the frontal regions of the brain.
D) Its myelination is largely complete by the age of eight.
Question 6Numeric ability is primarily associated with _____.
A) existential intelligence
B) fluid intelligence
C) crystallized intelligence
D) interpersonal intelligence