PSYC 3341 Lecture 3: Development and Plasticity

41. The fact that researchers have found that rat pups that were raised in a stimulating early environment have larger neurons and more dendrite branches supports A) the idea that brain development is primarily genetically determined B) the idea that the environment has an important impact on brain development C) the idea of neural plasticity D) all of the above E) Only B) and C) above

18. The capacity of a brain area to reorganize in response to damage is known as brain a. hemispherectomy b. cognitive neural prosthetics. c. plasticity. d. lateralization

Vygotskys language development