Question

which of the following statements concerning childhood brain development is not true?
a. children seldom remember events that occurred before the age of three.
b. infants can make cause and effect associations before the age of three.
c. synaptic pruning occurs as the growth of fatty tissues around neurons increase.
d. myelination helps to speed up information processing during childhood.

please select the best answer from the choices provided

a
b
c
d

Explanation:

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Analyze statements on early memory and learning

• Statement A refers to infantile amnesia, which is the well-documented inability of adults and older children to retrieve memories from before age three. This statement is true.
• Statement B refers to basic cognitive associations. Infants can indeed learn simple cause-and-effect relationships (such as kicking a mobile to make it move) before age three. This statement is true.

Analyze statements on structural brain development

• Statement C claims that synaptic pruning occurs as the growth of fatty tissues (myelin) around neurons increases. Synaptic pruning is the elimination of weak or unused synaptic connections to increase efficiency, which is a distinct process from myelination (the growth of fatty sheaths). Pruning does not occur because of or as myelination increases; they are separate developmental processes. Thus, this statement is not true.
• Statement D states that myelination helps speed up information processing. Myelin acts as an electrical insulator, which directly increases the speed of action potential propagation along axons. This statement is true.

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<mcq-option>(D) Myelination helps to speed up information processing during childhood.</mcq-option>
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Answer:

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• Statement A refers to infantile amnesia, which is the well-documented inability of adults and older children to retrieve memories from before age three. This statement is true.
• Statement B refers to basic cognitive associations. Infants can indeed learn simple cause-and-effect relationships (such as kicking a mobile to make it move) before age three. This statement is true.

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• Statement C claims that synaptic pruning occurs as the growth of fatty tissues (myelin) around neurons increases. Synaptic pruning is the elimination of weak or unused synaptic connections to increase efficiency, which is a distinct process from myelination (the growth of fatty sheaths). Pruning does not occur because of or as myelination increases; they are separate developmental processes. Thus, this statement is not true.
• Statement D states that myelination helps speed up information processing. Myelin acts as an electrical insulator, which directly increases the speed of action potential propagation along axons. This statement is true.

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