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In the context of prenatal development, what is habituation?
In the context of prenatal development, what is habituation?
- The gradual reduction in the strength of a response to a repeated stimulus (correct)
- The process by which the fetal heart rate decreases in response to a repeatedly presented stimulus
- The tendency of the fetus to show a preference for a particular stimulus over others
- The ability of the fetal brain to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections
What is synaptic pruning in the visual vs prefrontal cortex associated with?
What is synaptic pruning in the visual vs prefrontal cortex associated with?
- The development of depth perception in infants
- Enhanced learning and memory in infants
- The establishment of auditory discrimination in infants
- The refinement of neural circuits by eliminating excess synapses (correct)
What is the term used to describe the ability of infants to integrate information from different sensory modalities?
What is the term used to describe the ability of infants to integrate information from different sensory modalities?
- Fetal taste experience
- Violation of expectation
- Infant-directed speech
- Intermodal perception (correct)
When does the process of synaptogenesis primarily occur in infants?
When does the process of synaptogenesis primarily occur in infants?
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