The first step in adaptation is

In class Dr. Heyman mentioned all of the following as potential causes of infantile amnesia EXCEPT:

a. limitations in brain networks b. an inability to encode memories c. limitations in language abilities d. insufficient social scaffolding

An important difficulty with the distinctive features model of perception is

a. the need for an almost limitless number of special circuits for feature detection. b. that the effects of context receive too much weight. c. the lack of an acceptable operational definition of "distinctive feature." d. that the perception of complex patterns may occur faster than the perception of simpler patterns. e. the inability to empirically manipulate the necessary variables to form conclusive evidence.