When neuronal connections that are used become stronger and faster, and the neuronal connections that are not used wither away, what is happening?

Which of the following best exemplifies a "boomerang kid"?

A) Jane, who is 21 and is living at home with her parents while she attends college B) Richard, a father of 3 who returned home to live with his parents after his wife died so that his parents could help raise his children C) Joey, who is 35, never married, and returns home after losing a job, which occurs about every six months D) Malesia, whose culture encourages extended family living together, even after they are married

According to the article Boll ldface Letters about children's attributions for their own behavior, when helpless children succeed at a task they are likely to interpret this result as _____

(a) effort paying off (b) luck or chance (c) the first in a series of successes (d) skill that needs more work in the future