Many cultures transmitted complex knowledge from one generation to the next without writing or printing. What property of oral language permits the transmission of knowledge across generations?

Salina was terrified during the Loma Prieto, California, earthquake on October 17, 1989. Within two days of the earthquake and for a couple of weeks afterward, among other responses, Salina was very anxious, did not sleep well, and did not feel comfortable inside a building. However, gradually these reactions diminished, disappearing altogether by the end of the month. Her reaction to the earthquake most likely reflected _______________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Your text has a section on brain damage and recovery, which concludes with which of the following generalizations:

a. Brain damage that occurs prenatally can usually be remedied through medication during early childhood. b. The worst time to suffer brain damage is very early, during prenatal development and the first year after birth. c. The worst forms of brain damage tend to result from synaptic pruning that occurs over an extended period of development. d. New brain stimulation methods are dramatically decreasing the rates of negative consequences from early brain injuries.