Explain how MRI scans of the brains of expert violinists have provided evidence for experience-dependent brain development
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Expert violinists have a thicker somatosensory cortex than normal in the area that processes sensory input from the left hand, indicating that their experiences in fingering the fretboard have shaped the development of this area of the brain.
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a. phrenology b. humanistic psychology c. analytical psychology d. self-actualization
Gardner and his associates are known for proposing __________
a) the generalized theory of intelligence. b) the Triarchic theory of intelligence. c) the theory of multiple intelligences. d) the theory of emotional intelligence.