BIOLOGY 6: Learning Skills & Behaviour 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyNervous system, hormones and behaviourGCSEOCR Created by: Chloe HanslowCreated on: 02-06-13 19:43 What does 'adaptable' mean? Being able to cope with whatever the environment throws at them 1 of 12 Why are complex animals adaptable? Because of the variety of potential pathways in the brain 2 of 12 What does having less flexible nervous systems make simpler animals' behaviour like? More predictable and less adaptable 3 of 12 What does the ability to to communicate by language (talk) depend on? Hearing other people speak as a child 4 of 12 There is a certain period where children must hear people speak or it may be too late to learn how to. What is this period called? Critical period 5 of 12 What age must children learn to speak by? 10 6 of 12 What happens if a child does not learn to speak before the age of 10? They will probably never be able to speak 7 of 12 What evidence based on a study, backs up the theory that children must learn to hear during the critical period? Feral children 8 of 12 What does the study of feral children show? Children found after the age of 10 do not learn to talk but children found before the age of 10 sometimes do 9 of 12 Which part of the brain is the cerebral cortex? (back, front, inner, outer) The outer part of the brain 10 of 12 What type of structure does the cerebral cortex have (causing the brain to look wrinkled)? A folded structure 11 of 12 What 4 things does the cerebral cortex play a big role in? Intelligence, memory, language and consciousness 12 of 12
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