Which of the following is consistent with evidence for an experience-expectant process for face perception?
A) Face perception is an innate property of the fusiform face area.
B) Face perception may be impaired in children born with cataracts that prevent sensation of faces during the first weeks of life.
C) Face perception is impaired when damage, such as a stroke, occurs in and around the fusiform face area of adults.
D) Face perception is a process that develops well after birth, once the infant has enough experience with other objects.

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Experience-expectant processes in brain development suggest that the brain expects certain inputs (like faces) for its normal development. B) is correct because if children are deprived of seeing faces during a critical period due to cataracts, it implies that the brain expected this input for normal development of face perception abilities, consistent with the concept of experience-expectant processes.

Which of the Following Is Consistent with Evidence for an Experience-Expectant