As an adult,Sanya wants to learn Spanish and become a Spanish teacher.She is having trouble trilling the r and does not sound like a native speaker.What kind of synapse overproduction and pruning process is associated with Sanya's difficulty?
A)Neurogenesis
B)Myelination
C)Experience-dependent
D)Experience-expectant

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The experience-expectant synapse pruning process is associated with Sanya's difficulty in learning to trill the r sound in Spanish. This process occurs during typical development and involves the elimination of unused synapses based on the brain's expectations for typical experiences. As Sanya did not have prior experience with trilling the r sound in Spanish, her brain did not form the necessary connections to produce the sound easily.

As an Adult,Sanya Wants to Learn Spanish and Become a Spanish