Select the noun that correctly forms the abstract quality of being easily influenced or molded:
Neuroscientists have demonstrated that the remarkable ________ of the human brain allows neural pathways to reorganize following traumatic stroke injuries.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. plasticity
Answer: plasticity. Why not the others: 'plastification' refers to industrial coating with plastic; 'plasticness' is non-standard; 'plasticism' is a philosophical or art term.
- Step 1: Identify the scientific concept: the neurobiological capability of the brain to adapt, rewire, and be molded by learning and recovery.
- Step 2: The academic nominalization formed from 'plastic' with suffix '-ity' is 'plasticity' (specifically 'neuroplasticity').
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