The idea of "gradual modularisation" is most closely associated with:

• A. Karmiloff-Smith's view that architecture develops over time
• B. Marr's strict fixed modular structure
• C. The belief that modularity is entirely innate
• D. The concept of cross modal priming

Answer: (A)

Gradual modularisation is the idea that the brain’s architecture becomes increasingly specialized over development as experience shapes neural systems, rather than being fully modular from birth. This fits Karmiloff-Smith’s neuroconstructivist perspective, which argues that cognitive architecture develops over time through interaction of genes, brain maturation, and experience. Early processing tends to be diffuse and not neatly divided into distinct modules, and as children learn and engage with the world, neural networks differentiate into more specialized, domain-specific systems. This view stands in contrast to the notion that modularity is entirely innate or fixed from the start, and it’s not about cross modal priming, which is a related phenomenon rather than a developmental theory of modularization.