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When four-year-old Methuselah sees an elderly gentleman enter a store, he screams, Mommy, look at that old man who looks like he should be dead The fact that Methuselah does not yet realize that such statements are socially inappropriate indicates that he lacks a complete understanding of the _____ of language.
 
  a. semantics
  b. syntax
  c. prosody
  d. pragmatics

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According to the _____ model, a child's behavior is determined by both the actions of a parent and the child's characteristics (including genetically-based responses).
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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