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appyboo

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In studying the language development of children from low SES families, researchers have found that children's receptive vocabulary scores at 36 months can be predicted by
 
  a. the presence of a father in the home a year earlier
  b. the frequency of fathers' book reading to them a year earlier
  c. the number of adult books in the household a year earlier
  d. the frequency of fathers' book reading to boys, but not to girls, at 24 months

Question 2

Infants are better able than adults to distinguish among sounds not found in their language.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

TRUE



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