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Chelseaamend

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Chapter 13 discusses research by McDonough and Mandler, in which 9-month-olds showed that they knew that animals drink, whereas vehicles can carry people. This research suggests that babies
 
  a. show habituation.
  b. prefer nouns and verbs to words that merely show a grammatical function.
  c. are aware of syntax.
  d. appreciate semantic concepts.

Question 2

According to the discussion of early language production,
 
  a. true babbling involves only vowels.
  b. babbling is a form of intentional communication.
  c. when infants are 1 month old, their babbling already sounds like the language spoken in their home.
  d. intentional communication begins at about 9 months of age.


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s.meritte

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: d

Answer to Question 2

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Chelseaamend

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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