Dr. West wanted to know which group of parents in her study talked the least to their infants. She taped each couple with their children when the toddlers were 24-months old. Which group of parents spoke the least to their infants?
a. High-income parents.
b. Middle-income parents
c. Low-income parents.
d. She would be unable to determine this.
C. Parents in high-income families talk the most to their children, averaging about 35 words a minute; parents in middle-income families talk to their children an average of about 20 words a minute; and parents of low-income families provide the least language stimulation, just 10 words per minute.
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