What is home sign? How might this be used by deaf children?

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1. Home sign is a gestural communication system spontaneously developed by deaf children whose parents do not use sign language.
2. It serves as a simple type of language (up to three-word sentences) with which these children and their parents can communicate.

Psychology

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Another term for psychographic characteristics is ________.

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