Larry is talking to his ten-month-old son. He wants his son to call him "daddy" and he keeps repeating the word "daddy" to his son. He is delighted when his son responds with "dada." In this scenario, Larrys's son is:

A. cooing.
B. babbling.
C. humming.
D. murmuring.


Answer: B

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