Seven-month-old Julius hears this conversation:
John: I want to go swim.
John's dad: Do you want to swim in the pool?
John: No, I want to swim in the lake.
If Julius then hears the words "run" and "swim," what would you expect him to do?
a. pay more attention to "run" than to "swim"
b. pay more attention to "swim" than to "run"
c. pay equal attention to "run" and "swim"
d. say the words "run" and "swim"
b
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a. it rarely works. b. parents’ beliefs were stronger predictors of their children’s beliefs than the reverse. c. it applies best to mathematics and reading. d. children’s beliefs were stronger predictors of their parents’ beliefs than the reverse.
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