You have just had a baby. What can you expect in terms of language development for your little one over the first year?
What will be an ideal response?
Cooing occurs around 2 months and includes gurgling sounds such as "oo" and "ah." Babbling occurs around 4-10 months and includes repetitive consonant-vowel combinations such as "bababa." First gestures occur around 8-10 months, such as waving to communicate "bye-bye." Comprehension of words and simple sentences occurs around 10-12 months (infants at this age typically understand up to 50 words). An infant's first spoken word occurs around 12 months, and infants can comprehend more words that they can speak.
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A. sensation. B. childhood attachment styles. C. decision making. D. personality development.
Dan and Steven are considering getting their 4-year-old son a computer. Which statement can you share with them to best help them understand the value of computers in early childhood?
A) Computers have no educational benefits until children are old enough to read fluently. B) The use of word-processing programs in early childhood inhibits writing skills because the programs revise errors. C) Young children who use computers to draw or write produce much less elaborate pictures and text. D) Computer literacy and math programs expand children’s general knowledge.
Which of the following is an example of an emotional valence?
A. having a rapid heartbeat B. identifying your own mood as being happy C. experiencing a negative feeling D. perceiving another person's facial expression as fearful
Human hearing is not as good as dogs' hearing for _________ frequencies and not as good as elephants for _________ frequencies.
A. high; middle B. middle; low C. high; low D. low; high