In the context of the role of parents and caregivers in social interaction, which of the following statements is true about the prelinguistic period?
A. At the babbling stage, adults help an infant advance toward true speech by repeating the sounds the baby makes and rewarding her efforts.
B. Parents' imitation of babies' sounds has a negative impact on babies, resulting in a slow pace of language learning.
C. At the babbling stage, parents or caregivers boost vocabulary development by correctly pronouncing words rather than imitating their babies' sounds.
D. This is an early stage in language development and is unlikely to help babies experience the social aspect of speech.
Answer: A
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