A Baby's Language That Consists of Repetition of Consonant-Vowel Combinations

question 17

Multiple Choice

A baby's language that consists of repetition of consonant-vowel combinations is called ________.

• A) telegraphic speech
• B) holophrasing
• C) cooing
• D) babbling

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Definitions:

Psychological Development

The changes in cognitive, emotional, and social capabilities and behaviors across the lifespan, influenced by a mixture of genetic and environmental factors.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and to manage emotional conflict and internal or external stressors.

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where unpleasant thoughts, memories, or desires are excluded from conscious awareness.

Psychosexual Stage

A concept in Freudian psychology referring to the series of developmental stages children go through, where each stage is characterized by the erogenous zone that is the source of a child's psychosexual energy.