Which of the Following Is True About Language Development in Children

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about language development in children?

• A) Infants are born with capacities to perceive the sound contrasts of all human languages.
• B) From birth, infants are highly capable of perceiving just a very narrow range of subtle contrasts between speech sounds.
• C) Infants are less sensitive to sound contrasts than adults are.
• D) All of the above

Identify the founders and key contributions of Gestalt psychology to the study of perception.

Understand the principle of perceptual constancy, including depth and size constancy.

Recognize the role of visual cues and brain processing in motion perception and how it contributes to our understanding of movement.

Comprehend the law of Prägnanz and its importance in Gestalt psychology and perception.

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