If You Observed Babies in Many Different Cultures Just as They

question 67

Multiple Choice

If you observed babies in many different cultures just as they were beginning to use language, you would find that

• A)the stages they go through in acquiring language depend on the culture in which they are being raised.
• B)children use only words they have heard from other children.
• C)their first words identify objects or are simple action words.
• D)the rate at which they acquire language does not depend on the culture in which they grow up.

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Definitions:

Pyloric Pump

A mechanism involving the pylorus, the region of the stomach that connects to the small intestine, which regulates the passage of digestive contents into the intestine.

Pyloric Opening

The opening from the stomach into the duodenum, regulated by the pyloric sphincter to control the passage of digested food.

Chyme

A semi-fluid mass of partly digested food that moves from the stomach to the small intestine.

Cholecystokinin

A hormone secreted by cells in the duodenum that stimulates the digestion of fat and protein.