Match the Following: -Prelinguistic

question 135

Multiple Choice

Match the following:
-Prelinguistic

• A)average number of morphemes in an utterance
• B)words the child can use
• C)assesses mental and motor abilities
• D)underlying meaning of a sentence
• E)discriminate known objects from novel objects
• F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
• G)words the child knows
• H)learning language results from an interaction between the environment and an inborn tendency
• I)repeat behaviors that affect the environment
• J)one example is babbling
• K)concept of the world
• L)modification of existing schemes
• M)"Car go!"
• N)communication through symbols formed by moving hands and arms
• O)items exist even when out of sight
• P)imitation of people or events that occurred in the past
• Q)automatic repetition of sounds or words
• R)characterized by impaired comprehension of speech
• S)schemes are applied to specific situations
• T)period during which the brain is capable of learning language due to its plasticity

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