While at the Park, 19-Month-Old Suzy Points to the Swing

question 156

Multiple Choice

While at the park, 19-month-old Suzy points to the swing set and says, "Push swing!" After she has had enough and wants to leave, she turns to her father and says, "Go car." Phrases such as these are called:

• A) child-directed speech.
• B) child-speak.
• C) baby talk.
• D) telegraphic speech.

Recognize the importance of logical support for forming reasonable opinions.

Identify factors that hinder effective critical thinking, such as resistance in various forms and confirmation bias.

Appreciate the role of critical thinking in resisting societal pressures and unjust governance.

Comprehend the stages of cognitive development in college students as proposed by William Perry.

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Definitions:

Carbon Dating

A method used to determine the age of an artifact or remains by measuring the amount of carbon-14 present, which decays over time.

Radiometric Dating

A method for determining the age of an object based on the decay rate of radioactive isotopes contained within it.

Half-Life

The time required for half the quantity of a radioactive substance to undergo decay or for a drug's concentration in the body to be reduced by half.

Isotope

Variants of a particular chemical element that differ in neutron number, and therefore in mass, but share the same chemical properties.