Infants Generally Begin to Associate Words with Their Referents

question 138

Multiple Choice

Infants generally begin to associate words with their referents:

• A)at 2 months of age.
• B)at 18 months of age.
• C)by trial-and-error babbling.
• D)well before they can produce any words.
• •with explicit instruction by their caregivers.

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