A Study by Baldwin in Which an Experimenter Showed18-Month-Olds Two

question 12

Multiple Choice

A study by Baldwin in which an experimenter showed18-month-olds two novel objects and then concealed them in containers demonstrated that children:

• A)use adults' focus of attention as a cue to word meaning.
• B)are influenced by the grammatical category of new words.
• C)often make assumptions about the meaning of new words.
• D)are unable to use intentionality when interpreting the meaning of novel words.

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