Sonya Is Beginning to Babble

question 140

Multiple Choice

Sonya is beginning to babble. Based on this simple piece of information, which is NOT true?

• A)Sonya is around 7 months of age.
• B)Sonya's babbles are made up of a repeated sequence consisting of a consonant followed by a vowel.
• C)Sonya is babbling in a wide range of sounds found in her language and other languages.
• D)Sonya's parents are probably responding to her
• sounds.

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Definitions:

Culture Specific

Characteristics, beliefs, or practices that are unique to a particular society, community, or group.

Unconsciously

Occurring without one's awareness, reflecting actions or thoughts that are not controlled or deliberated by the conscious mind.

Paraphrasing

The process of rewording or rephrasing information using different vocabulary and sentence structures while retaining the original meaning.

Para-Language

The non-verbal elements of communication used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as tone of voice, loudness, and pitch.