Regarding Language Development, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 28

Multiple Choice

Regarding language development, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Babies are able to cry from birth on; and by one month of age, they use crying to gain attention.
• B)Language is closely tied to maturation.
• C)Parents can tell if an infant is hungry, angry, or in pain from the tone of the crying.
• D)At four to five months of age, babies begin cooing.

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Definitions:

Attractive Babies

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Preterm

The term for babies born before the 37th week of pregnancy.

Cell Division

The process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells, crucial for growth, reproduction, and repair in living organisms.

Embryo

The early stage of development in multicellular organisms, in humans, it refers to the period from fertilization until the end of the eighth week of gestation, when the being is then referred to as a fetus.