What Were the Results of an Experiment in Which Infants

question 48

Multiple Choice

What were the results of an experiment in which infants heard a woman speak in either an adult­directed or an infant­directed manner?

• A)infants preferred to look at a photograph of the woman who used adult­directed speech than at a photograph of an unfamiliar woman.
• B)infants preferred to look at a photograph of the woman who used child­directed speech than at a photograph of an unfamiliar woman.
• C)infants demonstrated no clear preference for individuals on the basis of their speech style.
• D)infants were better able to learn words from the woman who used adult­directed speech.

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Definitions:

Overestimate

To assess something as more significant or larger than it actually is based on mistaken or exaggerated beliefs.

Dizygotic

Referring to twins that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm, making them genetically distinct, similar to siblings born at different times.

Identical Twins

Twins resulting from the splitting of a single fertilized egg, sharing the same genetic material and often having very similar appearances.

Fraternal Twins

Twins that develop from two different eggs fertilized by separate sperm cells, resulting in siblings that are genetically unique.