In a Study by Hirsh-Pasek and Golinkoff, When Infants Were

question 53

Multiple Choice

In a study by Hirsh-Pasek and Golinkoff, when infants were shown two videotaped scenes, one with a woman kissing keys while holding a ball and the other with a woman kissing a ball while holding keys, and heard, "She's kissing the keys," infants

• A) were sensitive to word order.
• B) learned from syntactic bootstrapping.
• C) used intention to comprehend meaning.
• D) did all of these.

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Definitions:

Limbic Systems

A complex set of brain structures located on both sides of the thalamus, involved in many of our emotions and motivations, particularly those related to survival such as fear, anger, and emotions related to reproduction.

Interneurons

Neurons that transmit signals between other neurons, especially as part of reflexes or neural circuits.

Neurons

Specialized cells transmitting nerve impulses; the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system.

Stem Cells

Undifferentiated cells capable of giving rise to various other types of cells with specific functions.