Babbling Indicates That Babies Are ______

question 115

Multiple Choice

Babbling indicates that babies are ______.

• A) building a foundation for word learning
• B) demonstrating a cognitive disability
• C) showing delay in word learning
• D) building a foundation for emotional responses

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Definitions:

Spinal Cord

The long, thin, tubular structure made of nervous tissue that extends from the brainstem down the back, transmitting nerve signals between the brain and the rest of the body.

Sensory Neurons

Nerve cells that are responsible for converting external stimuli from the environment into internal electrical impulses for the brain to interpret.

Motor Neurons

Nerve cells forming part of the nervous system that convey commands to muscles, causing them to contract.

Reflex

A simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus, such as the knee-jerk response.