Children Who Use "Motherese" to Talk with Younger Children Are

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True/False

Children who use "motherese" to talk with younger children are showing signs of pragmatics.

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Definitions:

Anterograde Amnesia

The loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leaving the person unable to recall the recent past.

Working Memory

A cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing and decision making.

Short-Term Storage

A memory storage system that briefly holds a limited amount of information in awareness.

Recency Effects

A cognitive phenomenon wherein the most recently presented items or experiences are more likely to be remembered than those presented earlier.