At 18 Months of Age, Ben Could Speak Approximately 50

question 32

Multiple Choice

At 18 months of age, Ben could speak approximately 50 words. However, by 22 months of age, his vocabulary had increased to almost 300 words, most of which were nouns. What term describes Ben's most recent language development?

• A) the referential style
• B) the naming explosion
• C) the expressive explosion
• D) the specific nominal explosion

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Definitions:

Cytokinesis

The process during cell division in which the cytoplasm of a single eukaryotic cell is divided to form two daughter cells.

Cytokinesis

The division of the cytoplasm of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells.

Telophase

The final stage of cell division (mitosis and meiosis), where chromosomes decondense, nuclear membranes reform, and cytokinesis typically begins.

Interphase

The phase of the cell cycle in which the cell spends the majority of its time and engages in DNA replication, growth, and preparation for cell division.