The Amount of Time Infants Spend in Joint Attention with Their

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Multiple Choice

The amount of time infants spend in joint attention with their caregivers predicts

• A) their early language skills.
• B) their ability to discriminate phonemes from foreign languages.
• C) their acquisition of syntax.
• D) their rate of pragmatic errors.

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Definitions:

Sea

A large body of saltwater that is often connected to an ocean and may be partially or completely surrounded by land.

Estuary

A partially enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.

Epilimnion

The upper layer of water in a stratified lake, which is warm and well-oxygenated during the summer.

Hypolimnion

The cooler, deeper layer of water in a stratified lake, lying below the warmer, upper epilimnion layer and not mixing with it.