DeLoache and Colleagues Repeatedly Exposed a Group of 12- to 18-Month-Old

question 21

Multiple Choice

DeLoache and colleagues repeatedly exposed a group of 12- to 18-month-old infants to a DVD that was designed to teach infants words for common objects. In another group, parents were instructed to teach their infants the same words. The infants in the latter group learned more words than the infants in the former group, showing

• A) That educational media targeted at infants does not facilitate learning.
• B) That infants learn best from real people.
• C) That infants remember what they see and hear around them.
• D) All of the above.

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