Which Explanation Best Accounts for the Early Stages of Babbling

question 169

Multiple Choice

Which explanation best accounts for the early stages of babbling and telegraphic speech?

• A) Cognitive mapping
• B) Imitation
• C) Reinforcement
• D) The nativist position

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Definitions:

Holoblastic Cleavage

A type of embryonal cell division where the entire egg is evenly divided, characteristic of many invertebrates and vertebrates, including humans.

Capacitation

Maturation process that enables mammalian sperm to participate in fertilization; takes place in the female reproductive tract.

Acrosome Reaction

A series of events in which the acrosome, a caplike structure covering the head of a sperm cell, releases proteolytic (protein-digesting) enzymes and undergoes other changes that permit the sperm to penetrate the outer covering of the egg.

Spermatogenesis

The process by which sperm cells are produced in male gonads, involving both mitosis and meiosis, resulting in haploid sperm from diploid cells.