The Smallest Units of Sound That Are Found in a Language

question 147

Multiple Choice

The smallest units of sound that are found in a language are called ____.

• A) babbles
• B) telegraphic speech
• C) morphemes
• D) phonemes

Identify the brain's major areas and their developmental changes in infancy.

Understand growth patterns in infants and factors affecting them.

Recognize the concept and examples of developmental recovery and canalization.

Understand the significance of early nutrition and its impact on infancy development.

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Definitions:

Social Contact

Refers to interactions between individuals which can provide emotional, physical, or social support and foster relationships.

Harlow

Refers to Harry Harlow, an American psychologist best known for his maternal-separation and social isolation experiments on rhesus monkeys, which highlighted the importance of care-giving and companionship in social and cognitive development.

Stimulus-Seeking Behavior

Actions taken by individuals to seek out stimulation or novelty, often to keep the level of arousal or excitement at an optimal level.

Novelty and Complexity

Refers to the quality or state of being new, unusual, or original, combined with the state or quality of being intricate or complicated.