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Cognitive Scientist Steven Pinker Uses Experiments with Infants to Support

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Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker uses experiments with infants to support empiricism.


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Pacifier Sucking Rates

The frequency at which an infant sucks on a pacifier, often studied in relation to development and comfort-seeking behaviors.

Garden Path Sentence

A sentence that leads the reader towards one interpretation that ultimately reveals itself to be incorrect, forcing a reevaluation of the sentence’s syntax.

Phrase Structure System

A set of rules used in linguistics to describe the hierarchical structure of sentences.

Passive Participles

A form of a verb used to describe the state of being of the noun being acted upon, often seen in languages to show completed action or condition.

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