Regarding Parentese, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 217

Multiple Choice

Regarding parentese, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) By four months of age, babies prefer parentese over normal speech.
• B) When a baby is still babbling, parents tend to use long, adult-style sentences.
• C) Parents begin using parentese more frequently after the baby says its first word.
• D) The melodies, pauses, and inflections of parentese tend to differ from country to country and culture to culture.

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