Mothers in Western Cultures

question 45

Multiple Choice

Mothers in Western cultures:

• A) frequently parallel their child's smiles, burps, and other noises to build communication.
• B) expect their children to communicate in response to their talk.
• C) draw infants into communication through pointing, play and song.
• D) develop intricate personal communication with their infants before they talk.

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Definitions:

Discrimination Training

A process in learning where an individual is trained to respond differently to distinct stimuli based on their attributes or consequences.

Generalization

Responding in the same manner to similar stimuli.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Parietal Lobe

A region of the brain associated with processing sensory information and spatial orientation.