By What Age Are Children Purposefully Using Smiling to Communicate

question 65

Multiple Choice

By what age are children purposefully using smiling to communicate positive emotions?

• A)1 year
• B)6 months
• C)1.5 years
• D)2 years

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Definitions:

Allowance

An amount of money given at regular intervals for a specific purpose, or the act of permitting something.

Overregularization

A language acquisition error where children apply general grammar rules too widely.

First Word

The initial instance of meaningful spoken language produced by a child.

Preoperational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development (approximately ages 2-7) where children begin to engage in symbolic play but lack the ability to perform operations or use logic.