Your Daughter Is 20 Months Old

question 17

Multiple Choice

Your daughter is 20 months old.Which of the following statements is most likely true regarding her auditory acuity and skills?

• A)While her auditory acuity is as good as an adult's,she does not yet have the ability to locate sounds.
• B)She has the ability to locate sounds but is not yet able to distinguish between pitch and loudness.
• C)Both her auditory acuity and ability to locate sound are not likely to fully develop for another four months.
• D)Her auditory acuity and ability to distinguish location of sound is nearly as good as that of an adult.

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Definitions:

Explicit Memories

Facts and events that a person can actively remember on their own.

Conscious Memories

Memories that are easily recalled and explicitly known, forming part of our conscious experience.

Echoic

Pertaining to or characterized by echo; in psychology, it refers to the sensory memory of auditory stimuli.

Procedural

Relating to the process or method of performing a task, often detailing the step-by-step instructions necessary to complete it successfully.