Chapter 13 Discussed Research About Whether 12-18-Month-Old Children Can Learn

question 78

Multiple Choice

Chapter 13 discussed research about whether 12-18-month-old children can learn language by watching a DVD.The DVD shows a household object,while a voiceover says the object's name.According to the results,children learned significantly more words

• A)if the children watched the video by themselves,compared with a control group that had no video.
• B)if the parent taught the child the words,compared with the child learning the words from the video.
• C)if the parent watched the video and interacted with the child,compared with the child just watching the video.
• D)if the child was in the control group,without any video or teaching; their vocabulary actually increased as much as when children's parents taught them the words.

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