Bergelson and Swingley Demonstrated That When 6-Month-Old Infants Were Shown

question 53

Multiple Choice

Bergelson and Swingley demonstrated that when 6-month-old infants were shown pictures of common items and researchers named one item, infants:

• A) could point to the named item.
• B) behaved the same whether the word was in their native language or not.
• C) did not recognize the label.
• D) looked at the correct picture more often than at the other picture.

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