Infants Likely Learn _____ from the Distributional Properties of Language

question 50

Multiple Choice

Infants likely learn _____ from the distributional properties of language.

• A) that the distinction between /ba/ and /pa/ is important in their language
• B) the meaning of the sound produced by "ed" as in "walked"
• C) that the sound "ch" frequently comes before the sound "oo" but never before the sound "b"
• D) the meaning of the sound produced by "s" in "runs"

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Definitions:

Inattentional Blindness

The phenomenon where an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus that is in plain sight, due to the attention being focused on another task or aspect of their environment.

Inattentional Blindness

The phenomenon where an individual fails to notice a fully visible, but unexpected object because their attention was engaged on another task, event, or object.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus that can be detected by a person's senses at least 50% of the time.

Difference Threshold

The smallest amount by which a stimulus can be changed and the difference be detected half the time, also known as the just noticeable difference.