As Infants Acquire Language, They Say More _____ Than Any

question 154

Multiple Choice

As infants acquire language, they say more _____ than any other parts of speech.

• A) nouns
• B) verbs
• C) pronouns
• D) adjectives

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Definitions:

Elicited

Brought about or provoked; in psychology, it often refers to responses or reactions that are drawn out by specific stimuli or conditions.

Respondent

An individual who answers or responds to a survey, questionnaire, or experiment.

Variable-Ratio

A type of reinforcement schedule used in operant conditioning where reinforcement is given after an unpredictable number of responses.

Fixed-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is only rewarded after a specified number of responses, often used in behaviorist experiments.