Identify a True Statement About Gestures in Infant Language Development

question 137

Multiple Choice

Identify a true statement about gestures in infant language development.

• A) Infants start using gestures, such as showing and pointing, at about 4 to 5 months of age.
• B) Use of the pointing gesture becomes effective in the third year of life.
• C) Use of the pointing gesture hinders infants' language development.
• D) Some early gestures are symbolic, as when an infant smacks his or her lips to indicate food or drink.

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