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What do studies of early cognitive development suggest about the developing mind?
What do studies of early cognitive development suggest about the developing mind?
- It is not capable of intuitive analysis
- It becomes competent and active only in later childhood
- It is astonishingly competent and active from a very early age (correct)
- It is passive and requires external stimulation to develop
How do infants engage in language development according to the text?
How do infants engage in language development according to the text?
- By being passive listeners to speech
- By intuitively analyzing statistical regularities in speech sounds (correct)
- By relying solely on explicit language instruction
- By imitating adult speech patterns
What do infants and toddlers derive to explain the actions of objects and people?
What do infants and toddlers derive to explain the actions of objects and people?
- Implicit theories (correct)
- No theories at all
- Random assumptions
- Explicit instructions
What do the implicit theories formed by infants and toddlers serve as a foundation for?
What do the implicit theories formed by infants and toddlers serve as a foundation for?
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What is the focus of the section addressing specific subjects in the text?
What is the focus of the section addressing specific subjects in the text?
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