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Broca's Area is only activated during speech production, not during hand gestures production.
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During the one-word stage, infants typically have a vocabulary of 50 to 400 words.
False
Holophrases are multi-word utterances that convey complex meanings.
False
Infants exposed to different languages or cultures will have identical first words in all cases.
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English-speaking infants' first 10 words included more animal-related terms than people-related terms.
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The language explosion phase typically occurs between 9 to 14 months of age.
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Broca's Area activation during hand gestures production is completely different from its activation during speech production.
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Chinese Mandarin-speaking infants are more inclined to use verbs than nouns initially.
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Two-word phrases are typically formed between 8 to 12 months after a child's first word.
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Two-word phrases created by infants often indicate demands rather than observations.
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Telegraphic speech is characterized by including all words critical to the message.
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Children's imitation of sentences typically shows an increase in telegraphic speech as they grow older.
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Kim, at 32 months, said 'Shoes on' in an accurate manner according to the table.
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Darden, at 26 months, correctly imitated 'Not go bed' from the sample sentences shown.
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Female children hear more firm, clear, and direct responses.
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Male children hear more warm phrases than female children.
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The use of diminutives in speech towards females increases with age.
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In cultures with more overheard speech than infant-directed speech, language milestones are met earlier.
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Research suggests that babies can learn language only from direct interaction with caregivers.
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The text discusses the negative impact of exposing babies to overheard speech.
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Exposure to a lot of infant-directed speech has been shown to hinder language learning in babies.
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Infants have fully developed memory capabilities during the first year of their life.
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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, infants do not have the ability to process information.
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Parents have no influence on the cognitive development of their children during infancy.
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Piaget's theory of cognitive development is universally accepted without any criticism.
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Infant intelligence cannot be measured using information processing approaches.
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The major theories of language development do not consider children's influence on adults' language use.
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Piaget's sensorimotor stage of cognitive development occurs during adolescence.
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Children learn to use language through a single, universal process according to all major theories of language development.
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According to Piaget's theory, infants are born with all the cognitive abilities they will ever have.
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