AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING AND LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When a child first says dada, dada, dada or mama, mama, mama. Rather than associating meaning with that combination of consonants and vowels, the baby is
A
Cooing
B
Doodling
C
Booing
D
Babbling
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -7 to 11 months: Consonants emerge and first word While earlier sounds were mostly vowels, around this time is when consonants start to emerge. “They will start to do ‘muh’ and ‘duh’ and ‘guh, ”’ says Boucher. Turns out that “d” sounds are a bit more straightforward for babies to make than “m” ones.

Detailed explanation-2: -In these months, your baby might say “mama” or “dada” for the first time, and may communicate using body language, like waving bye-bye and shaking their head.

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