AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Babbling is a stage of early language development when baby makes consonant-vowel or vowel-consonant sounds, such as “ma”, “da” or “um”. Repetitive babbling occurs next (for example, “mamama”).

Detailed explanation-2: -CANONICAL BABBLING Reduplicated Babbling: The period when infants repeat the same syllable over and over, such as “babababa” or “mamamama” or “gagagaga”. Non-Reduplicated Babbling: In this phase of babbling, the sounds are now more varied.

Detailed explanation-3: -Variegated babbling is just a fancy word for combining different syllables. For example, “papadaba” or “mamalata.” They are nonsense strings of syllables. They will eventually turn into words like “doggy” or “kitty.”