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1. Development is often divided into three domains: biosocial, cognitive, and ______.
Psychosocial
2. Researchers understand that conducting the same study again lends credence to its results, should the findings be the same as the original study. The practice of ______, then, is crucial to sound research ethics.
Replication
3. When a group of exceptionally gifted students is studied as the students go through elementary school, secondary school, and college, the research design is called ______ research.
Longitudinal
4. When obtaining information from large numbers of people from written questionnaires, one is using the ______ method.
Survey
5. According to Erikson, if infants learn that others will provide for their basic needs, they will resolve the first crisis with trust. If infants do not learn this, they will resolve the first crisis with ______.
Mistrust
6. Each academic discipline and professional society involved in research on human development has a code of ______, a set of moral principles.
Ethics
7. A consequence that increases the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated is called a(n) ______.
Reinforcement
8. The term that refers to the traits inherited at conception is ______.
Nature
9. Brett asked a group of high school students a series of open-ended questions about their study habits. He was conducting ______ research.
Qualitative
10. According to Erikson, each psychosocial stage is characterized by a particular ______ that must be resolved.
Crisis (or Challenge)
11. In a(n) ______, the scientist deliberately changes one variable and measures the change in some other variable.
Experiment
12. Sean yawned during a meeting and within a few minutes, several others attending the meeting began to yawn. The brain cells activated by Sean's yawn are called ______.
Mirror Neurons
13. The set of shared values, assumptions, customs, and patterns of behavior that are maintained by people in a specific setting is known as ______.
Culture
14. After a researcher has formulated a research ______, he or she must reformulate it into a specific idea to be tested, called a(n) ______.
Question; Hypothesis
15. A(n) ______ is a group of people born roughly at the same historical time.
Cohort
16. A hypothesis is an idea (generated by a question) that can be ______ by various research methods.
Tested (or Evaluated or Examined)
17. Often the last step of the scientific method is to make the findings available so that other researchers can repeat, or ______, the research.
Replicate
18. The more Drake exercises, the more physically fit he becomes. Exercise and fitness, then, exhibit a positive ______.
Correlation
19. The characteristic of development that is useful in understanding how individuals and traits within individuals can be molded at different points in the life span is known as ______.
Plasticity
20. The study of how and why people change over time and how and why they remain the same is the science of ______.
Human Development
21. Race is more often being referred to as an idea created by society, also called a ______.
Social Construction
22. Collecting data repeatedly on the same individuals as they age is a ______ approach to conducting research.
Longitudinal
23. Social scientists have recently realized that ______ is a confused concept and prefer to focus on the relationship between ethnicity and race and their effect on development.
Race (or Racial Group)
24. When Sam's dog hears Sam rustle his car keys, the dog runs to the front door. Behaviorists would conclude that the dog has been ______.
Conditioned
25. ______ theory interprets human behavior in terms of unconscious drives and motives.
Psychoanalytic
1. The science of human development examines how, but not why, people change over time.
A) True
B) False
B
2. Cross-sequential research is a combination of a cross-sectional approach and a longitudinal approach.
A) True
B) False
A
3. Psychoanalytic theory views irrational and unconscious inner drives and motives as influencing even the smallest details of daily life.
A) True
B) False
A
4. Replication of a study involves using the same participants to facilitate acceptance of a study's conclusion by the scientific community.
A) True
B) False
B
5. In classical conditioning, individuals become more or less likely to do a behavior based on the consequences of the behavior.
A) True
B) False
B
6. The risk of doing harm to participants in a research study can happen at any age.
A) True
B) False
A
7. Tim views human development from an ecological-systems approach. Therefore, he examines the contexts and interactions in people's lives rather than just looking at the individual.
A) True
B) False
A
8. Correlations indicate that there is a connection between two variables, but they cannot indicate the reason for the connection.
A) True
B) False
A
9. A learning theory is information that has been proven to be true by extensive research.
A) True
B) False
B
10. According to Piaget, disequilibrium represents a cognitive imbalance that initially produces confusion and ultimately results in growth.
A) True
B) False
A
11. Erikson's first five stages of psychosocial development are somewhat related to Freud's psychosexual stages in that they both believe that adult life problems reflect conflicts that may have occurred during childhood.
A) True
B) False
A
12. In conducting an experiment, researchers manipulate the dependent variable to see if it affects the independent variable.
A) True
B) False
B
13. Developmentalists often draw on other disciplines such as biology and sociology to gain insight into human development.
A) True
B) False
A
14. People can be affected by more than one culture simultaneously.
A) True
B) False
A
15. Conclusions of a scientific study are based on whether the evidence supports or refutes the hypothesis.
A) True
B) False
A
16. The basic laws of behavior, as formulated by behaviorists, apply to any individual, from newborn to centenarian.
A) True
B) False
A
17. In the ecological-systems approach, the immediate family, peer groups, and classrooms are all parts of the macrosystem.
A) True
B) False
B
18. People who share a common ancestry and language are all a part of the same socioeconomic status.
A) True
B) False
B
19. Researchers have little ethical responsibility for how media or politicians might interpret their research.
A) True
B) False
B
20. According to social learning theory, modeling is more likely to occur if the model is respected and admired by the observer.
A) True
B) False
A
21. Researchers only need participants' informed consent when the researchers believe that harm may come to the participants during the study.
A) True
B) False
B
22. The socioeconomic status of a family primarily reflects the household income.
A) True
B) False
B
23. The purpose of a survey is to allow a researcher to make generalizations about the larger population.
A) True
B) False
B
24. The purpose of the scientific method is to find ways to support researchers' hypotheses.
A) True
B) False
B
25. Research on patterns of brain activity in children indicate that as the mother's depression fluctuates from high to low, the child's mood remains relatively consistent.
A) True
B) False
B
1. A gene that has more influence in the phenotype than its interacting allele is considered ______.
Dominant
2. Every person is genetically unique, with the exception of ______ twins, triplets, quadruplets, and so on.
Monozygotic (or Identical)
3. Genes are segments of ______ molecules.
DNA
4. When the phenotype reflects all the genes an individual inherits for a particular trait the genes are called ______.
Additive
5. In pregnancy the ______ period lasts from the ninth week until birth.
Fetal
6. A measure called the ______ is used to assess the newborn's physical condition; the highest score a newborn can get is ______.
Apgar; 10
7. The term used to describe a fetus that, prior to birth, is buttocks or feet first and therefore often requires a cesarean section is ______.
Breech
8. A(n) ______ abnormality occurs when a zygote's cells have more or fewer chromosomes than the usual number.
Chromosomal
9. The full set of instructions for making a human being is called the human ______.
Genome
10. A characteristic that is determined by many genes is called ______; one that is the result of the interaction of many genetic and environmental factors is called ______.
Polygenic; Multifactorial
11. Molly helps other women with labor, delivery, breast-feeding, and care of the newborn, much in the tradition of Latin American countries. Molly is a ______.
Doula
12. ______ is a common vision problem in children.
Nearsightedness or Myopia
13. The most common of the extra-chromosome conditions, caused by an extra chromosome at the 21st pair, is ______.
Down Syndrome (or Trisomy-21)
14. The most severe form of postpartum depression is ______.
Postpartum Psychosis
15. When a sperm and an ovum fuse, they form a cell called a(n) ______.
Zygote
16. Infants born three or more weeks early are called ______; those infants weighing less than they should, given the amount of time that has passed since conception, are called ______.
Preterm; Small-for-Dates (or Small-for-Gestational Age)
17. The process by which the developing organism embeds itself into the lining of the uterus is ______.
Implantation
18. Dizygotic twins are also known as ______ twins.
Fraternal
19. Male gametes are called ______; female gametes are called ______.
Sperm; Ova
20. The developing organism is most susceptible to damage from a teratogen during the ______ period of its formation.
Critical
21. The first organ system to show any sign of activity is the ______ system.
Cardiovascular
22. ______ syndrome is the most common form of inherited mental retardation.
Fragile-X
23. Prospective parents who worry about their genes and the possibility of conceiving a child with abnormalities may turn to ______ for help.
Genetic Counseling
24. Chromosomal abnormalities are most often correlated with the ______.
Age of the Mother
25. Monozygotic twins are also known as ______ twins.
Identical
1. An embryo cannot develop without at least one X chromosome.
A) True
B) False
A
2. The period from the ninth week until birth is called the embryonic period.
A) True
B) False
B
3. Fraternal twins are more common than identical twins.
A) True
B) False
A
4. Visual acuity is entirely genetic and is unrelated to environment.
A) True
B) False
B
5. A 3-month-old fetus weighs about 3 ounces and is about 3 inches long.
A) True
B) False
A
6. The organ that will support the developing life is called the placenta.
A) True
B) False
A
7. The gender of one's offspring is commonly understood to be determined by the female, as a result of the presence of the Y chromosome.
A) True
B) False
B
8. Girls are more likely to have fragile X syndrome than are boys.
A) True
B) False
B
9. A vitamin C deficiency causes vision problems in children.
A) True
B) False
B
10. In the last months of prenatal life, the lungs begin to expand and contract and the valves of the heart undergo final maturation.
A) True
B) False
A
11. Alcoholism is an example of a purely physical addiction.
A) True
B) False
B
12. When genes interact in a dominant-recessive pattern, expression of a trait depends on all genes an individual inherits for that trait.
A) True
B) False
B
13. Complex psychological problems, including addiction to alcohol, are the result of genetic influences as well as environmental influences.
A) True
B) False
A
14. Mothers cannot pass down X-linked diseases to their sons.
A) True
B) False
B
15. The period from the third through the eighth week is called the embryonic period.
A) True
B) False
A
16. Personality traits, such as having a quick temper and being anxious, are associated with increased risk of alcoholism.
A) True
B) False
A
17. Individuals with Down syndrome are slow to develop language.
A) True
B) False
A
18. Genes contain instructions for making DNA.
A) True
B) False
B
19. An individual's genotype is set at conception and remains the same throughout its life.
A) True
B) False
A
20. The first two weeks of prenatal development are called the germinal period.
A) True
B) False
A
21. A teratogen is a substance or disease that, when present, always results in a birth defect.
A) True
B) False
B
22. Another name for nearsightedness is presbyopia.
A) True
B) False
B
23. Playing outside in the daylight is one way to help prevent nearsightedness in children.
A) True
B) False
A
24. At least 70% of in vivo conceptions fail to implant.
A) True
B) False
B
25. A first baby is born, on average, 12 hours after the start of labor.
A) True
B) False
A
1. In the final stage of sensorimotor intelligence, toddlers begin to anticipate and solve simple problems by using ______ combinations.
Mental
2. Research with 3-month-old infants demonstrates that sessions called ______sessions can help a person recollect an idea, thing, or experience without necessarily testing whether the person remembers it at the moment.
Reminder
3. The theory of infant language development that holds that communication with others is the crucial element is referred to as the ______ theory.
Social-Pragmatic
4. The perspective of cognition modeled on computer functioning is called ______ theory.
Information Processing
5. A table that shows the age at which infants usually master certain motor skills, gives averages, or ______, for these skills.
Norms
6. Compared with ordinary speech, baby talk has a ______ pitch.
Higher
7. The single most important cause of improvement in child survival in the twentieth century is ______.
Immunization
8. The ability to use both eyes together to focus on an object is called ______ vision.
Binocular
9. Early ______ acts as a mild sedative for the newborn.
Breast Milk
10. Baby talk and motherese are accurately referred to as ______ by scientists.
Child-Directed Speech
11. Noting that children between 12 and 18 months of age engage in actual experimentation and exploration, Piaget described the toddler of this age as ______.
“The Little Scientist”
12. When breast milk and cow's milk are compared, ______ milk is found to contain more antibodies against disease.
Breast
13. Although the exact age at which motor skills are acquired varies from one individual to another, the ______ is the same for all individuals.
Sequence
14. Sensation occurs when a sensory system detects a stimulus; ______ occurs when the brain processes the sensory information.
Perception
15. When infants who may otherwise appear healthy die unexpectedly in their sleep with no apparent cause of death, the diagnosis is known as ______.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
16. When two-word combinations begin around 21 months, it is apparent that ______ has begun.
Grammar
17. The nervous system is made up of nerve cells called ______.
Neurons
18. A single-word utterance that expresses a complete thought is called a(n) ______.
Holophrase
19. According to Piaget, the first period of cognitive development is the ______ period, which lasts from birth until about ______.
Sensorimotor; 2 years/24months
20. The ______ is the point where the axon of one neuron meets the dendrites of another neuron.
Synapse
21. One public awareness initiative that may be partly responsible for a decrease in SIDS rates encourages parents to put babies on their ______ to sleep.
Backs
22. The initials LAD stand for ______, a mental structure proposed by Chomsky as an explanation for infants' ability to learn to speak.
Language Acquisition Device
23. When newborns are cold, they shiver, cry, and tuck their legs close to the body. These are examples of ______ that help maintain constant body temperature.
Reflexes
24. A reflex is a(n) ______ response to a particular stimulus.
Involuntary
25. The three factors that combine to allow toddlers to walk are muscle strength, brain maturation within the motor cortex, and ______.
Practice
1. Language acquisition device is a term Chomsky used to refer to the infant's inborn ability to learn language.
A) True
B) False
A
2. The fats and sugars used in formula make it more digestible than breast milk.
A) True
B) False
B
3. Infants usually triple their birthweight by the end of their first year.
A) True
B) False
A
4. The average American newborn weighs about 7 pounds and is about 27 inches in length.
A) True
B) False
B
5. Vision is not as well-developed as hearing at birth.
A) True
B) False
A
6. The social reason for language is communication.
A) True
B) False
A
7. The thick, high-calorie fluid secreted by the mother's breasts at childbirth is known as callosum.
A) True
B) False
B
8. One of the drawbacks of breast-feeding is that the quantity of breast milk produced is not adjustable; for example, it may be difficult for a mother to keep up with the milk demands of twins.
A) True
B) False
B
9. A child's first word combinations, for example, “More cookie,” or “My toy,” are called holophrases.
A) True
B) False
B
10. The first two-word sentence appears at about 21 months of age.
A) True
B) False
A
11. The composition of breast milk adjusts to the age of the baby.
A) True
B) False
A
12. Neural connections that are not used shrink and disappear.
A) True
B) False
A
13. Reminder sessions can prolong young infants' memory of earlier events.
A) True
B) False
A
14. Dendrite growth is the major reason that brain weight triples in the first two years.
A) True
B) False
A
15. Axons and dendrites meet at the synapse.
A) True
B) False
A
16. After the child's spoken vocabulary has reached about 50 words, the vocabulary increases dramatically, building 50 to 100 words per month.
A) True
B) False
A
17. Preverbal infants show a preference for baby talk over ordinary adult speech.
A) True
B) False
A
18. The typical newborn sleeps about 17 or more hours per day.
A) True
B) False
A
19. Deferred imitation is a kind of memory infants begin to exhibit at about 18–24 months of age.
A) True
B) False
A
20. The realization that it is possible to “fall” off the edge in the visual cliff experiment does not come until after an infant has started crawling.
A) True
B) False
A
21. There are five stages of sensorimotor intelligence.
A) True
B) False
B
22. Sensation begins when an outer sense organ detects an incoming stimulus.
A) True
B) False
A
23. The rooting reflex is a reflex that helps the newborn infant find a nipple.
A) True
B) False
A
24. Newborns are responsive to a variety of sounds; for example, rhythmic sounds such as lullabies are often soothing to them.
A) True
B) False
A
25. The sequence in which language development occurs depends on the language spoken.
A) True
B) False
B
1. The stimulation of one sensory stimulus to the brain by another is called ______.
Synesthesia
2. When a baby discovers that her world is a fairly predictable place in which her needs are met by a responsive caregiver, Erikson would say she has resolved the crisis of ______ versus ______.
Trust; Mistrust
3. Later theorists in the behaviorist tradition incorporated the role of ______ learning to explain how personality traits are formed.
Social
4. In terms of parenting styles, ______ tend to encourage infants to explore, and ______ have a tendency to be more cautious and protective.
Fathers, Mothers
5. The “proximity-seeking” and “contact-maintaining” behaviors of the 12-month-old infant are evidence of the affectional tie that Ainsworth called ______.
Attachment
6. The two choices of infant day care described in the text are center day care and ______ care.
Family Day
7. A 12-month-old who shows no distress at her mother's departure and is also indifferent to her return is probably displaying ______ attachment.
Insecure-Avoidant
8. A theory of child rearing that is embedded in a culture or ethnic group is referred to as a(n) ______.
Ethnotheory
9. ______ is the device used to test the importance of synchrony in normal development.
The Still-Face Technique
10. The researcher responsible for the invention of the concept of attachment was ______.
John Bowlby
11. One-year-old Jacob follows his mother when she moves about the house and tries to climb up her legs when she is sitting in a chair. He is exhibiting his attachment to her through ______ behavior.
Proximity-Seeking
12. According to Erikson, the central crisis of toddlerhood is ______ versus ______.
Autonomy; Shame and Doubt
13. When infants watch other people for emotional cues in uncertain situations, they are engaging in ______.
Social Referencing
14. An infant who cries when an unknown person approaches is displaying ______.
Fear of Strangers (or Stranger Wariness)
15. An infant with colic would probably be classified as ______ according to the New York Longitudinal Study.
Difficult
16. When the child's temperamental pattern matches the demands of the home and social environment, there is ______.
Goodness of Fit
17. Emotions, activity, and self-control that shape an individual's personality are part of what psychologists call ______.
Temperament
18. Attachment begins to form in early life, usually solidifying by the age of ______.
1
19. The early behaviorist who strongly believed that a child's personality is “created” or largely determined by his or her parents was ______.
John Watson
20. Children's realization that they are separate persons with minds, bodies, and behaviors separate from those around them is called ______.
Self-Awareness
21. Baby Jordan first met her grandmother right after birth. Their second meeting was to celebrate Jordan's first birthday. However, Jordan wanted nothing to do with her grandmother, whose feelings were deeply hurt. Jordan's behavior may be explained by ______.
Stranger Wariness
22. A classic laboratory procedure used to measure attachment by evoking an infant's reaction to stress is called the ______.
Strange Situation
23. A 12-month-old who clings anxiously to her mother and cries loudly every time the mother moves toward the door is probably demonstrating ______ attachment.
Insecure-Resistant
24. In a cross-cultural study examining child-rearing practices, it was demonstrated that toddlers with ______ mothers were more obedient but less self-aware than toddlers with distal mothers.
Proximal
25. The infant's smile that appears whenever mother peeks over the side of the crib and makes a funny face is called a(n) ______ smile.
Social
1. Infants as young as 6 months old seem capable of expressing anger.
A) True
B) False
A
2. Like Freud, Erikson felt that problems and conflicts that arise in early childhood could adversely affect later adult personality.
A) True
B) False
A
3. A classic laboratory procedure used to measure attachment is the Strange Situation.
A) True
B) False
A
4. An 11-month-old baby is likely to display both fear of strangers and separation anxiety.
A) True
B) False
A
5. A toddler's refusal to obey his mother's request is sometimes an indicator of pride and autonomy.
A) True
B) False
A
6. The securely attached infant is likely to explore an unfamiliar environment when mother is present.
A) True
B) False
A
7. Attachment behaviors such as proximity-seeking and contact-maintaining have been crucial to the survival of the species.
A) True
B) False
A
8. Social interactions are the only foundations for emotional growth.
A) True
B) False
B
9. Eddie was a securely attached infant. His living situation changed as a preschool child, which loosened his attachment. This demonstrates that attachment status can change over time.
A) True
B) False
A
10. Studies show that there are no significant differences between mother-child play and father-child play with infants under 12 months of age.
A) True
B) False
B
11. In-home day care is always preferable to out-of-home day care.
A) True
B) False
B
12. The results of the New York Longitudinal Study conducted with infants and the results of the “Big Five” study conducted with adults contradict each other in their respective research on temperament.
A) True
B) False
B
13. Roland is trying to reach his bottle but it is about an inch from his grasp. Angry, his face turns red and he yells loudly. His anger is a healthy response to his frustration.
A) True
B) False
A
14. Values and thoughts determine one's perspective on the world, according to cognitive theorists.
A) True
B) False
A
15. Mothers are generally more natural than fathers at reading their infant's emotions and responding with synchrony.
A) True
B) False
B
16. At about age 1, an emerging sense of “me” and “mine” leads to a new consciousness of others.
A) True
B) False
A
17. The social smile, in response to another person, begins to appear at about 6 weeks after birth.
A) True
B) False
A
18. According to the results of cross-cultural research, distal parenting often results in toddlers who are self-aware but less obedient than those who engage in proximal parenting.
A) True
B) False
A
19. It has been shown that independent of the level of stress of the mother, babies are often unaffected and immune to parental stress.
A) True
B) False
B
20. Social learning is learning by observing others.
A) True
B) False
A
21. Attachment develops in infancy and then wanes over time.
A) True
B) False
B
22. Self-recognition in the mirror test usually emerges at about 18 months.
A) True
B) False
A
23. Abuse has no long-term consequences for a child's emotional development.
A) True
B) False
B
24. When parents modify their child-rearing expectations according to their offspring's temperamental style, the result is a more harmonious “fit” between them.
A) True
B) False
A
1. Who was it that developed the psychoanalytic theory of trust vs. mistrust and autonomy vs. shame and doubt?
Erik Erikson
2. Erik Erikson, like Sigmund Freud, believed that personality develops in a series of predetermined stages concerning the psychoanalytic theory; yet what in what major way does Erikson’s differ from Freud?
Erikson’s theory describes the impact of social experience across the entire lifespan.
3. The Science that seeks to understand how and why people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over time.
Science of Human Development
4. In the scientific method, what do we have to start with?
A Question
5. The repetition of a study, using different participants.
Replication
6. A person’s position in society as determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, and place of residence. (Sometimes called social class.)
Socioeconomic Status (SES)
7. Cells in an observer’s brain that respond to an action performed by someone else in the same way they would if the observer had actually performed that action.
Mirror Neurons
8. What are Sigmund Freud’s 5 Stages of Development?
The Oral Stage
The Anal Stage
The Phallic Stage
Latency Period
The Genital Stage
9. A theory of human development that focuses on changes in how people think over time. According to this theory, our thoughts shape our attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.
Cognitive Theory
10. Who developed the Stages of Cognitive Development?
Jean Piaget
11. What is Jean Piaget’s 1st stage of cognitive development?
Sensorimotor
12. Piaget’s term for a type of adaptation in which old ideas are restructured to include, or accommodate, new experiences.
Accommodation
13. What are 2 types of adaptation?
Accommodation and Association
14. In an experiment, the variable that is introduced to see what effect it has on the dependent variable. (Also called experimental variable.)
Independent Variable
15. In an experiment, the variable that may change as a result of whatever new condition or situation the experimenter adds. In other words, the dependent variable depends on the independent variable.
Dependent Variable
16. A number that indicates the degree of relationship between two variables, expressed in terms of the likelihood that one variable will (or will not) occur when the other variable does (or does not). This indicates only that two variables are related, not that one variable causes the other to occur.
Correlation
17. What is the term for identical twins?
Monozygotic Twins
18. What is the name of the 3rd type of twin?
Semi-Identical
19. A hybrid research design in which researchers first study several groups of people of different ages (a cross-sectional approach) and then follow those groups over the years (a longitudinal approach). (Also called cohort-sequential research or time-sequential research.)
Cross-Sequential Research
20. How many chromosomes are in the human body?
23
21. The full set of genes that are the instructions to make an individual member of a certain species.
Genome
22. The observable characteristics of a person, including appearance, personality, intelligence, and all other traits.
Phenotype
23. At birth, what is the chance you will have a male or a female?
50% - You have an equal chance for either male or female.
24. What factor determines genetic disorders?
Having too many or too few chromosome strands.
25. What is the average length of labor?
12 Hours
26. The term used to describe a fetus that, prior to birth, is buttocks or feet first and therefore often requires a cesarean section is ______.
Breech
27. A body weight at birth of less than 5-1/2 pounds (2,500 grams).
Low Birth Weight (LBW)
28. An unlearned, involuntary action or movement emitted in response to a particular stimulus. This is an automatic response that is built into the nervous system and occurs without conscious thought.
Reflex
29. Physical abilities involving large body movements, such as walking and jumping.
Gross Motor Skills
30. Physical abilities involving small body movements, especially of the hands and fingers, such as drawing and picking up a coin.
Fine Motor Skills
31. What are some advantages to breast milk?
Immunizes
Acts as a Sedative
Easier to Digest than Formula
Develops Antibodies
It’s Composition Changes as the Baby Ages
32. The realization that objects (including people) still exist when they can no longer be seen, touched, or heard.
Object Permanence
33. The high-pitched, simplified, and repetitive way adults speak to infants. (Also called baby talk or motherese.)
Child-Directed Speech
34. Who was the theorist that developed LAD (Language Acquisition Device)?
Noam Chomsky