Some people can recall verbatim every story they read in a newspaper

If a culture believes that the birth process is spiritually unclean, which of the following is more likely to occur?

a. The infant will have to be cleansed immediately following birth. b. Birth will most likely take place in a location where most people do not reside. c. The mother will have to travel to the city and give birth in a hospital. d. The family must pray to the Birthing Gods before the birthing process can occur.

Which theory of early word learning asserts that infants learn language easily because they are guided by a set of assumptions about the possible meanings of new words?

a. mutual attention b. constraints/principles c. social/pragmatic d. grammatical cues