In class you learned about a study of child directed speech showing that:
a. there is a lot of variability in the amount of child directed speech parents engage in even when controlling for SES
b. there is a lot of variability in number of words per minute spoken in child directed speech even when controlling for SES
c. fathers tend to engage in less child directed speech per hour with their children than do mothers
d. at least three-fourths of the time young children babble or talk back in response to it
Ans: a. there is a lot of variability in the amount of child directed speech parents engage in even when controlling for SES
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