Individuals develop ______ in one or a few areas that are personally meaningful, while paying less attention to other areas

Experimental research consistently confirms that differences in parenting styles cause predictable differences in children's development.

a. true b. false

Dennis is 6 months old and is hearing two languages spoken fluently in his home: English and Mandarin Chinese. By 12 months of age, Dennis is likely to ______________

a. lose the ability to perceive English phonemes but retain the ability to perceive Chinese phonemes b. lose the ability to perceive Chinese phonemes but retain the ability to perceive English phonemes c. improve in the ability to perceive both English and Chinese phonemes d. somewhat lose the ability to perceive both English and Chinese phonemes due to confusion