Concerning language development, joint attention is best defined as occurring when

a. a baby and parent view an object together.
b. a parent directs a child's gaze to an object and names the object for the child.
c. two infants repeat the same nonsense word.
d. the same word is used to describe several unrelated objects.

b

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A) state B) neuroticism C) personality D) temperament

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Which research approach is probably the best for exploring the genetic contribution to personality?

A) comparing identical twins who were reared apart B) comparing children adopted into another family with their siblings who remained with their birth parents C) comparing fraternal twins D) comparing identical twins who were raised in the same household

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