Conditioning seldom occurs when a(n) ________ comes after a(n) _____.

Your roommate's brother and sister-in-law just had a baby girl. Their daughter was born with very low birth-weight. What advice can you give them in terms of providing additional care for her?

a. Try infant massage. b. Leave her in her crib with a bottle to insure that she gets plenty to eat. c. Just be calm; there is not much a parent can do at this point. d. Get an infant monitor so that you can listen to her breathing constantly.

Which of the following is true about phonemic competence?

a) It outlines permissible and non-permissible sound combinations b) It is formally taught in primary school. c) It includes explicit rules that most speakers can articulate. d) It is the same in every language.