Which of the following statements about individual differences in early vocabulary growth is true?
A) Boys are slightly ahead of girls in early vocabulary growth.
B) Shy toddlers' vocabularies typically increase slowly after they start to speak.
C) Children from low-SES homes usually have smaller vocabularies than their higher-SES agemates.
D) Boys and girls' vocabularies tend to develop at the same rate.
Answer: C
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