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PSC 140V 001 SS1 2025 Mini Quiz: Language development, part 2A
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Peter Eimas and his colleagues used the High Amplitude Sucking, or HAS, procedure. How do researchers measure infants' speech perception using this procedure?
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A.They determine the amplitude of infants' sucking while sound is played.
B.They observe whether infants stop sucking at all when a sound is played.
C.They record changes in how much infants suck on a pacifier as they listen to sounds.
D.They measure the infants' facial expressions as they suck in response to a sound.
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In the High Amplitude Sucking (HAS) paradigm, researchers are interested in how infants' sucking behavior changes as they hear different sounds.
Option 1: They determine the amplitude of infants' sucking while sound is played. While HAS does involve the infant's sucking behavior, th......Login to view full explanationLog in for full answers
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