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In an experiment, psychologists tracked the eye movements of adults and of infants from four to twelve months old watching a video of a woman speaking. The adults and the infants younger than six months mainly watched the woman's eyes, but the infants older than six months switched their attention between her eyes and her mouth. The psychologists concluded that lip-reading plays a role in how most infants learn language.
Which of the following would, if true, most strengthen the support for the psychologists' conclusion?
(A) Most infants start the process of learning language when they are about four months old.
(B) Watching people's eyes and facial expressions also plays a substantial role in how most infants learn language.
(C) Watching the woman's mouth did not help the adults or the youngest infants understand what she was saying.
(D) While watching the woman's lips, the infants older than six months repeated the vocal sounds she made then more often than those she made at other times.
(E) The infants generally paid closer attention to the video when the woman's mouth was concealed than when her eyes were concealed.
Which of the following would, if true, most strengthen the support for the psychologists' conclusion?
(A) Most infants start the process of learning language when they are about four months old.
(B) Watching people's eyes and facial expressions also plays a substantial role in how most infants learn language.
(C) Watching the woman's mouth did not help the adults or the youngest infants understand what she was saying.
(D) While watching the woman's lips, the infants older than six months repeated the vocal sounds she made then more often than those she made at other times.
(E) The infants generally paid closer attention to the video when the woman's mouth was concealed than when her eyes were concealed.
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Experiment: Psychologists tracked the eye movements of adults and infants (aged 4-12 months) watching a video of a woman speaking.
Findings:
We need to find the answer choice that, if true, most strengthens the conclusion that lip-reading is important in how infants learn language.
(A) Most infants start the process of learning language when they are about four months old.
This choice states when language learning typically begins but does not connect lip-reading to language learning. It doesn't explain why infants older than six months focus on the mouth, so it doesn't strengthen the conclusion.
(B) Watching people's eyes and facial expressions also plays a substantial role in how most infants learn language.
This statement suggests that looking at eyes and facial expressions helps in language learning. However, it does not specifically address the role of lip-reading, which is what the psychologists' conclusion is about. This neither strengthens nor weakens the specific conclusion about lip-reading.
(C) Watching the woman's mouth did not help the adults or the youngest infants understand what she was saying.
This choice suggests that lip-reading is not useful for adults or younger infants, but it doesn't address why infants older than six months might find it useful. It is not directly relevant to strengthening the psychologists' conclusion about infants older than six months.
(D) While watching the woman's lips, the infants older than six months repeated the vocal sounds she made then more often than those she made at other times.
This choice strengthens the conclusion because it provides evidence that infants older than six months actively engage in lip-reading. If these infants repeat the sounds they observe when focusing on the lips, it suggests that watching the mouth helps them learn and practice language. This directly supports the psychologists' conclusion that lip-reading plays a role in language learning.
(E) The infants generally paid closer attention to the video when the woman's mouth was concealed than when her eyes were concealed.
This suggests that infants may find the mouth less interesting than the eyes when concealed, but it doesn't indicate that lip-reading aids in language learning. It actually could imply the opposite of what we want to support, so it does not strengthen the conclusion.
Findings:
- Adults and infants younger than 6 months primarily watched the woman's eyes.
- Infants older than 6 months alternated their attention between the woman's eyes and mouth.
We need to find the answer choice that, if true, most strengthens the conclusion that lip-reading is important in how infants learn language.
(A) Most infants start the process of learning language when they are about four months old.
This choice states when language learning typically begins but does not connect lip-reading to language learning. It doesn't explain why infants older than six months focus on the mouth, so it doesn't strengthen the conclusion.
(B) Watching people's eyes and facial expressions also plays a substantial role in how most infants learn language.
This statement suggests that looking at eyes and facial expressions helps in language learning. However, it does not specifically address the role of lip-reading, which is what the psychologists' conclusion is about. This neither strengthens nor weakens the specific conclusion about lip-reading.
(C) Watching the woman's mouth did not help the adults or the youngest infants understand what she was saying.
This choice suggests that lip-reading is not useful for adults or younger infants, but it doesn't address why infants older than six months might find it useful. It is not directly relevant to strengthening the psychologists' conclusion about infants older than six months.
(D) While watching the woman's lips, the infants older than six months repeated the vocal sounds she made then more often than those she made at other times.
This choice strengthens the conclusion because it provides evidence that infants older than six months actively engage in lip-reading. If these infants repeat the sounds they observe when focusing on the lips, it suggests that watching the mouth helps them learn and practice language. This directly supports the psychologists' conclusion that lip-reading plays a role in language learning.
(E) The infants generally paid closer attention to the video when the woman's mouth was concealed than when her eyes were concealed.
This suggests that infants may find the mouth less interesting than the eyes when concealed, but it doesn't indicate that lip-reading aids in language learning. It actually could imply the opposite of what we want to support, so it does not strengthen the conclusion.
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