Jenna is 14 months old and uses only "bottle," "no," "up," "bye-bye," "mama," and "dada" when she talks. However, when the family is on their way to visit Jenna's grandm other, and her father tells Jenna to get her blue bunny from the bedroom and bring it with her, Jenna quickly runs to get the bunny. This episode demonstrates that
A)toddlers' receptive vocabularies are larger than their productive vocabularies.
B)toddlers' productive vocabularies are larger than their receptive vocabularies.
C)infants have difficulty pronouncing phonemes they have never heard.
D)Jenna is able to overextend her current vocabulary.

Question

Jenna is 14 months old and uses only "bottle," "no," "up," "bye-bye," "mama," and "dada" when she talks. However, when the family is on their way to visit Jenna's grandm ​ other, and her father tells Jenna to get her blue bunny from the bedroom and bring it with her, Jenna quickly runs to get the bunny. This episode demonstrates that
A)toddlers' receptive vocabularies are larger than their productive vocabularies.
B)toddlers' productive vocabularies are larger than their receptive vocabularies.
C)infants have difficulty pronouncing phonemes they have never heard.
D)Jenna is able to overextend her current vocabulary.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Toddlers like Jenna often understand more words (receptive vocabulary) than they can actually say or use (productive vocabulary), as shown by her ability to follow her father's instructions despite her limited spoken vocabulary.

Jenna Is 14 Months Old and Uses Only "Bottle," "No