Research on the Linguistic Interactions Between Robots and Young Children

Multiple Choice

Research on the linguistic interactions between robots and young children would predict that Sonny, an 18-month-old, would

A) be able to follow the gaze of a robot as it "looked" at a ball with its mechanical eyes.
B) learn that a round object is called a ball if a robot oriented its mechanical gaze at the object while simultaneously playing the pre-recorded word ball.
C) learn that a round object is a ball if his mom was holding the ball for Sonny while the robot played the pre-recorded word ball.
D) not orient toward a robot.