Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
use to choose
English answer:
that they can use to help them choose
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S.J
Apr 1, 2020 03:59
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use to choose
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use to choose
it's very tempting to wonder, "Are babies looking at a face smiling at them and then thinking, 'That's for me, relevant to me,
and it's something I care about,' and something they use to choose who to learn from?"
A scientist saying that babies have what is might be a predisposition to who babies learn from and what they learn structured into the baby's brain.
Is there good linking between, Something they... and the beginning of the question, Are babies...? Is it better to say "Are babies looking at a face smiling at them, and consider it as something use to choose who to learn from?
Thanks in advance,
and it's something I care about,' and something they use to choose who to learn from?"
A scientist saying that babies have what is might be a predisposition to who babies learn from and what they learn structured into the baby's brain.
Is there good linking between, Something they... and the beginning of the question, Are babies...? Is it better to say "Are babies looking at a face smiling at them, and consider it as something use to choose who to learn from?
Thanks in advance,
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that they can use to help them choose
Yes, you're right; in you're re-written version, you simply left out e.g. "Are babies looking at a face smiling at them, and consider it as something that they can use to choose who to learn from"
In other words, if a baby recognises e.g. a smiling face, it helps them understand this is someone (something!) they can learn from.
In other words, if a baby recognises e.g. a smiling face, it helps them understand this is someone (something!) they can learn from.
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relied upon for the purpose of making a choice
"Are babies looking at a face smiling at them and then thinking, 'That's for me, relevant to me, and it's something I care about,' and something they use to choose who to learn from?"
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"When a baby sees a face smiling at them, does the baby think, 'That smiling face has appeared because of me, and it is interesting to me,' and (if so) does the presence or absence of a smile on a person's face affect whether a baby decides to learn from that person?"
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"When a baby sees a face smiling at them, does the baby think, 'That smiling face has appeared because of me, and it is interesting to me,' and (if so) does the presence or absence of a smile on a person's face affect whether a baby decides to learn from that person?"
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