In a landmark study on socioeconomic differences in infants, researchers found that children of parents on welfare heard about 600 words per hour, while children from affluent families heard ______ words. Toddlers that hear more words have larger expressive vocabularies and therefore reap a cognitive benefit.

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The correct answer is 2,100 words. This finding comes from the Hart and Risley study (1995), which highlighted the significant difference in the number of words heard by children from different socioeconomic backgrounds, with children from affluent families hearing about 2,100 words per hour. This difference contributes to the "word gap" and has implications for cognitive and language development.

In a Landmark Study on Socioeconomic Differences in Infants, Researchers