alleryPrivate speech is typically seen in children aged about:
ABirth to one year
BTwo to seven years
CEight to ten years
DEleven to fourteen years
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Two to seven years
1. Children have been observed engaging in private speech between ages two and seven.
2. It peaks around preschool and kindergarten.
3. It decreases as children move to inner speech.
**Why not the others:** Infants, middle-school children and adolescents are outside the usual age range for audible private speech.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Private speech", section "introduction" (revision 1378894484)_
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