Korean and Chinese children can do arithmetic with three-digit numbers with greater skill than American children. According to research, one of the most important factors explaining this difference is
A. cultural influences on Piaget's sensorimotor stage.
B. cultural influences on Vygotsky's social scripts.
C. Asian language labels for the numbers eleven to nineteen.
D. genetics.
Answer: C
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