The family in "Meet A Bilingual Family" has a son named Patrick. Why is Patrick fluent in English but not in Spanish?
A) This is additive bilingualism.
B) This is subtractive bilingualism.
C) This is simultaneous bilingualism.
D) This is sequential bilingualism.
B) This is subtractive bilingualism. In subtractive bilingualism, a person loses fluency in the first language as a result of acquiring a second language.
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b. neuroticism. c. openness to experience. d. conscientiousness.
Allport is often considered to be one of the first psychologists to:
a. reflect on childhood trauma. b. emphasize the importance of human needs. c. bring humanistic values to the field. d. study the behavioral characteristics of animals.
Before learning, a neutral stimulus:
A. is paired with the unconditioned response B. is a reflexive action C. does not produce the reflex being tested D. only works with humans, not with animals
Some designer drugs produce what dangerous side effects?
a. Parkinson's symptoms and paralysis b. death c. heart attacks d. stroke