Charlotte and Lisa are 3-year-old children who differ in their socioeconomic status. Charlotte is from a high-SES family and Lisa is from a low-SES family. Based on research findings, it can be predicted that:
A) Charlotte and Lisa will not differ in their IQ scores; however, as they age, Charlotte will score more highly.
B) Charlotte will have a higher IQ than does Lisa, and this difference will become greater as they age.
C) Charlotte will have a higher IQ than does Lisa, and this difference will remain constant as they age.
D) Charlotte will have a higher IQ than does Lisa, but this difference will decrease as they age.
B) Charlotte will have a higher IQ than does Lisa, and this difference will become greater as they age.
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According to the discussion of word production in Chapter10,
a. the most challenging aspect of language production is the motor movements required to produce the various phonemes. b. researchers agree that, during language production, we simultaneously retrieve information about three components of languageâ€"grammar, meaning, and sound. c. if you try to produce a particular noun, you will often retrieve it more effectively if you make a hand gesture. d. most college-educated North Americans have a speaking vocabulary of about 25,000 words.
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a. the word "no" b. threats c. facial expressions d. all of these
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