A ________ is the time in development when a skill is most easily attained
a. transitional periodb sensitive period
b. stage
c. function
B
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When children start learning their second language at age 5 to 9 years, they __________.
A. generally slow down in the learning of the first language B. generally learn the second language as quickly as the first when it is taught in school, even if the second language is not spoken at home C. will never become as fluent in the second language as the first D. learn the second language as quickly as the first, but only when it is spoken across multiple contexts (school, home, and community)
According to initial research regarding online communications (Lee, Park, Lee & Cameron, 2010), how are user-generated materials, such as blogs and reviews, viewed in comparison to formal news reports prepared by professional journalists?
a. ?They are viewed as less credible and accurate. b. ?They are viewed as equally credible and accurate. c. ?They are viewed as valid but not reliable. d. ?They are viewed as reliable but not valid.
Which of these is the best example of the sleeper effect in attempts to influence voters on the topic of building a new interstate highway?
a) The presentation has no effect until the audience thinks about it much later. b) Many of the people who attended a meeting found it to be so dull that they napped during the presentation. c) Few people attended the meeting because they are resolved to let the politicians make decisions they were elected to make. d) You change your mind to support the highway but do not remember that the construction industry was supporting the highway at the meeting.
Children who are adopted
a. more often have a difficult temperament than non-adopted children. b. are more likely to have problems when their care before adoption was poor. c. at a younger age have more problems than those who were adopted when older. d. are more likely than non-adopted children to have attachment problems and cognitive delays.