All of the following are sources of evidence for a sensitive period for language acquisition except that
a. children who experience social isolation in childhood rarely acquire more than a tentative mastery of language.
b. the later someone is exposed to a new language, the more difficult it is for him or her toacquire it
c. the later someone is exposed to his or her first language, the more difficult it is for him or her toacquire it.
d. young children with significant left-hemisphere damage usually never learn to speak normally.
D
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A. allow each side to exclude a designated number of jurors without stating a reason. B. promote satisfaction with the outcome as the parties each had a role in choosing the decision-makers. C. allow the attorney to indoctrinate prospective jurors. D. all of the above
Emelia accepts her family’s religious beliefs without question. She has never reconsidered them. She is characterized by identity __________
A) diffusion B) foreclosure C) moratorium D) achievement
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A) Do not make false claims of sympathy. B) Do not claim too much sympathy. C) Claim some sympathy. D) Reciprocate positive emotions.
Similar to the epigenetic view, the ________ view emphasizes the importance of interactions between experience and gene expression in the brain's development.
A. neuroconstructivist B. dynamic systems C. ecological D. genetic